The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

Samantha Womack ‘would have delayed’ cancer treatment to strike with NHS staff

Womack was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2022, after Dame Olivia Newton-John died from the disease

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

EastEnders star Samantha Womack says she would have ‘delayed cancer treatment’ to strike with NHS staff

The 50-year-old actress was diagnosed with breast cancer but has since been given the all-clear

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

Cancer patient’s tongue turned black and hairy ‘after rare antibiotics reaction’

The sixty-year-old patient’s face skin also turned grey, doctors say

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

'A nail technician refused me a manicure and sent me to my GP - she saved my life'

Stacey Boss, 32, had dismissed a thin brown streak that was under her fake nails in 2019 and when a nail technician told her to see a doctor she learned she had subungual melanoma - a rare type of skin cancer that occurs under the nails

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023

Scottish mum who lost leg to rare cancer speaks out over 'tough' challenges

Chantelle has taken part in a Cancer Research UK photoshoot alongside a handful of celebrities including Mr Motivator, TV presenter Anthea Turner and actress Leslie Ash to mark the 30th anniversary of the event.

Edinburgh Live · May 12, 2023

Woman plans wedding and funeral as husband died 20 days after they married

"It's horrendous. I am so grateful to have his surname and call him my husband - it means everything."

Wales Online · May 12, 2023

'I used sunbeds for seven years, then I saw something very wrong in a selfie'

Despite being sun safety conscious for the last 15 years, Anna McCartney, 43, says the damage had already been done

Wales Online · May 12, 2023

79-year-old does marathon walk for hospitals he ‘wouldn’t be here now without’

The walk is set to finish on Saturday, Arthur Edwards’ 80th birthday.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

‘Struggling’ Tommy Spurr steeled for charity fundraiser in aid of his son

Four-year-old Rio was diagnosed with Wilms Tumour, a form of kidney cancer, last April.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Woman diagnosed with cancer after spotting telltale sign in selfie

Now left with a visible scar on her face, Anna, hopes to warn others about the negative effects of UV exposure

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023