Nasty smear campaigns
Zoe Williams: We should stand up against the deranged opponents of a vaccine against cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer vaccine at 12 ‘would cut deaths’
· Two drug companies in immunisation race
· Study claims fatalities would drop by 75%
An audience with Larry
In her latest article about life with breast cancer, Dina Rabinovitch travels to New York and pays $3,000 to see a very unBritish doctor.
Approval for new class of breast cancer drug
A new class of breast cancer drugs yesterday won final draft approval for use in the NHS alongside the "gold standard" Tamoxifen, which many expect them quickly to replace.
Beaming in on a deadly disease
Once the stuff of science fiction, charged particle beams are being used in the fight against cancer, says Michael Pollitt.
When giving up is not enough
He has helped millions quit smoking, but now - 23 years after he kicked a 100-a-day habit - Allen Carr has been diagnosed with lung cancer. So what are the risks for ex-smokers? Aida Edemariam finds out.
New hope for breast cancer patients
Up to 10,000 breast cancer patients are to be given free access to a drug that could save as many as 600 lives a year.
Schoolgirls may get vaccinations against cervical cancer
· Parents support idea in government study
· Boys could be included in anti-virus inoculations
Both have cancer. But why can’t one get the best care?
Observer sports writer Bill Elliott was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April. Within an hour, his wife Val was told she had breast cancer. Now they have had to come to terms with the stark fact that her treatment has 10 times as much funding as his. Health Editor Jo Revill examines the human cost of NHS inequalities.