Pop star Annie Lennox will receive a lifetime achievement gong at the Inspiration Awards for Women today.

Taller people have an increased risk of cancer, including of the bowel, breast, kidney and brain, experts say.

WOMEN who drink coffee could be protecting themselves against an aggressive form of breast cancer, research suggests.

SCIENTISTS searching for the source of aggressive and deadly breast cancers may have been looking in the wrong place, new research suggests.

Hopes of a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment were raised today following spectacular test results of a new vaccine.

Breast cancer screening saves the lives of two women for every one who receives potentially unnecessary treatment, international research out today suggests.

The first British baby genetically selected to be free of a breast cancer gene has been born.

A REVIEW of scientific evidence has found that common painkillers reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 21%.

Actress Helen Mirren looked unusually demure when she collected an award for her fashion sense.

A blood test that could detect breast cancer in its earliest stages is being introduced in the UK, it emerged today.

Breast cancer may be linked to the use of deodorants, a new report in the UK claimed today.

A drug that lowers oestrogen levels in women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer could save many lives a year if adopted for widespread treatment, new research has shown.

THE McCartney sisters, whose brother was stabbed to death outside a bar in Belfast almost a year ago, received the top accolade in the Irish Tatler Women of the Year Awards last night.

A STUDY has confirmed that women with early breast cancer get significant benefits from taking the new drug Arimidex.