A poll of more than 2,000 adults has found that people fear cancer more than any other disease.

The survey revealed that 35 per cent of people fear cancer while 25 per cent are mostly worried about developing Alzheimer's disease.

Just 3 per cent are concerned about heart disease more than other illnesses, while 5 per cent are worried about stroke.

"It's understandable why so many people fear cancer among other diseases," the Scotsman quoted Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, as saying.

"Yet people should be reassured that we are doing all we can to find new treatments for the disease," added Walker. (ANI)