11 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy issues update on cancer diagnosis as Olympic icon in 'stability stage'

Former Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy shared the devastating news last year that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer which had spread to his bones but is determined not to let it stop him from living his life

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26 h. ago MSP shares heartbreaking story of why her own mum starved herself to death after cancer diagnosis

Elena Whitman spoke of her mother's decision "to starve herself and hasten her inevitable death" after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer aged just 58.

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26 h. ago MSP says her mother starved herself to death after terminal cancer diagnosis

Elena Whitham told MSPs her mother, Irene McLeod, made the decision in ‘secret’ in a bid to ‘hasten her inevitable death’.

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31 h. ago James Whale says he’ll be ‘lucky to make it to Christmas’ in honest terminal cancer update

The radio host said he hoped to continue hosting his radio show for ‘another few months’

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32 h. ago James Whale says he will be 'exceptionally lucky to make it to Christmas' and admits it would be easier to 'just have a heart attack' as he marks 74th birthday following terminal cancer diagnosis

Joined by fellow radio host Lizzie Cundy and his wife Nadine, James gave a health update while enjoying some drinks in the sun.

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33 h. ago James Whale says he will be 'exceptionally lucky to make it to Christmas' as he celebrates 74th birthday with friends and family after terminal cancer diagnosis

Joined by fellow radio host Lizzie Cundy and his wife Nadine, James gave a health update while enjoying some drinks in the sun.

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37 h. ago I was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer after brushing off symptom that strikes millions after they eat

Heather Candrilli had been suffering from a common digestive symptom for years but blamed it on her diet. So, when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her world was turned upside down.

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56 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy gives advice on one thing you can do that takes 30 seconds and can save your life

Legendary British Olympian Sir Chris Hoy has been an inspiration to hundreds of thousands since going public with his terminal cancer diagnosis and wants more men to take an easy online risk checker

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3 d. ago 'When my wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer I felt helpless

Chris and Sarah Bamber's lives were turned upside just weeks after they tied the knot

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3 d. ago Koalas face death, attacks and starvation as blue gums chopped down in Victoria

The state government is aware of koala welfare problems but says it has ‘no cost-effective’ solutionsAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of koalas are being displaced each year as blue gum plantations are cut down in Victoria, worsening overcrowding in nearby forests and exacerbating the risk of injury and death during bushfires.An estimated 42,500 koalas live in blue gum plantations in south-west Victoria, data shows. Between 8,000 and 10,000 hectares of plantation are harvested each year, making thousands of koalas homeless.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jayda went to hospital with pain in her pelvis. Now doctors have diagnosed the young mum with a rare cancer with less than 200 cases

Young mum Jayda Chamberlain, 22, never imagined that she would be diagnosed with terminal cancer after she presented to hospital with a gnawing pain in her pelvis.

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6 d. ago Faking his own terminal cancer, lying to an old pal and tricking his way to thousands of pounds

Matthew Howarth picked on an old friend who 'used to do anything for people'

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8 d. ago Conman, 32, who faked terminal brain cancer to swindle school friend out of thousands of pounds is jailed

Matthew Howarth, 32, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, contacted Thomas Lee out of the blue 16 years after they left secondary school - but then began falsely telling him he had weeks to live.

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8 d. ago I was given a terminal bowel cancer diagnosis and told I had months to live. What I discovered next left me furious with my doctors... and there are countless people in the same situation

'I just felt numb when they told me,' says Anne. 'Louis and I looked at each other and could not take it in. Initially, they told me I might have only three months to live, which was terrifying.'

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1 week ago UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge

Creatures make up the bulk of seabirds’ diet but are fished for commercial pig foodEurope live – latest updatesA ban on fishing for sand eels in UK waters will remain in place despite a legal challenge from the EU.The small, silvery eels make up the bulk of the diet of seabirds, but they are fished for commercial pig food. A lack of sand eels means seabirds such as puffins can starve to death. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I had to live with my teen son's corpse in bedroom after cancer brushed off as toothache'

Lianne Roban, 34, had further heartbreak heaped on her after the body of her son Kian - who died at their home in Bedfordshire on Easter Sunday from terminal brain cancer - was not picked up by the funeral directors on the hot day

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2 w. ago Famous chef with 'terminal' cancer blows doctors away as he reveals what saved his life

Kevin Ashton, from Nevada , was diagnosed with stage four melanoma - a type of skin cancer - in September 2023 after doctors found several grape-sized tumors in his abdomen.

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2 w. ago 'Sometimes I think "Why me?" And I scream at God... but you can't be so scared of dying you become afraid of living': TRISHA GODDARD reveals incurable cancer treatment in first interview

Please don't apply the word 'terminal' to Trisha Goddard 's cancer. Life-limiting, incurable, stage four, metastatic, are allowable, but do not imply she is dying from it because, she is not.

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2 w. ago Terminal cancer patients driven by ‘guilt, shame and moral obligation’ study finds

The hope of recovering may not be as high a priority

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2 w. ago Young mum given 18 months to live after sudden seizure at family pub meal

A 23-year-old mum was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and her family is now raising funds for life-extending treatment in Germany to give her more time with her young son.

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