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Vicky Saynor has spoken out to encourage other people in the same position to push their doctors

Mick Harford says the football family has been "massive" during his cancer journey - and now a charity initiative called Prostate FC aims to tap into that spirit.

Morphine was first introduced to the country 30 years ago, but as the burden of cancer increases, thousands of people still lack access to even basic treatment or pain relief

Mum Kellie says it is now all about making memories with little Olivia

The Wanted's Tom Parker passed away last year aged 33 following a battle with brain cancer

Research into melanoma is advancing, but the skin cancer is still a leading cause of death among young people.

Doctors are warning the long public wait times for the common cancer screening test are "catastrophic" and pose a "high risk".

When smoking first became popular we were told it was healthy, it was heavily marketed (including to young people) as being cool, and the time it took for us to learn otherwise was long, and came too late for many. Unfortunately, it seems history is repeating itself with vaping.

If you think you are seeing a lot more gambling ads on television and online platforms, you are not imagining it. They are so common that high-profile AFL players have refused to participate in sponsored gambling.

We've round up a range of healthcare roles in Newcastle

We have life-saving drugs that interact directly with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer but scientists had struggled to detect how and why they worked – until now