5 h. ago Teen drank five litres of water a day before devastating diagnosis

Alissa Bowman would 'relentlessly' drink water, day and night

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8 h. ago Teen diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour after being sent home from school with headache

Callum Stone was sent home from school with a headache in January and has since been diagnosed with a grade four brain tumour

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26 h. ago Warning sign of teen's inoperable cancer that hit hours before diagnosis

A devastated family have told of the extreme shock of learning their 'sporty' 15 year-old has inoperable, aggressive brain cancer - despite the only warning sign striking hours before his diagnosis.

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29 h. ago Teenager sent home from school with a headache told he has ‘inoperable’ brain tumour

The 15-year-old says he is staying positive by spending time with family and “telling lots of jokes”

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3 d. ago Amazing Kilmarnock teen planning 'dream' prom after devastating terminal cancer diagnosis

Katy Hay has planned a bucket list after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

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4 d. ago Teen diagnosed with brain tumour after vomiting and back pain

Tia Muir, 14, received the devastating brain tumour diagnosis in March.

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9 d. ago My sister died 10 years ago. Here’s what I wish I had known about dementia when she was alive | Jackie Bailey

I think back to my 20-year-old self and my sister, lost in her imagined worlds, and I feel compassion for us bothWhen my sister was 21, she was diagnosed with dementia. She had survived a malignant brain tumour diagnosis when she was 10, but her cancer was inoperable and sat directly on her hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for memory formation.My sister moved in and out of what I would call “reality”. She spent days talking to people I couldn’t see, laughing at jokes I couldn’t hear. I would cajole her into playing Scrabble with me, and after a couple of hours she might say something “normal”, like, “How are you, Jackie?” She just needed mental stimulation, I would think. If I could play Scrabble with her every day, she would come back to me. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 60s teen idol Bobby Sherman diagnosed with stage 4 cancer as wife issues heartbreaking message to fans

Sherman largely withdrew from the entertainment industry in the early 1970s, but has retained a devoted fanbase through the years.

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