I refuse to let cancer define me

As she sat on the final evening of her Greek holiday, Tracey van Alphen-Read knew what awaited her at home would be the biggest challenge of her life. The 50-year-old community nurse from Gloucestersh

With latest statistics showing that cancer will affect half of us, Lisa Ellson, 53, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, shares her story and how her own diagnosis led her to create something special to help people everywhere…

The battle with breast cancer is one of the most intense fights a woman can face – but embracing a new body shape can bring with it a whole new confidence, as Rachel Loos discovers

When the doctor said, ‘It’s gone to your bones, I can’t cure it,’ everything changed. I’d walked into that room thinking I was about to be told when my chemotherapy would start. I’d mentally prepared

Paula Radcliffe relishes every single moment with her daughter, Isla, after the 18-year-old’s devastating experiences with ovarian cancer, five years ago. But now that Isla has returned to full health

When I lost my soulmate I turned to my furry friend