4 h. ago Breast cancer bombshell: UK deaths from disease set to rocket by over 40 per cent

Experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer - part of the WHO - examined data from over 50 different countries, including the UK.

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4 h. ago Breast cancer diagnoses and deaths expected to surge worldwide, says WHO

Cases in UK set to rise by 21% and deaths by 42%, while globally one in 20 women will be diagnosed with diseaseBreast cancer diagnoses and deaths are projected to surge worldwide by 2050, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency has said, with cases in the UK to rise by 21% and deaths by 42%.Globally, one in 20 women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime, with cases up 38% and deaths up 68% over the next 25 years, according to an analysis by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Breast cancer cases and deaths set to rise dramatically by 2050, data suggests

The International Agency for Research on Cancer said one in 20 women globally will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

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4 h. ago Warning over future increase in breast cancer deaths in the UK

New research suggests a troubling trend in the years ahead

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7 h. ago ITV This Morning's Vanessa Feltz inundated with support after live mammogram

This Morning's Vanessa Feltz had a mammogram - an X-ray on the breast to check for breast cancer - live on-air

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11 h. ago Scot to take on mammoth challenge after sister given heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

Sean Duff described feeling "helpless" after finding out about his sister's breast cancer diagnosis in March 2024 and didn't know what he could do to offer his support.

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24 h. ago Julia Bradbury says her cancer diagnosis saved her and she has reassessed everything after being convinced she was living a healthy life

The Countryfile presenter, 53, was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2021 before undergoing a mastectomy to have her 6cm tumour removed.

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27 h. ago Coleen Nolan shares an emotional birthday tribute for her sister Linda just weeks after attending her funeral

Linda tragically died on January 15, 2025, aged 65 following a 20-year breast cancer battle and suffering from double pneumonia .

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34 h. ago Amy Dowden says there's one question people should not ask after cancer as Strictly says 'I'm just grateful for another shot'

BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden has issued a new update on her cancer battle, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023

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42 h. ago Amy Dowden reveals she put a lot of 'pressure' on herself to return to Strictly after her cancer battle

The dancer, 34, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023 and underwent chemotherapy and a mastectomy before announcing she was cancer-free in February 2024.

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54 h. ago Traitors winner Leanne reveals fiancée's heartbreaking breast cancer battle inside their Welsh home

WARNING: Contains content some may find distressing - Leanne Quigley, who won hit BBC One show Traitors last month, is engaged to fellow army recruit Sophie Jones, who was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer last year

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57 h. ago Traitors winner Leanne Quigley reveals her fiancée Sophie Jones' breast cancer battle felt like an 'out of body experience' as she recalls 'terrifying' fear that she wouldn't survive

The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley has revealed that her fiancée Sophie Jones' recent breast cancer battle felt like an 'out of body experience'.

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61 h. ago Traitors winner Leanne reveals fiancée's heartbreaking breast cancer battle for first time

The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley opens up movingly on the most traumatic two years of her life - as she admits her and fiancee Sophie Brown's twins, 2, 'got them through'

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61 h. ago Traitors star Leanne reveals fiancee Sophie's heartbreaking cancer battle for first time

EXCLUSIVE: Traitors star Leanne Quigley has opened up about the heartbreaking breast cancer battle her fiancee Sophie Jones went through while she was filming the BBC One show

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4 d. ago BBC Strictly's Shirley Ballas shares breast cancer alert as Amy Dowden sends love

Although Shirley Ballas, 64, is in 'pretty good health', she emphasised the importance of cancer screenings

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5 d. ago I'm a top women's doctor and I will NEVER get a mammogram. This is the REAL truth about breast cancer screenings that you must know: SUSAN BEWLEY

I would go so far as to say that women are being lied to about the benefits of breast screening, and not being told at all about real risks.

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5 d. ago I was hit with terminal breast cancer at 38 after suffering little

Laura Wharam, 38, assumed that she was just feeling a bit under the weather - but it was breast cancer that spread to her lungs, liver and bones.

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5 d. ago Warning: Third of UK women could be at risk of incurable breast cancer

A record number of women are undergoing vital checks - but nearly a third are still ignoring invitations for the crucial checks.

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5 d. ago Stacey Solomon in tears and forced to walk off camera as Sort Your Life Out fans say 'life is cruel'

The mother-of-five was left heartbroken as she helped a family from Leeds declutter their home while the mother revealed she had been diagnosed with incurable breast cancer

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6 d. ago Inside Amy Dowden's hidden health struggles as she receives MBE at Buckingham Palace

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has been open about her health challenges, from being diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a child to struggles after her breast cancer battle

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