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Charity reveals Raymond Briggs made annual donations in honour of his wife

A blood cancer charity has hailed the late Raymond Briggs a “quietly generous man” who supported them for years in memory of his wife. Briggs’ family announced in a statement through his publisher, Penguin Random House, that he died at the age of 88 ...

10 Aug 2022 at 18:03

Free Covid testing must continue to protect vulnerable – charities

Covid-19 testing should continue to be free for all to protect people at severe risk of illness if they get the virus, a group of charities has said. Speculation has mounted as to whether the Government’s Living With Covid strategy for England will ...

17 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Fewer than half of immunocompromised in England have had booster jabs – new data

Fewer than half of immunocompromised people in England have had a Covid-19 vaccine booster dose, new data shows. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced in November that immunocompromised people – the group the NHS ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Myeloma sufferer: Premature birth of my son saved my life

A myeloma sufferer from Dingwall says her premature pregnancy “saved her life” after she began experiencing severe back pain due to a late cancer diagnosis. Mother-of-two, Hannah Toohill, 31, was told in May 2018 that her excruciating back ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Alarming racial inequality over third jabs, blood cancer charity says

A charity has said there is an “alarming” racial inequality in England for people who are severely immunocompromised and require a third Covid-19 vaccine. Blood Cancer UK said 84% of immunocompromised people from a white British ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:30

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer – poll

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer despite it being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, according to new research released by a charity. The YouGov poll of 2,230 UK adults was ...

01 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Health & Wellbeing

9 key signs of leukaemia, as awareness is called ‘non-existent’

Although most people have heard of leukaemia, “extremely worrying” new research has found awareness of the blood cancer’s symptoms is “non-existent”. A joint poll by the charities Leukaemia UK (leukaemiauk.org.uk) and ...

24 Aug 2022 at 16:24

Only one in 100 people ‘aware of leukaemia symptoms’, poll shows

Leading charities have raised concerns over the population’s “non-existent” awareness of leukaemia symptoms after a new poll revealed only 1% of people know the four main symptoms. The main signs of the cancer of the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Snowman creator Raymond Briggs’ will funded cancer research in memory of wife

A blood cancer charity has paid tribute to the late Raymond Briggs this Christmas after he donated to them in his will. Blood Cancer UK revealed when The Snowman creator died at the age of 88 in August he made ...

15 Dec 2022 at 17:42

Health

Teenager left reeling when ‘freshers’ flu’ she suspects she has after enjoying the capital’s delights during her first term at university is actually blood cancer

A teenager who thought she had ‘freshers’ flu’ after enjoying the delights of university life in the capital during her first term away from home was left reeling when she discovered she had blood cancer. ...

16 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Teacher feels ‘very lucky’ to be charity’s 2,000th stem cell donor

A teacher who became the 2,000th stem cell donor for a blood cancer charity has revealed how she feels “very fortunate and lucky” to give someone a second chance at life. Amy Pringle, 28, from Glasgow, ...

16 Mar 2023 at 09:26

Health

Mum whose son, 12, died after leukaemia diagnosis aims to help ‘save other children’ with 12 fundraising challenges

A mother whose 12-year-old boy died following a leukaemia diagnosis after doctors “tried everything they possibly could” has undertaken 12 physical challenges in 12 months to raise money to “help save ...

07 Jul 2023 at 08:32

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