Breast cancer and family history - The link between a family history of breast cancer and a woman's likelihood of developing the disease is smaller than suggested earlier, according to...

Prostate cancer: wait and see - The idea of "watchful waiting" as a method of dealing with prostate cancer has gained more ground following a study in Sweden, which has the world's f...

Family history doesn’t influence breast cancer - A new British report confirms that, although women with a close relative with breast cancer have an above-average risk of developing the disease, the...

Prostate cancer - Q:My husband, who is 63, was told several months ago that he had prostate cancer. I am giving my husband various homeopathic remedies. We have been...

Drugs for prostate cancer - Hot flushes, loss of libido, weight gain - sound familiar? For our female readers who are currently in, or have already gone through, menopause, the a...

Prostate cancer - Q I was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago, and had treatments initially with radiotherapy and then with a drug called Zoladex. Zoladex...

Prostate cancer: - First, do nothing - If you're a man aged 70 who's just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, what should you do? The answer is 'nothing' - and our opinion, which we've he...

Prostate Cancer - The most common cancer in elderly men, prostate cancer depends on male hormones called androgens, particularly testosterone. The usual management of e...