All news on the topic: Cancer

Faith Roberts, who was the world’s "oldest" frozen egg baby when she was created from an egg mum Alannah had frozen some 13 years earlier, could have been paralysed by the wrongly diagnosed tumour

Lisa Costello, 42, started a fake tan mouse product after she "learnt the hard way" and was diagnosed with skin cancer twice before the age of 40 due to her excessive use of sunbeds

Many cancers are very treatable, but it's essential to spot the symptoms early on, which can be very difficult with these three specific types of the disease, as the signs can often go under the radar

September is gynaecological cancer awareness month, and one of its five forms is ovarian cancer, which shares symptoms with many common illnesses and so is often overlooked

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Aberdeen University which has trialled technology that can pick up cancers that could potentially be missed in between screenings

My mental health has suffered and I get no help from anyone

It takes an average of 4.5 years for sufferers to be officially diagnosed with thyroid cancer, making symptom awareness front and centre. Here are the unusual signs to watch out for

Michigan woman Tasha Kann was 20 weeks pregnant when she was told she had a rare form of brain cancer and she should abort the child so treatment could be started immediately

Chloe Spitalnic started experiencing stomach pain on-and-off for five days but, before her diagnosis of cancer, she initially thought it was a sign of food intolerances

Lorna O'Neill's 16-year old daughter Faye was diagnosed with cancer in November - just four months after her twin sister Aimee passed away after suffering from bowel failure

Lung cancer can spread more speedily than other types of cancer but there are some early signs that can give people a warning and should get checked out as soon as possible

Ben Cull has tragically passed away after a battle with a rare form of bone cancer, with his fiancee Daisy Morrison sharing the news just weeks after the couple got engaged

Patients suffering with brain tumours could be soon treated with developed nanoparticles which attack sick cells by tricking them into self-destructing, eliminating cancers

Indeg Glyn Roberts was given Calpol for her symptoms before being diagnosed with ependymoma - a rare type of brain tumour which is the biggest killer of children and adults under 40

Mila Sneddon and her family are supporting 18-month-old Robin Samuel as the lad’s parents try to fund treatment in Spain which could vastly improve his long term chances

Dr Chun Tang has revealed the six early warning signs of bone cancer to watch out for, as around 550 people are diagnosed with the disease every year in the UK

Maya, 12, was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma - a rare tumour that mainly affects children and young people - in June this year. She is now running 100km

Sherri Rollins explained how her life changed in 2017 when she started suffering from back pain, but medics, including a gastroenterologist, told her not to worry about it - with one saying she was simply "hypersensitive".

Anneka Johnstone, 33, died a year after she gave birth to her daughter Sienna of cancer, after initially being told she had the herpes virus and was sent home with antibiotics

In England, around one in seven patients - a total of 7.68 million - are waiting for treatment. The latest figure is the highest number since NHS England records began in 2007

The heartbroken friend, who had set the couple up in the first place, described what should have been one of the happiest years of the Cleveland couples life as 'brutal'

Vicky Winn said she initially brushed off her son's symptoms for nursery illnesses - but after she lifted up his Halloween mask, she discovered his condition was something more serious

Singer and television star Linda Nolan has opened up about the special moments in her life as she continues to fight her incurable cancer which has spread to her liver and brain

At just 11 months old, the child underwent exploratory surgery under general anaesthetic which confirmed a Grade D retinoblastoma that consumed three-quarters of her eye

I used to love gardening, before I got ill, and since I found out the cancer had spread to my brain, I’ve been going out for lunches as often as possible with friends and family