All news on the topic: Cancer

Becky Haigh was diagnosed with breast cancer after being encouraged by her mum to check out a breast lump. She now wants to encourage other people to check any unusual symptoms

Andy Rourke, bassist for the Smiths, has died at the age of 59 following a long illness with pancreatic cancer - here we share the key signs for the disease that has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer

Amy Jardan was 40 years old when she was told she had acral melanoma between her toes, which commonly develops on the hands, feet, fingernails or toenails

Natalie Hughes, from St Helens, found lumps in her neck and within weeks her "world came crashing down" when she was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma

Lulu Blundell thought she just had a sporting injury when she felt a pain in her shoulder - but days later the teenager was given a devastating terminal cancer diagnosis

Steve Biggin, 51, had "out of body experiences" and then a thunderclap headache which he put down to drinking too much coffee until he went to hospital and received a devastating diagnosis

Chris McGinnis was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in early February this year, despite a terminal diagnosis the 35-year-old tied the knot with his partner Mel before he died six days later

More people under the age of 55 are developing colon cancer than ever before - but experts say there are a few key signs that can help you spot it early and get the right treatment

Gail Iredale had to tell her daughter Hannah, from Willington, Derbyshire, that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of glioblastoma - an aggressive form of brain cancer

After taking an innocent selfie, Anna McCartney spotted an unusual lump on her forehead that turned out to be the consequence of a long-term teenage sunbed addiction

A pub landlord from Morecambe attacked his 70-year-old neighbour who had cancer, following a dispute over their dustbins

Elen Thomas, from Wales, was not entitled to a refund when she missed her flight at Heathrow Airport where she was supposed to jet off to Japan with her 11-year-old son

Calum Rae’s only chance of survival could be an experimental vaccine costing £250,000, which could help his body to fight off his rare aggressive neuroblastoma cancer

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke said he had become "very good friends" with the late Len Goodman, but didn't know he had become ill with bone cancer and found out in a "not lovely way"

Emma Hughes, from Blackwood, was spurred on by her tragic cancer diagnosis, going on to receive an award for her outstanding commitment to study and launch a new career

Jade Williams says her world came crashing down when doctors told her little Rhys had a rare type of eye cancer known as Retinoblastoma on Friday, April 14

Danielle Connor, 33, first complained of a sore back in January when doctors dismissed it as indigestion but was later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told she had weeks to live

Vinnie Jones says he will never get over the death of his wife Tanya, who tragically died from cancer in 2019 at the age of just 53

Patients often don't realise they have the potentially life-threatening illness until it's picked up by an unrelated medical test

Comedian Bobby Davro has posted a heartbreaking tribute to his fiancée Vicky Wright after she died just days after the comedian revealed she had been secretly battling cancer

Ed Sheeran is taking to the stage at the ACM Awards in Texas as he tries to put the year from hell behind him which saw his best friend die, his wife receive a cancer diagnosis and a court battle

Victoria Power had a history of cancer after beating the disease in 2017 but more than five years on it was back after doctors told her there was nothing to worry about

Laura Smallbone was devastated when her husband, Peter, 47, passed away after battling a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumour for 15 months - and now she's backing a new form of treatment

Foster Moreau has now signed a deal which will see him play for the New Orleans Saints next season - just three months after a physical with the same team showed he had cancer

The woman from Japan developed a black furry tongue as a side effect to taking an antibiotic to fight the side effects of chemotherapy to fight her rectal cancer