Cancer

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Letter to my younger self

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’

The comedian, author and broadcaster was a very angry young man, and punk was the perfect outlet

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
Emily Jenkins

How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer

Dance can help people (re)build a positive relationship with their body, says Move Dance Feel founder Emily Jenkins

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’

A man with an incurable cancer is raising money after his wheelchair and mobility aid were stolen

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
Fiona Hazell

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
Women's health

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’

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‘It’s like a death sentence when I’m not guilty’: How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
Prisons

‘It’s like a death sentence when I’m not guilty’: How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer

Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality
Dr Zac Seidler

Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality

Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
Learning Disability Week 2024

Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help

I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
Statutory Sick Pay

I’m a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Poverty

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows

Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’
Exclusive

Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’

Tributes paid to social investment pioneer and valued member of the Big Issue family James Fairweather
In memory

Tributes paid to social investment pioneer and valued member of the Big Issue family James Fairweather

‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
Health

‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’

Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’
Strictly Come Dancing

Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’

A science charity wants to replicate cancer research culture in mental health
Health

A science charity wants to replicate cancer research culture in mental health

Will we ever get a cure for cancer?
Health

Will we ever get a cure for cancer?