Eight out of 10 sunbed users have increased their risk of a life-threatening form of skin cancer by around 75 per cent, according to Cancer Research UK.
A survey commissioned by the charity found that 82 per cent of sunbed users started using them before the age of 35, significantly increasing the risk of malignant melanoma.
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The health and social care secretary’s prevention vision could, if given the backing it needs, really change the odds for people affected by heart and circulatory disease. By Simon Gillespie
A global pharmaceutical company has taken the NHS to court over a procurement process aimed to help England become the first country to eliminate hepatitis C.
Primary and community care’s share of the NHS England budget will rise in the long-term plan, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock announced today.
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Financial penalties are being lifted from high-profile standards including cancer and elective waiting times, so far without attracting much attention. How is this happening? And will it work, asks Rob Findlay
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