Cancer
Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Every day, 22 women in the UK are diagnosed with invasive lobular cancer. They’re being let down, writes Kate Ford
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts
Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts
‘Taking money away from disabled people does not mean our needs will go away’
Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
The East of England Cancer Alliance and Anglia Ruskin University have joined forces for a two-year pilot embedding health workers in homeless hostels to detect and treat liver cancer among people experiencing homelessness. Big Issue headed to Cambridge to find out how it could save lives
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
How dance is helping women heal after being diagnosed with cancer
Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
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’
Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
‘It’s like a death sentence when I’m not guilty’: How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
‘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
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
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
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: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’
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
Tributes paid to social investment pioneer and valued member of the Big Issue family James Fairweather
‘His first thought was to help others’: Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
‘His first thought was to help others’: Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
‘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’
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
