The Latest Breaking News from Race for Life

Mum-of-two who discovered lump on her tongue cut from ‘ear to ear’ after diagnosis

Dinny Hinds, 76, underwent “smile surgery” which cut her from ear to ear to remove the deadly mass from her throat

Wales Online · Jun 30, 2023

Dame Deborah James' proud family join poo emoji-clad Lorraine Kelly for Race For Life

The Race for Life event was renamed Race for Life for Bowelbabe in honour of the campaigner who died last year after documenting her bowel cancer fight

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023

Mum trained for a marathon during radiotherapy for breast cancer

Cath Thompson ran two half marathons while undergoing radiotherapy and completed a marathon soon after her treatment was finished

Wales Online · May 11, 2023

Mum left feeling like she'd been given 'death sentence' after discovering lump on breast

Debbie Layfield, 44, was in the middle of running a bath at her home when she answered a phone call from a family member who had discovered a lump.

Daily Record · May 15, 2022

Mum-of-three given 'death sentence' after chance phone call in bath leads to diagnosis

Debbie Layfield was in the middle of running a bath at her home in Claughton, Wirral, when she answered a phone call from a family member who had found a lump

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2022

Leeds family overwhelmed as grandma turns 60 after being given just a year to live

Her daughter, who will be running in Race for Life for her mum, said she 'feels lucky'

Leeds Live · May 13, 2022

Two sisters who were diagnosed with cancer six weeks apart praying for all-clear

Tracey Pinfold, 50, and Cathy Corr, 47, saw their lives turned upside down after they discovered abnormalities on their breasts.

Daily Record · May 6, 2022

'I found out I had cancer when I was six months pregnant'

Aimee Hill, 33, had to make the almost impossible decision about whether to start her cancer treatment straight away or wait until her baby had been born

Wales Online · Apr 18, 2022