Dear doctor

Dr Ann Robinson on the real risks of developing breast cancer, unwanted pregnancies, and allergies and the anthrax antibiotic

One for the boys

Nelson Mandela has prostate cancer, a condition that affects up to one in 10 men in this country. Odd then that so few seem to know where their prostate is. Emily Wilson reports.

Dear doctor

On gene therapy, skin-graft masking and dark periods

Mind the bollocks

Testicular cancer is the commonest form of the disease in young men. When did you last check yours, asks Angela Neustatter

Dear doctor

On how to get a panic button, treating a vile genital itch, and the best way to give up cigarettes for good

Dear doctor

Dr Ann Robinson on a skier's bruising experience, a very embarrassing problem, and one woman's experience with the 'mask of pregnancy'.

I’m a survivor, not a victim

Tania Farrell Yelland was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first child. It would mean surgery, chemotherapy and, possibly, an abortion. Here she explains how the two of them made it through

The quest for a cancer jab

Despite countless promises that a revolutionary cancer vaccine is just a clinical trial away, treatment remains dominated by traumatic 'cut it, burn it, poison it' therapies. So what's going on? Claire Wallerstein investigates