Man weighing 1,200 pounds seeks life-saving surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - A Mexican man who at 550 kg (1,200 lb) is possibly the heaviest person in the world hopes to travel to Italy for a life-saving operation to shed weight.

Six weeks ago I had a heart attack… and now I’ve never felt better!
In May, former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes had a heart attack and had emergency surgery at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Here, he tells MOIRA PETTYhow the surgery saved his life - and left him feeling ten years younger.

Obesity In Prostate Cancer Patients Predicts Cancer Recurrence And Progression
Obesity in a patient is an independent predictor of whether localized prostate cancer will progress following radiotherapy treatment, say researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.In a study reported in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Cancer, researchers found that moderately and severely obese patients had a 99 percent greater risk of developing biochemical failure (an early marker of cancer progression) than other patients. [click link for full article]

My struggle to be diagnosed with cancer
As boss of Phones 4 U, John Caudwell is used to being in charge. But when he found a lump in his groin, he struggled to persuade his GP that it needed investigation. The diagnosis was testicular cancer - and the delay could have cost him his life

The cancer treatment that means women can still have children
Four days after the birth of her second child, Helen Mayoh, 41, was told she had advanced kidney cancer. But thanks to remarkable immunotherapy treatment she not only recovered but has also had another child. Here Helen describes her life-changing treatment