Cancer symptoms: Signs the deadly disease is multiplying in the large bowel – full list

If cancer is diagnosed, treatment will depend on whether it’s colon or rectal cancer, and the stage of the cancer. The main treatment options for colon cancer are surgery and chemotherapy. Surgery In the early stages of colon cancer, the surgeon can remove the cancer from the bowel along a border of healthy tissue; this… Read More »

An emerging treatment option for men with recurring prostate cancer after radiation therapy

Prostate cancer is often a multifocal disease, meaning that several tumors can be present in different parts of gland at the same time. Not all of these tumors are equally problematic, however. And it’s increasingly thought that the tumor with the most aggressive features — called the index lesion — dictates how a man’s cancer… Read More »

Parents missing out on £1m of free food vouchers each week – how to claim yours

More than £1million worth of Healthy Start food vouchers go unclaimed each week despite rising fears over child hunger and poverty, campaigners reveal tonight. Pregnant women and those with children aged under four are eligible for the coupons if they receive Child Tax Credit and if their family’s annual income is £16,190 or less; Income… Read More »