In June 2024, Rebecca Bowyer, a 46-year-old nurse from Falmouth and an adoptee, finally received the name of her birth father from her social worker after 25 years of searching.
‘I’m 34 and thought I just had stomach cramps – but it was stage 4 cancer’ - Kirsty Laing’s shocking diagnosis has led her to launch a campaign for the bowel cancer screening age to be lowered from 50 ...
The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at once, catching disease at a stage when it is easier to treat and more likely to be curable. For ...
A 43-year-old mum diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer is urging others not to ignore symptoms and to complete FIT tests, saying early checks could save lives.
Assessments are delivered by multidisciplinary clinicians in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ...
A trip to the loo used to fill Gagan Papneja with dread. 'I'd developed a phobia of going because I would regularly see blood, and I was scared I'd got cancer,' says Gagan, 45, who works in finance.
In Britain young people are now considered one of the most at-risk groups of bowel cancer , but experts say diet, lifestyle, ...
For pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech companies eyeing global expansion, the NHS presents a paradox. It is one of the UK's most treasured institutions, providing universal healthcare to millions ...