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Cancer

Girl, 7, who had no symptoms diagnosed with brain tumour after mum spotted tiny signs
Real Life
'It should be as normal as going to the hairdressers or going to see a dentist'
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'I was only 23... I'd urge anyone who suspects something isn't right to see a GP and be persistent'
Cancer
Alexia Strickson has urged people to be vigilant around skin cancer after her own close call
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Gut toxin from common bug could be driving bowel cancer in young people
Science
Exposure to a common toxin in childhood has been linked to a rise in bowel cancer in under-50s
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'ChatGPT gave me a palm reading and chilling prediction made me run to doctor's'
Artificial intelligence
A woman who shared a photo of her palm with an AI chatbot for a reading was left horrified when it sent her a dark prediction that made her book an appointment with a doctor
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Groundbreaking blood test trialled by NHS can detect 12 common cancers 'earlier and faster'
Cancer
Health officials say the blood test trial marks an "exciting new era in cancer detection"
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We were just a normal family but in a matter of hours, our world has been thrown upside down
Real Life
The family of Callum Stone, 15, who was sent home from school with a headache, were left 'shattered'
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Dad's tragic diagnosis after experiencing pain and needing to pee more often
Cheshire
Chris Cotton, 50, from Cheshire, has had his world turned upside-down after first being diagnosed with a UTI in October 2022
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Greater Manchester hospital named 'best in the country' in one treatment area
NHS
The hospital has been named the best in the country for accuracy in the crucial test, and is rated as one of the fastest in getting the results
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Woman, 25, dies as back pain 'misdiagnosed as sciatica' before shock diagnosis
Cancer
The sister of a woman who died less than a year after a "grapefruit-sized tumour" was discovered say "things could have been different" if the cancer was spotted sooner
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Sky News star Jacquie Beltrao reveals 'miracle drug' made her cancer-free after stage 4 diagnosis
Cancer
Presenter Jacquie Beltrao has spoken of the "pure joy and relief" after a pioneering drug reversed her stage 4 cancer
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'He faced every battle head-on, both on and off the pitch': Football world pays tribute to Rochdale legend Joe Thompson
Rochdale
Joe Thompson has died aged 36 after being diagnosed with cancer for a third time
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Joe Thompson's wife's tribute to 'incredible and courageous' husband after his death, aged 36
Rochdale
Former Rochdale footballer Joe has sadly died aged 36 after a battle with cancer
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'I'm walking 1,200 miles from Manchester to Ibiza in my flip-flops'
Charity
Henry Moores is raising money for a children's cancer charity
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"I wore fake eyelashes to hide my 'black eye' for years - now doctors have told me it's cancer"
Real Life
Daraine Cunningham's primary school teacher noticed her 'swollen' left eye when she was just nine years old but GPs blamed it on her having migraines.
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Common diabetes drug may 'slow down or prevent' cancer in those at risk of 'aggressive' form of disease
Cancer
A widely used diabetes drug holds promise in the treatment of the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, new research suggests
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'I thought it was a tummy bug, then doctors told me the worst news a parent can hear'
Health
Mia Courtney, 5, and her mum Molly had both been suffering from a sickness bug before the devastating diagnosis
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Young doctor told she has leukaemia while on shift in A&E
NHS
Alice Bolton, 28, was working in A&E as she was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer
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'We received the most devastating news just days after our son won man of the match'
Lancashire
Tracey Jones said her 11-year-old football-mad son Nicholas' life at school, and with friends, just stopped in a matter of hours
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'I was a really fit, healthy doctor living a happy life until something completely out of the blue at work'
Salford
The then-31-year-old was rushed to A&E at the hospital where she was working as a fertility doctor
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What is the pregnancy drug DES? The medication given to 300,000 women now linked to 'rare cancer risk'
Health
The anti-miscarriage drug Diethylstilbestrol was prescribed on the NHS for nearly four decades
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'Innovative' new pill given green light for NHS use in 'landmark moment' for common deadly cancer
Cancer
Experts say the treatment will give patients "precious extra time with their families"
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NHS give green light for daily pill for 'devastating and debilitating' cancer
Health
The tablet is the first targeted treatment for the most common form of bladder cancer, urothelial cancer
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Simple at-home test could transform 'aggressive' deadly cancer diagnosis
Health
The "life-saving" test could help to catch the cancer early and save the NHS £500 million a year
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'My skin started turning yellow and I got dizzy climbing stairs, then a stranger saved my life'
Salford
'There wasn't a single part of my body that wasn't in pain'
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