The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

Normally we don’t think of cancer as an infectious disease – but what if we told you there is a contagious cancer, thousands of years old? This cancer is not, however, caused by transmission of a virus. These are cancer cells that can be physically passed on between dogs.

Merlin was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year

Identifying those most at risk could mean it is possible for them to receive treatment earlier.

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Maurice passed away in 2018 from pancreatic cancer

Stephanie Painter, 25, from Virginia, US, fed her 13-year-old dog Chevy a McDonald's burger for his last supper before he died of cancer - then couldn't bear to part with the paper bag and kept it as a memento in her boot

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths - who appears as a barman on the series - has been inundated with support after undergoing surgery during his bowel cancer battle

Teresa Whitfield saw Dame Deborah James on television back in 2018, and she believes its the reason she is still alive today

Martin Cawley, chief executive of the Beatson Cancer Charity, praised Goram for helping to raise awareness before his death on Saturday.

Baby Lee touched the hearts of Liverpool and beyond as he became Kirkby's "real-life superhero"

Martin Cawley, CEO of the Beatson Charity, said public figures like Andy Goram speaking out can ‘only be a good thing’.