Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Review suggests more than one in four self-referral cases driven by 'negative motivations'
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A fifth of cancer patients experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following treatment, say researchers who urge patients with a warrior mentality to
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Genetic markers indicating early signs of oesophageal cancer could help improve low rates of survival by monitoring people with high-risk genetic patterns, re
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Fast diagnosis and treatment of melanoma can significantly increase chances of survival, research shows
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Healthcare professionals are urged to exercise caution when prescribing proton pump inhibitors over long periods
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Immunotherapy could prevent cancer cells that survive treatment from using the body’s own immune system to ‘wake up’ and regrow, a study shows.
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Using the internet as a means of gleaning important information about breast cancer and available treatments
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Assessing disagreements about health between older people who have cancer and their carers.
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Examining the causal biological links between alcohol intake and the development of breast cancer.
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Clinicians' assessments could miss non-cancer related factors that affect prognosis
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Study looks at infection increase in patients with haematological malignancies cared for in hospitals undergoing building work.
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A joint Canadian and English study looked at the reluctance seen in some black men over using a Western healthcare system.
The health risks from modern life such as air pollution and smoking are higher than low-level radiation exposure received in medical scans, a study has found.
Cancer-related psychological distress can contribute to additional mortality and morbidity, worse healthcare outcomes, increased service use and healthcare costs.
Study suggests that fewer than one in 15 premenopausal women will preserve their fertility following breast cancer treatment.
Many patients who are prescribed palliative chemotherapy for metastatic cancer misconstrue the possible effects of such treatment.
Patients with advanced cancer who present at emergency departments with delirium have a poor survival rate, showing the need for delerium to be diagnosed early, a new study has found.
Tall men are at greater risk of dying from aggressive prostate cancer, and the risk also increases for those with bigger waistlines, scientists claim.
