5 h. ago Man's 'back pain from work' turned out to be cancer only 79 people get

Roy, 31, has been told his rare cancer is incurable

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6 h. ago 'I thought paracetamol would cure me, but my symptoms were incurable cancer'

Just 79 people a year are diagnosed with the same cancer as Roy, 31

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52 h. ago My heart sunk when doctors told me I had incurable cancer at 31 – I’d just blamed my symptoms on my job

WHEN his back began to play up, Roy Mugera assumed the pain was due to the physical demands of his job at the pub where he worked. But he would soon, and devastatingly, learn that what he thought was work-related back pain was incurable cancer. Roy's back pain began at the end of 2022. The...

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1 week ago Father diagnosed with incurable blood cancer after dismissing back pain as wear and tear

Paul Angliss was diagnosed after his neck broke when he stubbed his toe

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1 week ago Chiropractor broke mum’s pelvis treating 'back pain' before shock cancer diagnosis

Beverley Johnston, from Dennyloanhead, was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer in October last year after suffering years of excruciating back, chest and leg pain.

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2 w. ago Man diagnosed with incurable breast cancer after spotting one symptom

Mat, 42, has urged men to check themselves as 'men have breast tissue too'

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2 w. ago Doctor told me discomfort in my breast was due to wired bra... actually I had stage four cancer

A mother from Doncaster, South Yorkshire has told of how a 'rushed' doctor told her a lump in her chest was down to wired bras, when it turned out to be incurable cancer.

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2 w. ago It’s still killing people, and the government has yet to act: Britain’s hidden asbestos epidemic | Tom White

Asbestos was banned in 1999, but as materials left in our buildings deteriorate, thousands of lives are being lost every yearHelen Bone was diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer in 2021. She was 38. The type of cancer, mesothelioma, is incurable; the best prognosis is a few years, though most people don’t get that long. “You always think of asbestos as a disease from decades ago – affecting men who worked in heavy industry – so to be diagnosed in my 30s is shocking,” she told the Northern Echo in 2022. “I want to see my children grow up but now I have to come to terms with the thought that this might not happen.” Sadly, Bone passed away in November last year, just three years after her diagnosis.For most people, the word “asbestos” will evoke previous eras: dusty Victorian and Edwardian factories; the shipyards of the interwar period; postwar building sites. Yet asbestos was not banned in the UK until 1999. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it still kills aroun...

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3 w. ago MP with incurable cancer recalls teen daughter’s powerful two

Labour MP Ashley Dalton shares her 12-year journey with the disease, urging people to educate themselves this Breast Cancer Awareness Month - and issues an alert over the disease's 'biggest tool'

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3 w. ago New incurable blood cancer treatment given go ahead for NHS Scotland

The treatment is already approved for use by the NHS in England.

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3 w. ago Thousands could benefit from new genetic test for ‘incurable’ cancer

The disease is considered incurable and affects around 33,000 people in the UK

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3 w. ago New genetic tests could ‘transform’ incurable cancer treatment

The disease is considered incurable and affects around 33,000 people in the UK

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4 w. ago Scots Antiques Roadshow star shares update after incurable cancer diagnosis

Antiques Roadshow expert Theo Burrell has been battling a brain tumour since June 2023, and has been updating fans on her progress throughout her treatment

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