New blood tests may transform cancer care

A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to guide their care. The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of...

Oestrogen link to male cancer risk

Men with the highest levels of oestrogen were two-and-a-half times more likely to develop breast cancer than those with the lowest, research found Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen are at greater risk of male breast cancer, a study has...