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The Latest Breaking News from Cancer Research UK

Scientists step closer to learning why advanced cancer causes sudden weight loss

A gene, called GDF15, has been found to be associated with cachexia.

The Independent UK

Genetic clues reveal how cancer might grow and spread – study

Scientists suggest the findings could one day allow doctors to use a blood test to predict how a patient’s cancer may progress.

The Independent UK

Sunbed addict's cancer hell at 21 after finding bleeding mole

Jak Howell said he thought he was 'invincible' as a teenager and would lie under UV lights five times a week

Wales Online

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Smoking age will NOT rise above 18 as Tory ministers reject official recommendation

Smokers will be encouraged to switch their fags for free vapes as part of a new government scheme, but health experts say the plans don't go 'far enough'

Daily Mirror

'I used sunbeds five times a week - I thought I was going to die after my cancer diagnosis'

Jak was addicted to sunbeds as a teen - now he warns young people against using them

Manchester Evening News

36 tributes, death and funeral notices from across Nottinghamshire

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved ones

Nottingham Post

Bristol death notices and funeral announcements from this week

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Bristol Post

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Deborah James Bowelbabe documentary - release date and where to watch

BBC have confirmed a release date for Dame Deborah James' documentary Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words. Here's details of where you can watch it and a recollection of her cancer story.

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Dame Deborah's Bowel Babe fund hits 11.3 million as mum Heather opens up on grief now 'feeling real'

Deborah sadly passed away in June last year at the age of 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer and her family are doing all they can to tackle the 'taboo of poo' with the help of funds from Cancer Research UK.

Daily Record

Deborah James’s mother: This is real, she’s not here anymore

The cancer campaigner and podcast host, who set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year at the age of 40.

The Independent UK

Dame Deborah James raises incredible £11.3million from fund set up in her final weeks

The family of Dame Deborah James have shared how the late mother-of-two and podcast host has raised an incredible £11.3million for charity from a fund set up in the last weeks of her life

Daily Mirror

Bowelbabe fund set up by Dame Deborah James raises £11.3m

Cancer Research UK said it is now distributing funds to new projects aimed at advancing research into the disease.

The Independent UK

The latest death and in memoriam notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our condolences go out to their families and friends

Wales Online

GOSH Charity launches biggest-ever appeal for £300m world-leading cancer centre

The charity is aiming to raise £3.5 million for the Build it. Beat it campaign from runners taking part in the TCS London Marathon on April 23.

The Independent UK

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Bristol Bears star Joe Batley opens up on cancer battle as he celebrates important anniversary

Joe Batley has successfully rebuilt his career and is a father after the devastating news five years ago this month

Chronicle Live

Boy, 8, from Whitley Bay swims in the North Sea every day this month to raise money for Cancer Research

Dominic Oxborough's grandad has leukaemia, and he decided to raise money to support him and other people with cancer

Daily Record

Renfrewshire golfers chip in to honour local sporting legend Barclay Howard

He was Cochrane Castle’s most famous son andnow pals at the club he championed have backed a cancer charity appeal in his name.

The Guardian - UK

All hormonal contraceptives ‘carry small increased risk of breast cancer’

Research finds use of progestogen is associated with a 20-30% higher risk but this falls after no longer taking it

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'I had a double mastectomy because my mum and sister had died from breast cancer but I was left feeling cheated'

Bami Adenipekun said, 'I felt like I had been run over by a car', when she spoke to doctors after the operation

Wales Online

The latest death notices in Swansea as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Manchester Evening News

'I was told I'd never have children after horrific medical treatment, then something incredible happened'

At just 25, Hannah faced news that ‘felt worse’ than the nightmarish moment she was told she had cancer - she was warned by doctors that she may never have a family

The Independent UK

Commonly used sweetener has ‘unexpected effect on immune system’, say scientists

Consuming a high amount of sucralose lowered the activation of T cells – a type of white blood cell – in mice, researchers found.

Chronicle Live

£6m boost for Newcastle cancer research: Money to support search to improve care for children's brain tumours, bowel and liver cancer

A funding boost will help scientists search for cures and better treatments for lethal cancers.

The Independent UK

£2.1m cash injection to help researchers detect asbestos cancer earlier

Mesothelioma, according to researchers, can take more that 40 years to develop.

The Independent UK

Fit and healthy father diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer reveals first warning sign

Geoffrey Seymour discovered blood in his stool just before his 41st birthday, which turned out to be stage four cancer

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