Melanoma skin cancer rates up 45% in decade
Skin cancer rates have soared by 45% over the course of a decade, with young people also developing the disease, new figures show.
Cancer Research UK
Obese people now outnumber smokers by two to one – Cancer Research UK
Obese people now outnumber smokers by two to one, Cancer Research UK has warned, as it said obesity causes more cases of some cancers than cigarettes.
Obese people now outnumber smokers two to one in Scotland as Cancer Research UK urge government to take action
People who are obese now outnumber smokers nearly two to one in Scotland.
Cancer patient’s surgery captured on 360-degree film for ‘immersive’ viewing
New technology has allowed the public to “immerse themselves” in a cancer operating theatre for the first time in the UK by filming surgery on 360-degree video.
Leukaemia treatment research receives £3.1m funding
Researchers have been awarded £3.1 million for a pioneering study to help find new treatments for a rare form of blood cancer.
Study claims more than 40% of Scottish cancer cases are preventable
Scots buy junk food containing 110 tonnes of sugar every day, warns Cancer Research
Bill Bailey and fellow comics including Jo Brand and Lee Mack walk 100 miles for Stand Up To Cancer
Scots’ sweet tooth ‘putting nation at risk of obesity and cancer epidemic’
SCOTLAND'S sweet tooth is putting the health of the nation at risk, according to a new study.
Cancer in women rising six times faster than in men
Mouth cancer rates rise by 68% with unhealthy lifestyles blamed
Rates of mouth cancer have risen by 68% over the last 20 years, with unhealthy lifestyles to blame, according to new figures.