8 h. ago Research campaign to improve cancer survival backed by Motherwell & Wishaw MSP

The campaign focuses on cancers of the brain, liver, lung, oesophagus, pancreas and stomach – collectively known as the less survivable cancers – which continue to have the poorest survival rates in Scotland and across the UK.

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14 h. ago Andy Burnham on what Greater Manchester can expect as Campaign for Gigi gathers pace

The campaign is seeking urgent improved safety measures for nurseries and early years settings

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24 h. ago Cancer defier says he's 'punished for surviving' as NHS deny he and his fiancée's IVF

Ben Smith beat testicular cancer after undergoing an operation to remove one testicle and gruelling chemotherapy, but now the young man, from Suffolk, is "battling the NHS"

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42 h. ago Man lived for 40 years after 6 month terminal diagnosis by moving to remote island

Stamatis Moraitis was told he had less than a year to live when diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in his 60s, but he survived decades longer after moving back to Ikaria, Greece

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9 d. ago ‘The last actual hippie’: musicians pay tribute to the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir

Stars from Bob Dylan to Brandi Carlile remember rock band co-founder as ‘beautiful human’ after his death at 78The death of Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead co-founder, rhythm guitarist, vocalist and writer of much of the legendary psychedelic rock band’s songs, drew a chorus of tributes from fellow musicians and fans who described him as a “musical guru” and “the last actual hippie”.Weir recently survived cancer but died from “underlying lung issues”, according to a statement posted on Saturday on Instagram. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘The last actual hippie’: musicians pay tribute to Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir

Stars from Bob Dylan to Brandi Carlile remember rock band co-founder as ‘beautiful human’ after his death at 78The death of Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead co-founder, rhythm guitarist, vocalist and writer of much of the legendary psychedelic rock band’s songs, drew a chorus of tributes from fellow musicians and fans who described him as a “musical guru” and “the last actual hippie”.Weir recently survived cancer but died from “underlying lung issues”, according to a statement posted on Saturday on Instagram. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago TThe royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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3 w. ago The royal family is edging toward modernity – but in 2026, the public will expect yet more transparency | Anna Whitelock

Despite Charles’s welcome openness about his cancer, polls show declining support for the monarchy. To survive, the royals now need to lift the curtain on their financesAnna Whitelock is a professor of the history of modern monarchy at City St Georges, University of LondonThis year, as King Charles gathered with the royal family for their traditional Christmas at Sandringham, he had much to reflect on. Certainly, the news that his cancer treatment will be scaled back has come as a welcome personal relief, but it will also present opportunities for further overseas travel next year, likely to include a state visit to the US to mark the 250th anniversary of its foundation.It has been a year that has seen the king grow into the role of a silent but effective diplomat, navigating Donald Trump’s visit while demonstrating the UK’s support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Overseas trips have included a historic visit to the Vatican to pray publicly with the pope, and successful visits ...

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3 w. ago Researchers find new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer

The discovery could transform outcomes for thousands of patients

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3 w. ago My cultural awakening: a Turner painting helped me come to terms with my cancer diagnosis

Fear and feelings of intense vulnerability caused me to retreat into my shell, until I saw myself in an unlikely feature in one of the British master’s printsMy thyroid cancer arrived by accident, in the way life-changing things sometimes do. In May of this year, I went for an upright MRI for a minor injury on my arm, and the scan happened to catch the mass in my neck. By the following month, I had a diagnosis. People kept telling me it was “the good cancer”, the kind that can be taken out neatly and has a high survival rate. But I’m 54, and my dad died of cancer in his 50s, so that shadow came down on me hard.My eldest son was doing A-levels at the time, so we didn’t tell him at first. I felt as if I’d stepped across some irreversible Rubicon that you hear about happening to other people, but never imagine will actually come for you. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fat jabs could slow the spread of prostate cancer and improve the effectiveness of treatment, scientists believe

Researchers will test the drugs against the disease after finding prostate cancer cells were more likely to duplicate and spread after being exposed to fat.

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3 w. ago The inspirational young girl who beat cancer to become world champion

After surviving a rare and deadly childhood cancer, a Bury schoolgirl is celebrating a very different kind of victory - becoming a world champion on the international martial arts stage.

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4 w. ago 'I thought Christmas would be my last... I was ready to give up'

Clare Davis-Eaton, 51, spent two Christmases battling metastatic base of tongue cancer and feared she wouldn't survive to see another

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