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Man whose eye was ‘protruding from head’ says he visited hospitals nine times before cancer diagnosis

A 24-year-old who thought his eye might “fall out of (his) head” as it was “protruding” said he visited hospitals nine times before being told he had a rare cancerous tumour on his optic nerve. Farid Oladapo, a sports teaching assistant who lives in ...

03 Apr 2024 at 06:30

Entertainment

Stephen Fry leads celebrities backing cancer campaign call for more volunteers

Stephen Fry is among the famous faces who have backed a campaign led by cancer charities in a bid to recruit a new generation of volunteers. The actor and writer, who announced his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2018, features in a new video for the ...

16 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Blind boy with brain tumour takes on skydive after raising £169,000 for charity

A blind teenager with a brain tumour who has raised more than £160,000 for a cancer charity is to take on a skydive as his final daring pursuit before “retiring and concentrating on GCSEs”. Jack Thompson, 16, was diagnosed with a low grade glioma,...

15 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Blind teenager with brain tumour completes ‘brilliant’ skydive for charity

A blind teenager with a brain tumour was brimming with joy after completing a “brilliant” skydive to raise money for a cancer charity. Jack Thompson, 16, was diagnosed with a low grade glioma, a type of brain tumour, on his optic nerve when he ...

21 Jul 2024 at 14:25

Health

‘Doctors thought itchy lump was ringworm or a tattoo allergy – it was cancer and I’ve paid £3k on travel for treatment’

An electrician whose itchy lump was thought to be ringworm or a tattoo ink allergy but was actually cancer has spent thousands travelling to and from hospital to receive treatment. In February 2020, Ben Collins, 24, who lives in Colchester, ...

17 Oct 2024 at 06:30

Northern Ireland

Relaxing lottery rules in NI ‘would hand charities multimillion funding boost’

Assembly members have been urged to back a law change that supporters claim would deliver a multimillion-pound windfall for charities in the region. Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland has launched a public consultation on her private member’s ...

09 May 2025 at 17:46

Mother to join Kiltwalk to raise funds for charity she set up in son’s memory

A mother whose six-year-old son died eight months after he was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour is undertaking a charity walk to raise money for the charity she and her husband set up in his memory. Ashley McKenzie’s son Jaxon, a ...

11 Sept 2025 at 14:59

Derry News

Derry family raise over £31,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer since passing of their son

A Derry family has raised over £31,000 for Young Lives vs Cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer Northern Ireland Fundraising took to Facebook to thank Arnold and Andrena Boyd for their efforts. Their son, Oran Boyd, sadly passed away on ...

23 Jan 2025 at 20:33

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