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Personal Stories

“It must be more than just bad luck – it must be genetic”: Three women with BRCA gene mutations share their experiences

by Amy Warnock
| Personal stories

9 October 2024

As we look back on 30 years since the discovery of BRCA1, here three women with faulty BRCA genes share their experiences of cancer.

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Lina speaks to Dr Hugo De La Pena who is looking at cancer scans on a computer screen

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“Do whatever you can, I need to live - I have my little girl”: Lina's story

by Elisa Mitchell , Amy Warnock
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28 October 2024

Gower and his children looking at an ipad showing a photo of Gower's father

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When lung cancer killed my dad, the first thing I did was light up a cigarette

by Gower Tan
| Opinion

17 October 2024

Michael, on a large screen, speaking at Cancer Research UK's Early Diagnosis conference

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A tale of two diagnoses: A patient’s perspective on the importance of earlier diagnosis

by Michael Anderson
| Personal stories

10 October 2024

Personal Stories

“It must be more than just bad luck – it must be genetic”: Three women with BRCA gene mutations share their experiences

by Amy Warnock
| Personal stories

9 October 2024

Personal Stories

“Do whatever you can, I need to live - I have my little girl”: Lina's story

by Elisa Mitchell , Amy Warnock
| Personal stories

28 October 2024

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Policy & Insight

When lung cancer killed my dad, the first thing I did was light up a cigarette

by Gower Tan
| Opinion

17 October 2024

Personal Stories

A tale of two diagnoses: A patient’s perspective on the importance of earlier diagnosis

by Michael Anderson
| Personal stories

10 October 2024

Personal Stories

“It must be more than just bad luck – it must be genetic”: Three women with BRCA gene mutations share their experiences

by Amy Warnock
| Personal stories

9 October 2024

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Abdullah, Aleesha-Marie and Faye, who all took part in clinical trials funded by Cancer Research UK

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What's it like for your child to be part of a clinical trial?

by Tom Bourton , Tim Gunn
| Personal stories

3 September 2024

Issy, Jake and Joram, who shared their stories with us for Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month.

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What's it like to be diagnosed with cancer as a teenager?

by Tom Bourton , Tim Gunn
| Personal stories

2 April 2024

Steph Phillips, Dr Miriam Dixon-Zegeye & Professor Sarah Blagden

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Li Fraumeni Syndrome and the start of precision cancer prevention

by Tim Gunn
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19 September 2023

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