Entries by BBC News

‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’ /in /by

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

‘Our daughter’s cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was a child’ /in /by

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening /in /by

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening /in /by

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

Three quarters will survive cancer by 2035, government promises /in /by

There are plans for earlier diagnosis and faster treatment in England but experts worry about lack of staff.

Three quarters will survive cancer by 2035, government promises /in /by

There are plans for earlier diagnosis and faster treatment in England but experts worry about lack of staff.

No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying, but hospices are helping me /in /by

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is "unsustainable".

No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying, but hospices are helping me /in /by

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is "unsustainable".

No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying, but hospices are helping me /in /by

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is "unsustainable".

Alleged bullying, harassment and toxic culture at hospital revealed in leaked report /in /by

A leaked review uncovers "bullying and harassment" and "violent behaviour" at Wales' largest hospital.