A survey has shown 500,000 cancer patients are afraid to leave the house owing to the threat of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: 500,000 people with cancer 'afraid to leave the house' 

People with cancer most hated being described as cancer stricken, followed by being a hero and then a cancer victim.

'Don't call us heroes': Macmillan reveals the cancer cliches

The cancer charity has appointed its first digital nurse to weed out bogus cures on the internet. 

A survey of 1,000 people revealed many suffered problems when they returned to work or were made to feel guilty about having time off.