8 h. ago 'I was told my cancer was terminal nine years ago, but that is not the end'

Elen was first told she had cancer in 2008 and has beaten it multiple times - despite the worst prognosis

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9 d. ago 'I ignored five symptoms for years and it turned out to be stage 4 cancer'

A man ignored five different symptoms for years before he decided to go to hospital, where, after testing, he was told he had stage 4 cancer. Now he's urging others to get their symptoms checked

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1 week ago Rugby World Cup team news: Scotland fuelled by ‘sour taste’ in pivotal Wales clash

Crunch Group B game in Salford is likely to be decisiveScots lost to Wales during group-stage exit in 2022Ireland’s World Cup squad have offered their support to team-mate Shannon Ikahihifo after she revealed her breast cancer diagnosis. Trailfinders second-row Ikahihifo, who has three Irish caps, was part of the pre-tournament training group but did not make the final squad.On Friday the 30-year-old posted news of her condition on Instagram, writing: “Crazy to think that one day you can be running around on the rugby pitch feeling completely fine, then five days later you’re sitting in a hospital room being told you have cancer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I was forced to terminate my pregnancy after being told I had aggressive cancer'

Sophia Yasin was told she had stage 2 pre mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September last year and had to fight for her own life while also saying goodbye to her unborn baby

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2 w. ago 'I didn’t have symptoms other than a tummy ache, so to be told I had same cancer as my late husband was shocking and devastating'

Ann Lally, 70, was diagnosed with the same cancer as her late husband

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3 w. ago The kindness of strangers: sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The kindness of strangers: as I was sobbing in a rack of bras, a grandmotherly shop assistant soothed me

Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmedRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and immediately had to have a single mastectomy. Told by the doctors I needed to wear very soft bras for a while, two months after the surgery I went to my local department store to find something suitable.I was hobbling around and feeling really awful about myself – sore, sad and scarred, and as though I’d never look attractive again. Somewhere deep in the racks of bras I became so overwhelmed by it all that I just broke down and started sobbing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New mum shrugged off this common complaint... but it was a sign of deadly breast cancer

A mother-of-four has told of her devastating cancer diagnosis after doctors initially dismissed her concerns, putting her fatigue down to being a busy mother.

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3 w. ago Dad shares moment he told son he was a millionaire after cancer battle

Paul Harvey, 51, scopped £1m on the EuroMillions but only realised his good fortune a week after his win.

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4 w. ago I had 100 rounds of chemo after cancer doctor told me I had six months to live

Becky Jones and Michael Grady, who were both in former cancer consultant Ian Brown - who is now under investigation after concerns were raised he prolonged some patient's chemotherapy.

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last month Dad thought he was tired from gym – but discovered illness from naughty bedroom activity

HGV driver Frank Lane, 60, was told the devastating news he had throat cancer after contracting the deadly illness through oral sex, according to the man's doctors

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last month When do you know when it’s time to stop cancer treatment? She knew – her final act of control

My patient Betsy Lewis has found the balance in which we neither welcome death nor push it away – and still celebrates her life while she canI can remember many things about the afternoon I told Betsy that she had stage IV lung cancer.I can still see how the single ray of sunshine from the skylight in the atrium behind us entered the crack between the curtains in her hospital room, shooting right through the crystalline IV bag hanging from the pole next to her, turning it into a depressing sort of disco ball. Continue reading...

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