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Wales may consider introducing a ban on smoking in cars with children, if anti-smoking legislation fails to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.

Non-communicable diseases  are the leading cause of death around the world, the World Health Organisation has said.

Cancer Research UK has signed up to the Responsibility Deal announced by health secretary Andrew Lansley today (March 15th)

A report advises people who eat high levels of red and processed meat to limit intake of the foods in order to lower risks of bowel cancer.

Denmark has the highest cancer rates in the world, about 326 people out of 100,000 getting cancer a year, says the World Health Organisation.

Cancer Research UK has joined with several other organisations and charities to issue a joint position statement on vitamin D.

The government is considering bringing in plain packaging for tobacco products to make them less attractive to children.

The government announced revolutionary new bowel cancer screening after a 16-year clinical trial, revealed that it could save up to 3,000 lives a year.

A prostate antigen level test at age 60 appears to provide an indication of a man’s lifetime risk of being diagnosed and dying from prostate cancer.

Cancer survival rates have improved across England, according to two new reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).