This month, Marie Curie holds our annual Great Daffodil Appeal and millions of people will wear a daffodil pin and make a donation in support of our work. It’s always incredibly inspiring to see how many people take part and contribute their time, energy and enthusiasm to our largest annual fundraising campaign. This year we […]
I was recently at our first ever comedy night, Gynaecomedy and let me tell you, there is nothing more empowering that seeing 300 women and men chanting the word ‘vagina’. Sadly, away from this brilliant night, gynaecological health is still often a no-go conversation zone for many. It concerns me that a stigma is still […]
Testing cancer drugs on miniature replicas of a patient’s tumour could help doctors tell in advance which treatments will work, a major new study reports. The exciting new technique involves growing ‘mini tumours’ from biopsy samples – and could help end reliance on trial and error in selecting cancer treatments for patients where genetic tests […]
A new study suggests that after genetic matching, the age of a stem cell donor is the most important characteristic influencing patient survival following a stem cell transplant. Previous studies have suggested that donor characteristics including sex, ethnicity, blood type and previous pregnancies could all affect patient survival, making it difficult for transplant clinicians to […]
As a health campaigner, it comes as no surprise to me that a major new study published in the BMJ showing that ultra processed foods – any involving an industrial procedure – are driving up the rates of cancer. In our book, The Pioppi diet: A 21-Day Lifestyle Plan, Donal O’ Neill and I dedicate […]
Read More… from Aseem Malhotra: No surprise that processed foods boost cancer
I’m happy to be open about the fact that I have incurable lung cancer and I’m also the medical director of Public Health England. I can’t entirely separate the two but this blog is more about my personal take on living and dying and I’m not speaking on behalf of PHE. I’m 54 years old […]
Nearly a quarter of Brits have never checked their skin for life-threatening changes, despite a surge in skin cancer deaths over the last decade, new research suggests. One in four (23%) adults in Britain admit they have never checked for changes in appearance or number of moles on their skin, which can be a major […]
The iconic Prostate Cancer UK man is worn by thousands of people to show they’re united in wanting to stop prostate cancer being a killer. […]
Now in its second year, the March for Men series organised by Prostate Cancer UK has grown bigger with a further four organised walks in Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham, to add to last year’s sites in Glasgow, Leeds, and London. Each walk is taking place in a beautiful local park with the option to […]
We talk a lot about how important vitamin D is for our overall health, but how does vitamin D work? Check out this fun cartoon illustration that demonstrates the basics of how vitamin D interacts with every cell in our body! […]