2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (885+ words) When Alan Wake was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2025, it confirmed what he already knew in his own mind. The father-of-two had already been through the disease twice - albeit it was his wife who had been affected. Julie had…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (414+ words) Two women, who became friends while one of them was "terrified" as she waited for her first cancer treatment, have come up with a "hug in a bag" to help other patients going through the same thing. Maureen Williams, a…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (389+ words) More than 200 sculptures and new art works will be on show in the grounds of a vineyard from this weekend to help raise money for breast cancer research. Art for Cure has been running since 2014 and was launched in the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (582+ words) "I started off thinking 'why not?' I'm going to take part," said the 39-year-old, from Withington in Manchester. "I'm probably low risk so there's no harm. I have no family history so I wasn't really worried." It was a life-changing…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (253+ words) A trial will see patients with worrying breast cancer symptoms able to book appointments directly with diagnostic clinics, without going to see their GP. Self-referrals would be made through NHS 111 online or the NHS app, aimed at speeding up diagnoses…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (399+ words) The Queen was joined by former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner on a visit to a cancer charity she has supported for the past 18 years. Queen Camilla went to Maggie's centre in Cheltenham on Wednesday, to mark the organisation's 30th anniversary. Halliwell-Horner,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (637+ words) Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden says even the smallest dance moves improved her bone strength and mental health during her cancer treatment. The 35-year-old joined a dance class for over-60s in Swansea aimed at improving strength and balance to reduce…...