July

Cutting down on salt could prevent stomach cancer

If everyone were to limit their salt intake to the recommended daily maximum of 6g – a level teaspoon’s worth − one in seven cases of stomach cancer in the UK could be avoided, say experts. Read More

Inactivity ‘causing as many deaths as smoking’

Spending too much time lounging around instead of moving about and exercising is killing as many people as smoking, experts now believe. Read More

Girls’ cervical cancer risk drops if others get the HPV jab

The HPV vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer appears to be protecting not just the teenage girls who have the jab but also those who are not immunised, US researchers have discovered. Read More

New drug for advanced prostate cancer ‘step closer’

Men with advanced prostate cancer could soon have access to a new drug treatment that may prolong and improve the quality of life. Read More