The mother and daughter received identical diagnoses just over a year apart of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs when plasma cells become abnormal and produce dangerous proteins that can cause damage to our bones, kidneys and other functions.

An annual report from the American Cancer Society shows that, for the first time, over 70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer can expect to live at least five years. The increase from the mid-1970s, when that number was just 49% is huge.

A mother-of-two with stage four bowel cancer is campaigning to stop emergency diagnoses after she was told she had the disease while she was on her own, with no family to support her. Sana Shaikh, 32, said it was "devastating" to receive her stage three bowel cancer diagnosis in an accident and emergency department.

In March 2025, veteran firefighter Ken Jones was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. His insurance company has since denied coverage for his life-saving treatment, as well as an appeal filed by his doctors.

What was once a metro Atlanta restaurateur's modest tribute to her late mother has become a multi-million-dollar philanthropy operation saving lives.

Only 183 patients referred for an urgent appointment with a breast cancer specialist were seen within 14 days between July and September 2025, according to latest figures from the Department of Health (DoH). That represents 3.5% patients who were referred for suspected breast cancer (5,309) across all five health and social care trusts.

Shame can shape how early patients get diagnosed, and how aggressively they pursue treatment, if at all. In a 2014 study, Dr. Carter-Bawa found that lung cancer stigma was tied to patients waiting longer to seek care, regardless of smoking status or health care distrust.

Sheinelle Jones thought her late husband Uche Ojeh would beat brain cancer: 'Not once did I think I was going to lose him.'