All news on the topic: Leukaemia

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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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'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
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Red-flag cancer symptoms from unexplained weight loss to heavy night sweats
Around half of us Brits put off contacting a GP for up to six months after noticing tell-tale signs that something isn't right - but the sooner we act, the better
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Mum found purple spots on her daughter's back - and their lives changed
A mum's worst fear came true when she noticed strange purple spots on her six-year-old daughter's back - but says her little girl has been 'brave' as she battles through chemotherapy
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Woman killed by husband in 'assisted suicide' may not have been terminally ill
British expat David Hunter claims he killed wife Janice at their Cyprus home at her request due to her incurable blood cancer - but a haematologist told his murder trial she may not have been terminal
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Photos taken 2 weeks apart show heartbreaking toll of horror illness on girl, 4
Poppy Dixon is facing her second battle against leukaemia, and has endured 10 days of intense chemotherapy which has left her needing several blood transfusions and IV antibiotics
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Boy given antibiotics for lump on neck before being told it was stage 3 cancer
Alfie Yardley underwent an ultrasound test before undergoing a biopsy to remove a lymph node in his neck. Tests confirmed the then 10-year-old had stage three cancer
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Mum left fighting for life after infected finger led to 'devastating' diagnosis
Peppie Scobbie who lives in Larkhall, said she did not “feel right” while holidaying in Portugal – after which she returned home and noticed her finger had gone green and was “swollen” and “throbbing”
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Tiny 'almost invisible' symptom found under woman's eye could have killed her
The scientists at Oregon Health & Science University's non-invasive techniques allowed them to look at Christy Staats’ skin and find a tiny spot that was actually a deadly melanoma
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4 early leukaemia symptoms after 'silent killer' left dad with 2 weeks to live
Stephen Young, 73, had symptoms for weeks that allegedly went undiagnosed by doctors until he was finally sent for a blood test
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'I hadn't considered becoming a dad until cancer almost made me infertile at 19'
Amid a terrifying cancer diagnosis and having to go through chemotherapy, Jaymz Goodman had to face losing his chance to have children - even though he was only a teenager
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'Just 11 minutes of the right kind of exercise is enough to cut cancer risk'
The NHS recommends we do 150 minutes of exercise per week but Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Cambridge University that will appeal to people who find hitting that target a struggle
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Lumps on head of boy, 4, is cancer so rare it has never been seen in the world
Arthur Salters-Hoult, from Newcastle, Tyneside, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia early this year after lumps began to appear on his head and throat and there was more bad news to come
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Bet365 Gold Cup winner Kitty's Light races to historic £200k double at Sandown
Christian Williams produced a training masterclass to prepare Kitty's Light to win two big races in seven days, as the chaser added to his Scottish Grand National heroics
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Athletic boy, 16, dies within 24 hours of being diagnosed with deadly illness
Kyle Limper, 16, was a keen athlete, playing high school football, running track and wrestling, with hopes of going on to join the CSI or FBI "so people could live their lives safely"
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Mum gets call while making dinner telling her to go to critical care immediately
Lisa Richards received heart-breaking news following a routine GP appointment as she was coming to terms with the death of her husband Paul in a car crash
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Young woman gets horror diagnosis after noticing bruises on her arms and legs
Emily Land, 21, from Leeds, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia after finding bruises across her body before undergoing a life-saving bone marrow transplant
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Boy's cancer mistaken for tonsillitis as mum urges parents to look for signs
Doctors in Glasgow originally put town a five-year-old boy's strange symptoms down to tonsillitis. Young Blake Gallagher was later diagnosed with Leukaemia as antibiotics failed to make him better
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Kitty's Light wins Scottish National as protestors fail to stop Ayr's big race
Kitty's Light won the Scottish Grand National at Ayr with jockey Jack Tudor in the saddle, giving Christian Williams' team a "massive lift" because his daughter Betsy is battling leukaemia
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London Marathon costume fundraising hero running his 21st and final race
The 61-year-old faces the final finish line in what will be his 21st and last race this Sunday, 37 years after his first in 1985 - and he'll be doing it dressed as Captain Scarlet
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Young man who thought he had stomach bug dies from cancer months later
Tommy Stocks, 26, from Liverpool, died from luekaemia months after be suddenly fell ill at a football match and had to return home early
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Woman, 22, Googles her symptoms and realises she has leukaemia - not tonsillitis
After experiencing a sore throat and general illness, Chloe-Leigh Todd contacted her GP who said she had tonsillitis - but she thought the doctor was wrong so she started researching her symptoms online
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Teen delighted as he is invited to Coronation as Charles axes royal tradition
Sahil Usman, 17, is among the 850 local heroes invited to the King's Coronation in May for creating hundreds of hampers filled with essentials for elderly people during the pandemic
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Why the Mirror was proud to sponsor the Women’s Copa Del Cure Leukaemia
Over a hundred female players and ex-pros took part in the inaugural Women’s Copa Del Cure Leukaemia tournament at St George's Park and the Mirror fielded their very own team
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'Devastated' dad gets terminal diagnosis while daughter, 5, battling leukaemia
The Brown family had been looking forward to the end of little Mabel's cancer treatment, but as that approached last summer, dad Richard was given an inoperable cancer diagnosis