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Nearly 10,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year in the UK – but late diagnosis often means the prognosis is bleak.
Though Vicki’s approach to dying was far from ordinary, I vowed not to rest until we had spread the word about the terrible disease, and made her death make a difference.
General secretary makes first public appearance since being diagnosed with breast cancer six months ago.
The former sports presenter is raising awareness of the symptom, which he didn't recognise as a sign of blood cancer before his wife's death.
Six months after he was in intensive care with pneumonia and chest sepsis, he walked 180 miles across the Cape Wrath Trail.
The 37-year-old, who completed treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer last year, covered almost 134 miles.
The 74-year-old singer has been given the all-clear from prostate cancer, following a secret battle that lasted three years. He urged men at an event on Saturday to get themselves checked in the hope of catching it early.
The singer is now urging other men to go to the doctor, insisting his successful treatment was down to "catching it early".
The latest findings could inform new medicines to protect hair follicles.
The UK has the poorest five-year survival rate for five out of seven cancers, including bowel and lung.