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Cancer

Here's where you'll find updates and news pertaining to cancer, its causes, symptoms, and the latest research. Cancer is a disease which comes in many forms but chiefly involves abnormal cells in a certain part of the body reproducing uncontrollably.

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Mum had both breasts removed after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer

Channel: UK UK January 3, 2020 By Lucy Middleton
Esme Handley passed away on New Years Day @esmeelionheart

Girl who became social media star in battle against leukaemia dies age 3

Channel: News News January 2, 2020 By Faye Brown

Woman's chicken pox scar turned into skin cancer 30 years later

Channel: UK UK January 2, 2020 By Elisa Menendez
Breast cancer breakthrough

Breast cancer treatment breakthrough has 'enormous potential' to save thousands

Channel: UK UK January 1, 2020 By Harrison Jones
Running woman illustration

Less than 25 minutes of exercise a day could help ward off cancer, study finds

Channel: Health Health December 28, 2019 By Hattie Gladwell
Revolutionary cancer treatment

British woman is first in the world to get revolutionary new cancer treatment

Channel: UK UK December 18, 2019 By Harrison Jones
Fiona Casely

Teen stops celebrating Christmas because of memories of cancer diagnosis

Channel: Health Health December 17, 2019 By Laura Abernethy
Ross Saxton-Davies

‘Fit and healthy’ hotel worker died weeks after mole was diagnosed as cancer

Channel: UK UK December 16, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga
beth durkin olivia cancer

Mum told she has months to live after baby survives intensive care

Channel: UK UK December 15, 2019 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Teen creates calendar with positive messages every day in memory of his favourite teacher

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 15, 2019 By Laura Abernethy

Cancer-stricken mum grieving death of murdered son hit with hospital parking fines

Channel: UK UK December 14, 2019 By Elisa Menendez
GV comp of Dr and xray

Breast cancer drug benefits patients for years after they stop taking it

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Chris Caulfield

Fitness model with a lump on her ankle told she has incurable cancer

Channel: Health Health December 11, 2019 By Jessica Lindsay
Dr Manish Shah has been found guilty of a string of sexual assaults on his patients

Doctor facing jail for sexually assaulting 23 women and girls

Channel: News News December 10, 2019 By Faye Brown

Mum's unlikely bond with stem cell donor who saved her life

Channel: UK UK December 18, 2019 By Elisa Menendez
Noah comp

Little boy has eye removed days after Christmas after mum spots rare cancer in photo

Channel: Families Families December 10, 2019 By Natalie Morris
Stephanie Wigglesworth was given a new tongue made from her arm (Picture: SWNS)

Woman gets new tongue made from her arm after fighting cancer

Channel: UK UK December 9, 2019 By Jen Mills
ellie waters cancer doctor

Teen who beat rare cancer vows to become a doctor to help others like her

Channel: UK UK December 8, 2019 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Mehlyk (PA REAL LIFE/COLLECT)

Parents' last fight to save son, 4, who still has cancer after nine rounds of chemo

Channel: UK UK November 26, 2019 By Harrison Jones
Dean Sullivan played Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside

Brookside Jimmy Corkhill legend has been fighting cancer

Channel: Soaps Soaps November 26, 2019 By Duncan Lindsay