Since today is World No Tobacco Day, we focus on lung cancer, and why it’s still such a difficult disease to treat. The facts and figures Tobacco use is associated with an increased risk of many cancers including the larynx, oesophagus (foodpipe), mouth and pharynx, bladder, kidney, liver, stoma...

Radiotherapy is one of the main forms of treatment against cancer. High energy rays are directed to the cancer-affected area in order to destroy the cancerous cells, in an attempt to cause as little damage as possible to healthy cells. However, when the beams are fired at the tumour from outside the...

Obesity and cancer is in the news again. Two major reports linking obesity to cancer have appeared in the last month, and they make for scary reading. One report says excess weight could bring an increased risk of developing up to 13 different types of cancer, while the other suggests the longer you...