6 d. ago I've had 180 rounds of chemo... tragic reason I'm giving up after 10

Jamie Comer, a 55-year-old mother from California, who was given just six months to live from 'death sentence' colon cancer is finally giving up treatments after nearly a decade fighting the disease.

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2 w. ago 'Doctor said I was too young for cancer – now I have three months to live'

Ashleigh Ellerton was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in 2020 after feeling a pain in her breast – but a GP had 'dismissed her symptoms' because of her young age

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2 w. ago 'I was told I was too young to get cancer – now I have 3 months to live'

Ashleigh Ellerton, 29, was told to make sure she had everything in order for her children as they grow older after being told the devastating news that she won't be around for them

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2 w. ago I was told I was 'too young' for cancer after spotting unlikely sign...now I have 3 months to live

Ashleigh Ellerton, 29, was told she was 'too young' to get the disease. The doctor said that, given she didn't have a family history of the illness, it was unlikely to be anything serious.

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2 w. ago 'GP said there was no way I had cancer, now I have three months to live'

Young mum Ashleigh, 29, has been told to make as many memories as she can with her family

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2 w. ago Dad given just 12 months to live after noticing warning sign eating sandwich

Des has been told he has just months to live after being diagnosed with stage four cancer

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2 w. ago I had just months to live after cancer diagnosis, the reason I'm still here should instil hope in everyone

Allen Rapert, now 62, was diagnosed with skin cancer in May 2023, which affects about one million people in the US every year. He was told he may not live another five years, but seven months later he was cancer free.

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2 w. ago I noticed odd symptom when I was eating bacon and sausage sandwich

Des Longstaff, 39, was tucking into the sandwich at work when part of the snack became lodged in his oesophagus. He has since been diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

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2 w. ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer and given months to live... then the most disgusting thing saved my life

Tim Story, a Mississippi football coach, was given months to live after late-stage colon cancer. He enrolled in a clinical trial for a groundbreaking treatment that cured him.

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3 w. ago NHS doctor given just months to live after spotting one cancer symptom

Dr Rekha Gupta, a GP in Leicester, had a painful lump in her breast - an early diagnosis saved her life and now she is sharing her story to help others spot the signs

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3 w. ago The one change that worked: I committed to therapy – and began to chip away at my grief and depression

When my mother died, my mental health fell into decline. I tried everything from CBT to mindfulness, until one day something finally shiftedI used to think I was great at therapy. From 17 to 23, I saw a total of four therapists for anywhere between two weeks and three months. Each time, I would sit in their quiet, softly furnished rooms and reel off the story of why I was there: my mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer when I was 15 and given six months to live. She survived, but I continued to live in fear as she relapsed, then went into remission and finally died four years later. I gave them the narrative, talked about how my relationships or work were adding to my stress, then took on their tips, from cognitive behavioural therapy to mindfulness.I was a conscientious student, eager to implement their advice so I could continue coping. Once my allotted number of sessions was up, I would leave, knowing that if things began to feel stressful again, I could return and pick up ...

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