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Pensioner back golfing after leg bone removed then reinserted in 12-hour op

A cancer patient whose shin bone was surgically removed, sent to another hospital for radiation treatment and then reinserted has said she feels “extremely lucky” to still have her leg two years on. Keen golfer Jan Ritson, 73, had her tibia removed ...

29 Jul 2022 at 17:44

New drug hope for children with primary bone cancer

A new drug that potentially works against all main types of primary bone cancer in children has been described by the scientists who developed it as “the most important drug discovery in the field” for nearly half a century. Tests showed the ...

08 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Health

Woman who dreamt she would get cancer diagnosed a second time weeks before holding ‘all clear from cancer’ celebration

A 36-year-old woman who had “warning dreams” as a child that she was going to get cancer has been diagnosed for a second time just weeks before she was due to celebrate being cured. Abi Galatia was diagnosed with breast cancer after winning ...

22 Jun 2023 at 10:42

Entertainment

Jake Quickenden to dress as bone for London Marathon in memory of little brother

Jake Quickenden has revealed that he will run his first ever marathon dressed as a “massive” bone in memory of his younger brother Oliver. Oliver was just 19 when he died of bone cancer in 2012, the same disease that killed their father ...

08 Apr 2023 at 12:15

Bone cancer survivor to don crutches for London Marathon to inspire others

To mark 10 years in remission from an aggressive bone cancer, a university support officer hopes his “bonkers” idea to take on the London Marathon using crutches will inspire others who have encountered life-altering events. Adam Lever,...

14 Apr 2023 at 12:02

Health

Woman who fought off cancer three times with chemotherapy, amputation and surgeries qualifies as a doctor to ‘give back’

A woman who said “the horror just did not end” when her aggressive cancer returned twice – once after “brutal” chemotherapy and surgery and again after an amputation – is now working in the NHS to give back to the healthcare service ...

07 Nov 2023 at 07:00

Health

Girl who lost leg to cancer at 13 says life is ‘blossoming’ with opportunity after drumming with Sam Ryder at Eurovision

A girl who had a leg amputated at 13 after her sore knee turned out to be cancer said she wants to share her motto – “I’m not what happened to me, I’m what I choose to become” – after skiing in Bulgaria, playing football for ...

30 May 2023 at 07:00

New immunotherapy could treat cancer in the bone, study suggests

A new type of immunotherapy could help to treat bone cancer, new research suggests. Developed by UCL researchers, the treatment has shown promising results against a bone cancer called osteosarcoma. Osteosarcoma is ...

29 May 2024 at 19:00

Health

‘My knee pain turned out to be a rare bone cancer – my leg had to be amputated to save my life’

A 19-year-old student whose persistent knee pain turned out to be a rare bone cancer has had her leg amputated in a life-saving operation after it suddenly ballooned in size. Alicia Ortstad, a salad shop worker, ...

22 Jan 2025 at 06:30

Health

New mum who broke arm fitting car seat forced to have limb amputated following bone cancer diagnosis

A young mother whose arm broke while fitting a car seat just weeks after giving birth had to have the limb amputated after doctors discovered she had been living with bone cancer. Jessica Lane, 31, from ...

07 Oct 2024 at 06:30

Health

Woman, 25, whose back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica dies 10 months after ‘grapefruit-sized’ tumour found in pelvis

An athletic 25-year-old whose back pain was misdiagnosed as sciatica died from bone cancer less than a year after a “grapefruit-sized” tumour was found in her pelvis. Kate Drummond was “fit and ...

21 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Health

Rare case of cancer usually seen in adolescents claims 45-year-old’s life after ‘golf ball-sized’ lump found on shoulder

The partner of a 45-year-old who died with a rare cancer usually seen in adolescents after a “golf ball-sized” lump appeared on his shoulder said his life has been “completely smashed”. Oliver ...

14 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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