Last October, the Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts announced she’d been diagnosed with bowel cancer. She’s been through intense treatment, and now wears a stoma bag as her bowel recovers. This month, Adele and her stoma – which she’s named Audrey – are on the front …
Celebrity chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver has been protesting outside No 10 Downing Street with an Eton mess dessert following a government decision to delay implementing parts of its obesity strategy. The government announced last week that a ban on promotional offers around unhealthy food, like …
You, Me and the Big C’s Deborah James has revealed she is receiving end-of-life care at home for bowel cancer. Speaking to BBC Breakfast’s Graham Satchell, the broadcaster said she had gone to her parents’ home to spend her remaining time with her family because it …
The latest data from NHS England shows that ambulance response times are now at their highest since the current system was introduced five years ago. Willow Clark, who was nine-years-old at the time, fell off her bike in October, cracking her helmet and leaving her with …
Lucienne, Charlotte and Sarah, from Sutton in south London, have all been part of the National Down Syndrome Policy Group which has been working to bring about change for people with the condition. After lobbying the government, listening to issues from people with Down’s syndrome and …
A woman has had a rare cancerous tumour removed after finding a strange lump growing in her stomach area. The tumour weighed several kilograms and one of Stephanie Coles’ friends named a kettle bell after it, due to its large size and weight. Ms Coles, from …
More than 200 brain tumour patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge are to have the entire genetic code of their cancer sequenced. The Minderoo Precision Brain Tumour Programme aims to speed up diagnosis and help personalise treatment for patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. It’s …
A teenage girl who tried to take her own life is volunteering her time to help other young people struggling with mental health. Chelsea, from Nottingham, experienced low mood, anxiety and self-harm and was eventually referred to the crisis team at Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Child and Adolescent …
