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Researchers have developed way to reprogramme bone marrow cells, study suggests

Researchers have developed a new technique which could potentially make the usual transplantation processes of finding a suitable bone marrow donor redundant. Bone marrow transplants can be used to treat blood cell cancers and sometimes to cure ...

27 Jul 2023 at 19:00

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 the lives of other children”. Amy Dixon, ...

07 Jul 2023 at 08:32

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Bone marrow match needed for St Johnston mum-of-four battling leukaemia

A young St Johnston mother-of-four who is battling leukaemia needs a match for a bone marrow transplant. Patrice McCrossan, née Rodgers, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in January. The 33-year-old, a mother to four children who ...

29 Mar 2024 at 17:33

Health

‘I have a 1 in 6 million condition and walking feels like stepping on hot coals – now I’m running the London Marathon’

A young sportsman whose health “disappeared overnight” after he was diagnosed with a “one in six million” condition which makes him feel like he is walking on “hot coals” due to nerve damage in his feet is preparing to tackle the London ...

04 Apr 2024 at 10:21

Health

Mum ‘disappointed’ it took nearly fatal cancer diagnosis for doctors to address painful and lifelong sickle cell disease

A young mother has said she is “disappointed” it took a potentially fatal lymphoma diagnosis for doctors to address her painful sickle cell disease after the lifelong condition was “cured” by her gruelling cancer treatment. Blessing ...

18 Sept 2024 at 06:30

Health

Strangers who became ‘best friends’ after stem cell donation saved the other’s life celebrate 25 years since transplant

Two strangers who became “best friends” after a stem cell donation saved the other’s life have celebrated 25 years since the transplant took place by writing letters to each other every year. Samantha Johnson, 42, a community ...

10 Jan 2025 at 06:30

Health

‘Healthy’ boy, nine, diagnosed with rare blood condition after tiredness and bruises now faces bone marrow transplant

A “healthy” boy suffering from tiredness and bruises has been diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening blood condition and now faces a bone marrow transplant and six weeks of isolation. Joey Stowell, nine, from Cornwall, was ...

13 Nov 2024 at 06:30

Health

Dad told he has leukaemia on Valentine’s and planned funeral looks forward to meal with wife in remission one year later

A father-of-four who was told he has leukaemia on Valentine’s Day 2023 and given 24 hours to live on two occasions during treatment, leading him to plan his own funeral, has since reached remission and is looking forward ...

14 Feb 2024 at 06:30

Health

‘Cancer isn’t all about chemo’ – Mother says gut-friendly recipes helped improve son’s survival chances from 13% to 97%

A mother who claims her gut-friendly recipes helped improve her young son’s survival chances from leukaemia from 13% to 97% has said “cancer isn’t all about chemo”. Sarah Cripps, 38, a business owner from Surrey, said ...

04 Feb 2025 at 06:30

Bone marrow tests ‘double survival time for blood cancer patients’, trial finds

A highly sensitive test that detects traces of disease in the bone marrow of patients with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer could help double their chances of survival, a first-of-its-kind trial has found. ...

28 Apr 2025 at 23:30

Stem cell plea from man with rare blood disorder who wants to be ‘normal again’

A man who was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening blood disorder after noticing a rash on his legs after running has launched an urgent appeal to find a stem cell donor. Dan Chapman, 31, said that while he ...

07 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Health

Mum facing terminal diagnosis after son died of cancer shares support for assisted dying and hopes to ‘cuddle him again’

A mother who lost her seven-year-old to cancer and now faces her own terminal diagnosis has shared her support for assisted dying as she hopes to “cuddle (her son) again” without facing the “cruel” treatment he ...

08 May 2024 at 09:49

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