All news on the topic: Cancer

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'Clever new tool predicts your risk of developing lung cancer'
Miriam Stoppard shares groundbreaking research from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham, where scientists have developed a tool that could pinpoint the people most at risk of developing lung cancer, which is the most common cause of cancer death
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Single mum with cancer charged £14k by 'cowboy builders' left with hole in wall
Georgina Schwan, 41, hoped to give her son a better home after being diagnosed with cancer during the Covid pandemic - but says cowboy builders left her £14,000 poorer
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Ricky Gervais feared he had cancer or had been poisoned after falling ill
Comedian Ricky Gervais says there was nothing funny about his recent painful and frightening illness and say it was so bad that he considered someone may have poisoned him
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Jonnie Irwin has 'been at death's door twice' as he says he's losing his memory
Cancer-hit Jonnie Irwin, 49, says he is now losing his memory as he spoke about the devastating effect on his personality the on-going brain therapy has had
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Strictly bosses 'won't replace Amy Dowden' after her breast cancer diagnosis
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden thanked her fans for their messages of support after sharing her breast cancer diagnosis with BBC bosses said to be keeping the door very much open
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'I may never meet my miracle baby conceived after doctors said I was infertile'
Andrew Wreford and Rachel Mitton were stunned to discover they were expecting a baby following his cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy, which doctors said would leave him infertile
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'Doctors thought my son was just constipated - but he actually had cancer'
Mum Victoria Stainton, 45, says her son was prescribed laxatives for constipation before scans later showed his lungs had filled with fluid from a fast-growing cancer
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Little-known signs of breast cancer you should never ignore - aside from lumps
As Strictly star Amy Dowden shares her shock diagnosis of breast cancer aged 32, we've take a look at some of the warning signs of the disease that you shouldn't ignore
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Mum, 32, dies of cervical cancer after forgetting to rebook cancelled smear test
Zoey Williams's dad Paul is urging other young women to attend their cervical screenings and says it could have saved his daughter's life if she had rearranged hers
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Brave football fan, 6, dies surrounded by family as mum issues emotional promise
Jayden Lamerton, who "always supported Liverpool", died with his "whole family by his side" after being diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour over four months ago
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Amy Dowden's life outside Strictly - hidden love story & mum's cancer journey
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Amy Dowden - who has been diagnosed with breast cancer aged just 32 - kept her relationship with husband Ben a secret for six years
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A Place in the Sun's Jonnie Irwin 'thrown on scrap heap' after cancer diagnosis
Jonnie Irwin says he was 'written off' by A Place in The Sun after he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, claiming the show had 'thrown him on a scrap heap'
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Strictly star rushed to Amy Dowden's side after she received cancer diagnosis
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden, who was told by doctors last week that she has Stage three breast cancer, once lived with dance partner Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanni after a previous health scare
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Strictly stars share support for Amy Dowden as she's diagnosed with cancer
The stars of Strictly Come Dancing have shared their love for Amy Dowden, after the professional dancer revealed she's been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, aged 32
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Jessica Harrington says working with horses has been "best therapy"
Classic and Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer Jessica Harrington, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last October, will have her second runner in the Betfred Derby next month
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Former TV favourite Rolf Harris dies 9 years after being exposed as paedophile
Rolf Harris, who was convicted of sexual assault of four underage girls in 2014, has died at the age of 93 – with his family confirming his funeral has already taken place
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'I have aggressive cancer - huge travel cost meant I almost gave up treatment'
The cost-of-living crisis is hitting young people going through cancer treatment hard, with a third of families saying they’ve been forced to cut back on food, and one in five selling possessions to cover the cost of getting treatment
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EastEnders' Danielle Harold speaks out on filming Lola's emotional death scene
EastEnders actress Danielle Harold has opened up about filming her final scenes as Lola Pearce-Brown after the character's battle with brain cancer comes to a tragic end
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Peter Kay's friend Laura Nuttall has died aged 23
Laura Nuttall, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2018, raised thousands for brain cancer charities and created a "bucket list" of goals including presenting the BBC weather forecast
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Cancer fight dad saves 20 lives in stem cell donor hunt but his search continues
Dad Pete McCleave from Bunbury, Cheshire, has so far managed to save the lives of 20 others in the search for a suitable stem cell donor as he battles myeloma - a cancer of the bone marrow
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What body odour says about our health and when it could be life-threatening
How we smell can give strong clues to our overall well-being - from warning signs of diabetes to even kidney or liver failure
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Grandad with cancer 'all over his body' now disease free - without having chemo
Stephen Cossins, 71, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, thought 'that's it then' when he was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer back in 2016 but is free of the disease today
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Labour vow to cut heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within 10 years
Keir Starmer is poised to set out “serious, deep, long-term changes” that also aim to slash cancer deaths and improve mental health treatment - and make the NHS "fit for the future"
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Teen's heartbreaking essay about caring for dying mum leaves readers in tears
Ryan Harman shared an essay she wrote to describe her emotions during her mother's battle with cancer on TikTok. She said the essay made her English professor cry
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'Meeting cancer nurse during my fight with leukaemia has changed my life'
Harry Simpson, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, discovered he was in remission from cancer and has formed a relationship with Ciara Allen, who he met by chance in hospital