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One-legged builder who lost his limb to cancer spreads hope to other amputees with joyful TikTok dance videos

An inspiring builder who lost his leg due to cancer has become a source of hope for hundreds of thousands of people after sharing joyful dance videos on TikTok. Builder Jack Wells, 32, from Canvey Island, Essex, is now cancer free after beating the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:04

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 ...

10 Aug 2022 at 18:03

Health

Loving mum of Down’s girl left with PTSD after treatment for everything from a heart defect to leukaemia praises charity for making her smile

A devoted mum whose daughter has Down’s syndrome and was left with PTSD following years of treatment for everything from a heart condition to leukaemia has praised a very special charity for making her smile. Little Ciara Foley, 11, is one of ...

02 Aug 2022 at 08:32

Football

Former Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas vows to continue fundraising efforts

The Tour de France will end on Sunday and while ex-Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas saw his latest endeavour to complete the 2,000-mile course conclude prematurely before the Alps, he is determined to cross the finish line at ...

23 Jul 2022 at 10:00

Scotland

Advice published for use of three new medical treatments in Scotland

Three new medicines have had advice published for use in conditions including a rare and fatal genetic condition affecting young children and a form of leukaemia. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) issued the advice for ...

11 Apr 2022 at 17:25

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

Gok Wan hails family member’s cancer being in remission as Christmas miracle

Gok Wan said a new treatment that has put his 13-year-old family member’s cancer in remission is a “Christmas miracle”. The fashion guru, best known for How To Look Good Naked, has previously spoken publicly about ...

14 Dec 2022 at 16:18

‘Promising’ scientific discovery could lead to new leukaemia treatments

A “promising” discovery could potentially lead to new treatments for leukaemia, experts have said. Researchers hope the finding could pave way for new treatment options for some of the most vulnerable leukaemia ...

22 Jun 2022 at 20:00

Health

Baby diagnosed with leukaemia at just eight hours old celebrates going into remission after ‘world stopped’ for parents

A couple whose “world stopped” when their baby was diagnosed with leukaemia hours after being born are celebrating after doctors said their now eight-month-old is in remission. Laura Stubley Down, a ...

20 Mar 2023 at 09:10

Mother with leukaemia in desperate search for stem cell donor

A mother has told of her desperate search for a stem cell donor after she was diagnosed with leukaemia. Janice St Louis, 56, from London, who is of Black British Caribbean descent, needs somebody ...

17 Mar 2023 at 14:32

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