26 h. ago ‘Athletic’ woman dies of bone cancer after lower back pain was misdiagnosed

Kate Drummond’s sister is sharing her story for the first time to urge others to “listen to your body”

Events

4 d. ago Cancer killed my fit and healthy sister, 26, just ten months after she was diagnosed

A grief-stricken sister has told of doctors' multiple failings to spot the bone cancer that killed her 'kind, considerate and warm' sister at just 26-years-old.

Science

4 d. ago ‘Athletic’ woman dies after lower back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica

Kate Drummond’s sister is sharing her story for the first time to urge others to “listen to your body”

Events

6 d. ago Doctors told me my back pain was normal... it was actually stage 4 cancer and I was given months to live

A mom-of-three suffering from back pain was told her agony was caused by a common condition, but doctors later diagnosed her with stage 4 breast cancer .

Society

7 d. ago 'At 25 I thought my symptoms were Covid, but I had stage 4 cancer'

Evgenia, from London, revealed how she dismissed months of pain but later found out she had advanced cancer at just 25 years old. She explained how a delayed appointment made her condition deteriorate

Science

8 d. ago My breasts brought me abuse and pain as well as great joy... how I miss them now

My relationship with my breasts, although relatively brief, was always complex. Objects of desire and of pleasure, they also caused pain and attracted abuse.

Events

1 week ago I thought leg pain was just a muscle strain but it was Stage 4 cancer

Abeeku Lewis, 30, from Halifax believed he had a sporting injury when his leg began to feel strange, but a lump that later emerged would turn out to be an aggressive and rare type of cancer. 

Politics

1 week ago The dead in upstate NY plane crash included NCAA woman of the year and family members

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying a close-knit family of physicians and a distinguished student athlete, the recently named NCAA woman of the year

Events

1 week ago ‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally

Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Athletic’ woman given months to live after headaches dismissed as ‘long Covid’

The 33-year-old started noticing something ‘wasn’t quite correct’ while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in August 2023

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Athletic’ woman given months to live after symptoms dismissed as ‘long Covid’

The 33-year-old started noticing something ‘wasn’t quite correct’ while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in August 2023

Science

2 w. ago Jay North dead: Dennis The Menace star dies as heartbroken pal pays tribute

Dennis The Menace star Jay North has died it has been confirmed following a battle with colorectal cancer with a friend sharing online that he is 'out of pain'

Events

2 w. ago Women really are the stronger sex. Female hormones suppress pain better than opioids, study finds

The researchers from UC San Francisco believe the discovery could help with developing new treatments for chronic pain such as arthritis and cancer.

Politics

3 w. ago Prue Leith announces dramatic plans for her death after suffering family tragedy

Dame Prue Leith has been campaigning for the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK for over a decade after her brother died in agony from bone cancer

Events

4 w. ago NHS announces 'world leading' DIY smear tests plan to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040

First female leader of NHS England Amanda Pritchard announces plan to eliminate cervical cancer vowing to 'save many more women the pain and trauma of cancer'

Politics