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Devastated parents pay tribute to Harri Stickler after three-year-old 'hero' loses desperate battle for lifesaving treatment

Harri Stickler was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was six months old and in February his family revealed they needed £1m to try and save his life

Wales Online · May 19, 2022

Woman with terminal lung cancer begs council to fix flat's mould she fears will kill her

Jackie Carr said her aggressive chemotherapy treatments means she has struggled to muster up the strength to fight the council on something she said should have been sorted out years ago

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

As the World Turns actress Marnie Schulenburg dies at 37 after battle with breast cancer

Marnie Schulenburg was diagnosed with breast cancer just five months after giving birth to her daughter Coda in December 2019

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

More than 42m UK adults ‘will be overweight by 2040’

Poorest set to be hit hardest by obesity crisis, Cancer Research says, as MPs accused of ‘kicking can down road’

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

More than 42 million adults in the UK ‘will be overweight or obese by 2040’

At present, 64% of adults are overweight or obese, with figures rising year on year.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

NHS checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high

Some 550,000 people checked their risk of developing the disease online during the six weeks of a campaign.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

As R. Kelly’s Chicago trial nears, things get testy between defendants

CHICAGO — With less than two months to go until ex-R&B superstar R. Kelly and two of his former associates go on trial in Chicago, the sparks are starting to fly.

Chicago Tribune · May 18, 2022

Marnie Schulenburg death: As The World Turns soap star dies aged 37

Actor was suffering from stage 4 metastatic breast cancer

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Lung cancer screening program could save 10,000 Australians over the next decade

Unlike breast and prostate cancers there is no national screening program to detect lung cancer, so by the time it's picked up it's often too late.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

U.S. Army Veteran With Cancer Begs Kansas Senate To Legalize Medical Cannabis As He Is 'Running Out Of Time'

The Kansas House of Representatives recently appointed key lawmakers from both chambers to a conference committee that will lay out details for a medical marijuana legalization bill. Cannabis advocates called the move a clear sign that reform is inevitable and can be expected soon.

Benzinga · May 18, 2022