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ARTICLES RELATING TO CANCER

Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell has cancer

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has announced that he is receiving treatment for cancer, but that he is still going on tour.

Michael Douglas: Oral sex caused cancer

Michael Douglas has revealed that his throat cancer was the result of a sexually transmitted disease he contracted by giving oral sex.
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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy

Sharon Osbourne has had both of her breasts removed after discovering she carried a gene which increases the chance of developing breast cancer.
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Peace of mind

Overcoming breast cancer carries huge costs.

Bee Gee Robin Gibb unable to speak

Robin Gibb has not been able to speak for a week, due to a tracheotomy tube in his neck, and is communicating with his family by blinking.

Robin Gibb determined to stay alive

Robin Gibb has told doctors he "wants to live no matter what", before pneumonia sent him into a coma which nearly killed him.
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Doctor: Robin Gibb has colorectal cancer

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has advanced colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care after waking from a coma, his doctor said in a statement.

Ryan O'Neal's cancer 'under control'

Ryan O'Neal's prostate cancer is "under control", and he feels it is simply bad luck he has developed it.

Robin Gibb's cancer in remission

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has won his battle against colon and liver cancer according to his son, RJ.

Bobby Womack diagnosed with cancer

US singer-songwriter Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer, according to a message posted by his longtime friend Bootsy Collins on Facebook.

Phone cancer risks unlikely

A new study points away from a link between cellphones and brain tumours.

Cellphones don't kill

Simon Dingle looks at recent media claims through the lens of science.
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Employers urged to heed cellphone warning

A report that cellphone use could increase risk of some brain tumours should be carefully monitored, says Occupational Care South Africa.
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Cellphone use "possibly carcinogenic"

World Health Organisation cancer experts say using a cellphone might increase the risk of developing some types of brain tumours.
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Mr Testicles arrives in Mother City

Charity mascot Mr Testicles and British glamour model Rhian Sugden have arrived in South Africa to start their campaign to raise awareness for testicular cancer.
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