The UK and other countries must do more to stop the illegal trade and smuggling of tobacco products.

Cancer is a problem around the world, but there are few ‘one size fits all’ solutions.

Making progress in treating rare cancers needs cross-border collaborative clinical trials.

Small but powerful, researchers learn that molecules called microRNAs lend insight into occurrences of breast cancer.

Famous faces grab the headlines, but their stories can spread confusion and misleading information about the disease.

Tiny yeast cells are helping researchers unravel the complex networks that drive cancer.

Advances in genetic technology could enable doctors to monitor cancer with a simple blood test, writes Arney.