Charities have welcomed the "outstanding" results of a clinical trial which shows that a drug for a type of incurable breast cancer delays the disease getting worse.

A new cancer treatment which sees tiny radioactive balls fired at tumours dramatically hinders their growth, according to new research.

A new cancer drug for patients with the same faulty gene as actress Angelina Jolie has shown “impressive responses” in a clinical trial, researchers have said.

AN Irish-made drug is offering leukaemia sufferers a new lease of life in a huge breakthrough.