After being diagnosed with rectal cancer, Iona Woolmington learned she needed an ileostomy. Her experience led her to write ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S. and cases among younger adults are rising. Early detection is ...

Charlie Watson has been playing for Threave Rovers this season despite undergoing treatment for stage four nodular malignant ...

A young mum-of-three from NSW has opened up about the moment her world came crashing down after receiving devastating news.

Wherever a malignant tumour may form, the sooner you find it, the better your chances of treating it successfully. Self checking can identify several types of cancer and it is well worth spending the ...

A SURGEON is pleading with younger generations to be more aware of the risks of bowel cancer after seeing more 20-something-year-olds being diagnosed with the "100 per cent preventable" disease.

a cancer affecting white blood cells known as lymphocytes. By then it had also spread to some lymph nodes under her arm. But by the time her treatment and the first cycle of chemotherapy began, her ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

But in the early days of the Trump administration, the January press release announcing the cancer coverage expansion was deleted from the Labor Department website. When asked whether claims were ...

Other possible signs include changes in colour perception ... This surgery — usually done under local anaesthetic, meaning the patient is awake during the procedure — replaces the eye's ...

While rates of this cancer among people in my age group have been declining thanks to screening programmes like these, the story for the under-50s is far more troubling. From being virtually ...

was a super-fit gym enthusiast and when she pulled a muscle in her armpit in 2003, a doctor found a lump in her left breast. After further examination to confirm it was cancer, she under­went a ...