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Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others

A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need. After a year of punishing cancer treatment, Dr Yani Berdeni could barely walk. But two-and-a-half years on from getting ...

12 Mar 2024 at 08:00

Stem cells donated in 2008 change life of five-year-old boy with rare condition

A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated 15 years ago. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was ...

20 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Health

Mother diagnosed with leukaemia, who had to give birth to stillborn to save her life, now appreciating ‘simple things’

A mother who was diagnosed with leukaemia while pregnant, and had to give birth to her stillborn baby to save her own life – before having to “fight” the cancer again when it returned, is now in remission and encouraging others to ...

08 Feb 2024 at 06:30

Health

‘I didn’t think I’d see my kids grow up after my sore throat led to incurable cancer – I’m lucky to be here 16 years on’

A mother-of-two who did not think she would see her children grow up after a sore throat led to an incurable blood cancer diagnosis has said she feels “lucky” to be here 16 years on. Deb Gascoyne, 50, from Hagley, West Midlands, ...

14 Jan 2026 at 06:30

Health

Mum who was given lifesaving stem cells by her son says Christmas will be a celebration rather than a chore

A mum who was given lifesaving stem cells by her son so she could enjoy Christmas after a terrifying leukaemia diagnosis says she no longer views the festive period as a “chore”. Linda Sellar, 64, a retired civil servant, was ...

18 Dec 2023 at 07:00

Man cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say

A man has been cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant, researchers say. The 53-year-old, known as the Dusseldorf Patient, is just the third person worldwide to be cured of the condition using the treatment. He has been ...

20 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Health

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 ...

05 May 2023 at 07:00

Health

Public help dad raise thousands for intense chemo treatment in Mexico after ‘life-changing’ multiple sclerosis news

Members of the public have helped a dad of two with multiple sclerosis raise thousands for treatment in Mexico, after defeat at a sports day parents’ race set alarm bells ringing. James Coull, 44, who is based on the ...

25 Feb 2025 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 ...

10 Jan 2025 at 06:30

Family

Toddler diagnosed with fast-spreading leukaemia now cancer-free thanks to stem cell transplant from umbilical cord in US

A toddler in Essex who was diagnosed with fast-spreading leukaemia is now cancer-free thanks to stem cells from an umbilical cord from the US, while a subsequent donation drive by his grateful mother has resulted ...

23 Feb 2024 at 06:30

Family

Doctor told she has leukaemia while on shift in A&E just one hour after blood test for suspected glandular fever

A young doctor was told she has leukaemia while on shift in A&E just one hour after having a blood test for suspected glandular fever in the same hospital. Alice Bolton, 28, who divides her time between Surrey ...

14 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Health

Mother diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, anorexia and incurable cancer says she ‘doesn’t feel afraid of dying any more’

A mother who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) just days before her 30th birthday and later told she has myeloma – an incurable type of blood cancer – said she has “taught (herself) a whole new script ...

11 Aug 2023 at 07:00

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