All news on the topic: Cancer

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'Doctors misdiagnosed my son's cancer as long covid, now his dreams are on hold'
Mum Jess Huckerby, 36, from Wolverhampton, became worried when her nine-year-old son Aston started showing signs of long covid - then he was suddenly diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour
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Michael Flatley breaks silence after surgery to treat aggressive form of cancer
Riverdance Michael Flatley has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for an 'aggressive' form of cancer
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Woman contracts skin cancer after cut from manicurist at nail salon
Mum Grace Garcia, 50, from California, US, is raising awareness of skin cancer after a trip to the nail salon left her with a wound on her cuticle that became cancerous
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'Like these 6 women I got breast cancer in pregnancy - they share their reality'
Roisin Pelan was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32 when she was 34 weeks pregnant. As part of her work to raise awareness of the signs, she spoke to six other women about their similar experiences
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A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin following cancer survivor's lifestyle advice
A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin has revealed he's undergone a major lifestyle change after receiving advice from a cancer survivor who has been "mentoring" him
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Jane Fonda, 85, looks younger than ever in exercise gear after cancer update
Jane Fonda spoke about the importance of keeping active in Instagram post, following the news that her cancer is in remission
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Girl, 3, with leukaemia turned away by doctors 10 times as mum begged for help
A mum in Scotland repeatedly asked doctors for a blood test for the strange symptoms her daughter was experiencing. Ilona Zahorszki, from Hamilton, finally got the news that her daughter Theano has leukaemia on New Year's Day
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'Withdrawn' Putin suffering from side effects of cancer drugs, insiders claim
Russian president Vladimir Putin has become “withdrawn, silent and deeply preoccupied” as new claims say he is undergoing medical treatment for cancer
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Navratilova bravely opens up on cancer battle as she insists she's "ready to go"
18-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Navratilova has opened up about her battle with stage-one throat and breast cancer, having previously battled breast cancer 13 years ago
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Boy, 8, dies after 'stomach bug' turns out to be aggressive brain tumour
Isaiah Jarrett, from Birmingham, had been suffering from what doctors believed was gastroenteritis, it is claimed, but eventually a CT scan was done and it was found he had a brain tumour
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Heartbreak as girl, 3, given months to live after second cancer diagnosis
A family has been left devastated after their three-year-old daughter was given just months to live after being delivered a second cancer diagnosis just months after she was given the 'all-clear'
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Schoolboy, 6, given one year to live after teacher noticed change in his eye
A teacher noticed Jayden Lamerton's left eye had "turned inwards" before an MRI scan revealed his was suffering from a rare and incurable tumour in his brain
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'I got cancer then my partner left me, now I'm auctioning my wedding dress'
Lucero Vega, 24, says she was dumped two months after her devastating diagnosis - she's now raffling off her possessions to fund her life-saving treatment
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Funeral hit by shooting was for mum and daughter who tragically died weeks apart
Sara Sanchez had travelled with family for cancer treatment when her mum collapsed and died - weeks later the 20-year-old passed away after 'refusing chemo'
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Family noticed toddler was putting on weight but didn't realise reason
His parents began to notice Morgan gaining weight, which didn't correlate with his eating habits, and he was diagnosed with a rare and complex form of cancer in October 2021
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Mum had solo baby then given two years to live - but says she'd do it all again
Emma Postance has multiple sclerosis, a lifelong, incurable condition that can lead to sufferers needing a wheelchair. Despite her health issues, she was determined to hold her own child in her arms
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Golf star, 60, fulfils dream making PGA Tour debut despite ongoing cancer battle
Sixty-year-old cancer sufferer Michael Castillo made his long-awaited PGA Tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where his brother served as his caddy as he shot a first-round 79
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Dying firefighter with cancer demands health screenings for hero colleagues
Retired firefighter Martin Green, 63, has terminal prostate cancer, which he says was caused by his 30-year career with the London Fire Brigade, and wants to protect his colleagues
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Sebastien Haller hits seven-minute hat-trick days after return from cancer fight
Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller continued his comeback from cancer by scoring a seven-minute hat-trick during a 6-0 friendly win against Basel on Friday
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Surgeons find 'rugby ball' sized tumour during operation to remove dad's cancer
Dad and husband Jimmy had been on the intensive care unit at Royal Freemans hospital in Newcastle since surgeons discovered the size of his tumour
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Family's search for answers after ex-Ford worker dad dies from asbestos cancer
Father-of-three Alphanso Eyers died in May 2021 from mesothelioma. He had worked at the Ford factory in Dagenham in the 70s and 80s and his family want to speak to others who did too
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Surgeon diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer after suffering pain in foot
Gareth Jones, a 55-year-old urologist, recalls the moment he saw a 'field of red exclamation marks' on his blood test results and found out that his spine and pelvis were 'full of cancer'
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Firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell Tower diagnosed with terminal cancer
Up to a dozen firefighters who saved lives at the Grenfell Tower have been diagnosed with cancers; the majority of which are understood to be digestive cancers and leukaemia, for which there is no cure
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Only Fools and Horses star diagnosed with second cancer as he has liver removed
Patrick Murray, best known for playing Mickey Pearce in the hit BBC comedy, previously opened up about how his lung cancer had been cured in May last year
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US First Lady Jill Biden has two cancerous lesions removed by surgeons
Dr. Kevin O'Connor, physician to President Joe Biden, said examinations showed that the lesion over Jill Biden's right eye and one newly discovered on her chest were confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma