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Health watchdog backs wider use of breast cancer tumour profiling tests

More people with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy after a health watchdog recommended the wider use of tumour profiling tests. The tests, which provide information on the genetic makeup of breast cancer tumours, can help medics and ...

09 May 2024 at 12:59

Man, 31, donates stem cells twice to help two different people

A man in his 30s has given his stem cells twice in the space of a decade to help save the lives of two people, becoming one of just 0.7% of donors to do so. Brad Green, from Sheffield, was inspired to sign the Anthony Nolan register at the ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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I don’t know how long I’ve got left: Dad given terminal breast cancer diagnosis after losing mum and stepmum to disease

A father given a terminal breast cancer diagnosis after losing his mother and stepmother to the same disease will take part in a charity fashion show to raise awareness to help others – but he does not know how much time he has got left. ...

12 Apr 2024 at 06:30

Health

Mum with incurable cancer at 37 outlives ‘sell-by date’ and now looks ahead to 50th birthday and clubbing with her son

A mother-of-two who felt she had been given a “death sentence” when she was told her cancer is incurable at the age of 37 has “managed to outlive the sell-by date” by several years and said she wants to highlight that “life with ...

26 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Health

Mother who felt she was being ‘eaten away’ after hot flushes led to leukaemia diagnosis says ‘don’t ignore the symptoms’

A mother who felt she was being “eaten away” after hot flushes led to an incurable blood cancer diagnosis in her late 50s has said she is learning to let go of her old self to “recreate the new me” as she responds well to ...

11 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Health

Dad told he looked like Casper the ghost before cancer diagnosis outlives three-week prognosis and will ‘keep fighting’

A father-of-three who was told he looked like “Casper the ghost” before being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and given three weeks to live, meaning he has planned his own Requiem Mass and funeral, has ...

06 Sept 2023 at 08:28

Health

Dad who beat cancer twice praises new ‘miracle’ ultrasound treatment for saving his life after the ‘hell’ of chemo

A father who beat cancer twice in just over a year has praised a new non-invasive ultrasound treatment which most recently saved his life as a “miracle” after the “hell” of chemotherapy. Dad of four Stuart Emerson,...

14 Jan 2025 at 06:30

New drug ‘could boost effectiveness of chemotherapy’, developers say

A take-at-home tablet could boost the way cancer patients respond to chemotherapy, according to the medical experts who developed it. The drug, known as KCL-HO-1i, works by disarming a defence mechanism that ...

11 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Father-of-three with terminal brain cancer hopes to set cycling world record

A father-of-three with terminal brain cancer hopes to set a world record by cycling further than anyone undergoing chemotherapy ever has before, to encourage fellow patients to “enjoy life”. Robert Seaward, ...

20 May 2024 at 00:01

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West Donegal cancer-survivor urges people to act before the alarm bell rings

A west Donegal woman is sharing her breast cancer journey on social media in a bid to raise awareness. Ashlene Finnegan, now 53, of Killult, Gortahork, hopes her story helps take the stigma out of getting ...

28 Feb 2025 at 17:33

Health

Girl diagnosed with cancer at 15 who missed Year 11 went to prom wearing ‘princess Belle’ dress despite intensive chemo

A girl diagnosed with cancer at 15 after discovering a lump in her neck and missed Year 11, but was able to attend her school prom and wear a “princess Belle” dress during her intensive treatment, wants ...

26 Feb 2024 at 06:30

Gene test could guide use of chemotherapy in bowel cancer patients

A gene test routinely used on the NHS can also shed light on whether a bowel cancer patient will respond – or be resistant – to chemotherapy, scientists have found. Known as the KRAS test, it is ...

02 Mar 2023 at 16:00

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