Rising diagnoses of certain cancers in people under 50 predate the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by decades, undermining claims made in a U.S. broadcast that the inoculations have caused a sharp increase of “turbo cancer” in younger age groups.

Work to create a dedicated cancer hospital in Cambridge could begin this year, the government announced. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is due to be built on the city's biomedical campus between 2025 and 2030. Hinchingbrooke Hospital, near Huntingdon, would also receive up to £1bn as part of improvement works by 2028.

Research suggests that alcohol drives cancer by at least five different mechanisms, with the risk of cancer increasing the more a person drinks. And the carcinogenic effects of alcohol may be more pronounced in people with a genetic predisposition to cancer.

2024 was a year unlike any other for the British royal family, as Fergie, King Charles and Kate Middleton all announced that they were navigating cancer. In February 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that the King was diagnosed with cancer and commenced treatment, and Princess Kate shared in March that she was receiving treatment for cancer.

India should eliminate tax on drugs for cancer treatment and for chronic and rare diseases, the chairperson of major drugmaker Biocon Ltd said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's budget announcement,

Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995, until he was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.

According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Joe Zocco filled in for Viv Campbell during Def Leppard's performance in Leon, Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 18 as he recovers from cancer treatment.

Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic and breast cancer.

The mother of a nine-year-old boy who has a rare type of cancer said she is "blown away every day" by the help and support of her local community. Oliver Stephenson was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was four and given the all clear in 2021, but the cancer returned just before Christmas.

The American Cancer Society's annual cancer trend report shows cancer mortality is decreasing but cancer rates are increasing in young adults and women.

A facility in Melbourne's hospital precinct is boosting wellbeing for cancer patients and their loved ones, over cups of coffee and important conversations.