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Finance manager diagnosed with cervical cancer after losing mum to disease is urging women to ‘listen to their bodies’

A finance manager who lost her mum to uterus cancer in her mid-20s and was later diagnosed with cervical cancer herself has said she knew she had to be “strong for the family” as she feared her children were “too young not to have a mother”. Crystal ...

01 Feb 2023 at 07:00

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Mum put on life support after infected finger led to ‘devastating’ leukaemia diagnosis says ‘giving up wasn’t an option’

A mother-of-three who noticed her finger had become infected as it was “all swollen and green” and was put in an induced coma after a “devastating” leukaemia diagnosis which left her battling for life has said “it was never an option to give up”. ...

05 May 2023 at 07:00

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Mum so scared of getting breast cancer she checks daily for lumps gets the disease twice before she is 30 and campaigns for kinder treatments

A mum whose fear of getting breast cancer prompted her to check daily for lumps for years only to have the disease twice by the time she was 30 is campaigning for kinder treatments after chemotherapy made her so sick she was hospitalised. Jade ...

10 Aug 2022 at 09:03

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Dad left with ‘no strength whatsoever’ and barely able to walk due to leukaemia treatments to take on London Marathon

A father who underwent gruelling chemotherapy for leukaemia which left him with “no strength whatsoever” and unable to walk up his local path without having to sleep for hours afterwards has now decided to take on the London Marathon. Stephen ...

15 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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Letterkenny mum Lisa Gallagher urging people to sign up for cancer care fundraiser

Letterkenny mum Lisa Gallagher is calling on people to put their best foot forward in a fun run for cancer care services this October. Letterkenny Pink Run & Walk takes place on Sunday, October 15, to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. Men, ...

09 Oct 2023 at 11:33

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 ...

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 ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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‘I was fobbed off by A&E and my GP 12 times before I was diagnosed with leukaemia – I’m grateful to still be alive’

A mother “fobbed off” by the NHS 12 times before being diagnosed with leukaemia and told she had “months to live” has said she is grateful to still be alive, despite her treatment delays. Tammy Guide, 52, a hospice volunteer from ...

02 Sept 2024 at 06:30

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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 ...

12 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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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 ...

26 Jun 2023 at 07:00

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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

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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

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