Cancer
Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
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Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
The health of men, women, and children all directly affect one another. We must move beyond fighting for funding and column inches
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here's how doctors can help
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Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here's how doctors can help
I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
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I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn't only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn't only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: 'I kept it very low key'
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Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: 'I kept it very low key'
Tributes paid to social investment pioneer and valued member of the Big Issue family James Fairweather
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Tributes paid to social investment pioneer and valued member of the Big Issue family James Fairweather
'His first thought was to help others': Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
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'His first thought was to help others': Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
'I've had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer'
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'I've had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer'
Greg Wise: 'Strictly is not really about dancing. It's about being alive'
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Greg Wise: 'Strictly is not really about dancing. It's about being alive'
A science charity wants to replicate cancer research culture in mental health
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