The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

Pharmacist hopes to beat world record at London Marathon dressed as a tree

Rob Duncombe, chief pharmacist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, is to take on the running event dressed as an oak tree.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

A new start after 60: I overcame my fear of water – and learned to swim at 69

As a child, Jill Craven would do anything to avoid swimming lessons. Decades later, recovering from cancer, she got back in the pool

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

Her husband never saw first scan result for the cancer that was killing him - now widow is 'insulted' with £100 offer

"I couldn't be more offended"

Manchester Evening News · Sep 26, 2022

Messages to young woman living 'one big nightmare' after rare cancer diagnosis

Sarah's smear was postponed as a result of the pandemic

Liverpool Echo · Sep 25, 2022

Mick Tisbury's 12-year fight to protect firefighters from PFAS toxic foam contamination

For over a decade, Mick Tisbury fought to expose the extent of an alarming chemical contamination scandal. Then, with no medical training, the firefighter found an ingenious solution to help those who’d been exposed.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

How a 'glimmer of hope' can make a big difference for one in four survivors

Karen Maddison was introduced to the woman she describes as her "glimmer of hope" soon after she received her breast cancer diagnosis.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 25, 2022

Scots mum dies of terminal cancer after five-year battle with disease

After deciding to stop chemotherapy due to the unbearable side effects, Nina focused on fundraising to ensure her children Lilia, 15, and Sofia, 10 had stability after her passing.

Daily Record · Sep 25, 2022

Edinburgh single mum dies of terminal cancer leaving behind two daughters

The well-loved Edinburgh mum tragically passed away in a local hospice after a gruelling five year battle with the illness that has robbed two young girls of their mum

Edinburgh Live · Sep 25, 2022

Doctors told parents not to worry - and then gave baby son 'months to live'

Rebecca Parks and her partner Paul Evans were told their baby boy Luca had stage four cancer and was likely to have only months to live after tumor was spotted in his spinal cord

Daily Mirror · Sep 25, 2022

Seriously ill serial killer lies chained to hospital bed as desperate families issue final plea

Notorious Scottish murderer Peter Tobin, who has cancer, fell and broke his hip and is now refusing food and medication. Suspected of dozens of other killings, families have begged him to come clean about his victims.

Irish Mirror · Sep 25, 2022