The health benefits of taxing tobacco
Cancer of all types is a growing cause of disease in low and middle-income countries and smoking tobacco is a…
Cancer
Vitamin A and pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and very aggressive. As one of the stiffest…
The global cancer fightback
High-income countries (defined by the World Bank as Gross National Income in dollars per capita per year), such as the…
Orphans of brain cancer
Thirty years ago, being diagnosed with breast cancer was seen by many as a death sentence. Look how far we…
Heat seeking cancer
Mammograms, or X-ray pictures of the breast, have been used for decades to detect early stage cancers. They are a…
How the media distort health-science messages
Science has proven that eating processed meats is ‘as bad as smoking’. Men must watch their tea consumption or increase…
The biopsy debate
Many people with suspected cancer undergo biopsies to diagnose their condition; however, there are growing concerns that biopsies carry their…
Why I gave up nicotine when I was 13
Professor Hutchison is consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon at Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital and is the founder of the…
Your risk of getting Cancer
As part of our regular series on the risks of getting common chronic diseases, we look at the risk of…
Clean air for London school children
Poor air quality in London affects everyone. Children and people with lung conditions are particularly at risk of suffering ill…