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Dame Esther Rantzen shares how long she has left to live after her lung cancer diagnosis

Journalist and presenter, Dame Esther Rantzen, 82, shared her lung cancer diagnosis in January and has since revealed she is facing Stage 4 cancer

Daily Mirror

How do we know health screening programmes work?

The UK is set to roll out a national lung cancer screening programme for people aged 55 to 74 with a history of smoking. The idea is to catch lung cancer at an early stage when it is more treatable.

The Conversation

Little-known lung cancer symptom on your fingers and other signs of the disease

Lung cancer doesn't always cause symptoms until it starts to spread, however some people may have early signs of the illness

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Subtle lung cancer warning sign that you may spot in your fingers

There are lesser known symptoms of cancer that are important to look out for in order to identify the disease, increasing the chances of survival.

Daily Record

Subtle lung cancer symptom spotted on your fingers - 'unexpected' sign revealed

Lung cancer can prevent more unexpected symptoms, such as a change in the shape of your fingers as well as the condition of your fingernails

Daily Mirror

Jonnie Irwin says he takes ‘every day as a gift’ as he makes rare red carpet appearance at TRIC Awards

The former A Place In The Sun presenter was first diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2020, which has since spread to his brain

Evening Standard

'The dirty disease' – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness

Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to 70 years by July 2025. It aims to save lives by detecting…

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Rishi Sunak visits Nottingham to announce extension of lung cancer screening

He visited a GP practice and a mobile targeted lung health check unit

Nottingham Post

Free lung cancer screenings to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

The Independent UK

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

Evening Standard

New £270million project could find or prevent extra 9,000 lung cancers

Smoking is still the leading cause, and it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers

Wales Online

All people in England who have smoked to be offered middle-age lung screening

NHS pilot scheme to be rolled out nationwide in drive to save lives by detecting and treating cancer earlier

The Guardian - UK

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out: Government

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

The Independent UK

Andrew Strauss recalls wife's first words after learning devastating cancer diagnosis

Ruth Strauss died in December 2018, a year after receiving the shock diagnosis of lung cancer and Andrew Strauss has set up a charity in her honour, which will be on show at Lord's during the Ashes

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‘Sex drives people mad’: Esther Rantzen shares her most important life lessons

Rantzen, 82, revealed her lung cancer had progressed to stage four this May

Daily Mirror

Ex-smokers could get test in bid to improve 'silent killer' survival rates

Ministers are reportedly considering the plan to catch tumours early and improve patients' chances as data shows we lag behind much of Europe

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Jonnie Irwin says he wants people to learn from 'mistake' he made before cancer diagnosis

The A Place in the Sun television presenter was given the life-changing terminal diagnosis after first experiencing symptoms of lung cancer in 2020.

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Jonnie Irwin 'wants people to learn' from his 'mistake' as he battles terminal cancer

The former A Place in the Sun frontman has opened up on one huge regret he has over his terminal lung cancer, sharing advice to other families suffering the same disease

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A Place In The Sun star Jonnie Irwin opens up about one regret amid cancer battle

Channel 4 A Place In The Sun star has opened up as he continues to fight terminal lung cancer.

Daily Mirror

Jane McDonald's heartbreak - reunion with childhood sweetheart to tragic death

Television star Jane McDonald's life sadly changed forever when she tragically lost her beloved partner of 13 years, Walter 'Eddie' Rothe, to lung cancer in March 2021

Daily Record

Ditching red meat and alcohol can cut risk of bowel, breast and lung cancer, study finds

The research anaylused the impacting of limiting certain lifestyle habits such as drinking alcohol and eatint certain foods to find out if and by how much cancer risk may be reduced.

The Guardian - UK

Action to tackle air pollution failing to keep up with research

Globally, outdoor air pollution is second only to tobacco as greatest cause of lung and respiratory cancers

Sports Illustrated

Homer Jones, First NFL Player to Spike Football After TD, Dies at 82

He died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer.

Wales Online

'Beautiful' mum developed cough and died two weeks after call from GP

Kirsty Guy was suffering lung cancer and was told she was not fit to fly on holiday and died soon afterwards

USA Today Sports Media Group

Homer Jones, Giants WR first credited with spiking football, dies at 82

Former Giants star WR Homer Jones has died after a battle with lung cancer

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