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Bedford family ‘Walk to Remember’ dad and grandad to raise £500 for St John’s Hospice

A Bedford mother and her two daughters raised £500 for the hospice that cared for their dad and grandad as part of the Walk to Remember campaign. Autumn sunshine accompanied...

Treatment for stage 4 rectal cancer

Rectal cancer ranks fourth among all first-time malignancies worldwide, after breast, prostate, and lung cancer, averaging about 12% of all cases, with a dramatic increase predominantly...

Team Goddo to walk 165 miles for Children with Cancer

Bedford fundraising heroes Team Goddo will walk 165 miles from Portishead to Southend, this August bank holiday raising money for a children's cancer charity...

Bedfordians must not delay getting life-saving cancer checks as NHS says “we are open and ready to treat people”

NHS East of England has said they're "open and ready to treat people" as they warn people that delaying a cancer check could cost them their lives. It follows the launch of an NHS England..

Bedford 9-year-old donates hair to children with cancer

A 9-year-old Bedford girl has donated her hair to a charity that makes wigs for children who may have lost their own hair while being treated for cancer. What's more, she's raised...

Cancer services rejig aims to improve Bedfordshire patients’ chances of survival

Multi-million-pound plans are being drawn up by NHS leaders to improve cancer services across Bedfordshire and beyond. Although the £230m price tag for moving Mount Vernon Cancer Centre to Watford Hospital...

New flashcards will help Bedford cancer patients tell young loved ones about illness

Bedford parents with cancer will now have the support of new flashcards devised by two mums who have been through the pain of telling their children about their illness. Nicola Owen...

Marathon Man Mike runs seven marathons in seven days to raise funds for Children’s cancer charity

“Not all kids and families are as fortunate as Finn and lose their battle with cancer at such a young age with so much to live for.’’

Bedford resident’s sight saved by world-first robot eye cancer operation

Bedford resident Irene Milton, 85 and a grandmother-of-seven, faced the prospect of losing an eye due to cancer. Step forward surgeons at...

Harrold residents step out in support of Bedfordshire school girl’s cancer fight

Supporters of a children’s cancer and leukaemia fund are walking a million steps to raise money for childhood cancer research. Harrold Mum, Hannah Spencer set up...

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