Breast and prostate cancer patients could cut their risk of dying by walking just one mile a day, it has been suggested.

Loneliness is "particularly toxic" to cancer patients, a British study said after a poll found that patients who feel alone are much more likely to struggle with their treatment plans.

CANCER rates are increasing at such a pace that four in ten people in Britain will be diagnosed with the disease at some point during their life, a health charity has warned.