Researchers have shown that three different genetic fingerprints underlie three different forms of glioma, a cancer which accounts for around half of all brain tumours.

Radiotherapy should be avoided for the treatment of testicular cancer after surgery because of an increased risk of developing secondary cancers, according to a new study by The Institute of Cancer Research, London.

Closely monitoring prostate cancer patients could help thousands of men with less aggressive forms of the disease avoid unnecessary treatment, research shows.