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A musician, who found himself getting so tired he was regularly falling asleep during the day, was shocked to discover he had bowel cancer. Richard Sanderson Xerri, 45, a dad-of-two, said he didn’t go to his doctor as he didn’t think his tiredness was serious enough to bother a GP. But after playing at a wedding and being extremely exhausted the next day, his wife Eirian took him to a walk-in clinic which led to a diagnosis that saved his life. Now the couple are sharing their experience to help others understand and seek medical [...]

People in Horwich who are current or former smokers are being offered an ‘MOT for their lungs’ this summer. The NHS will be offering free Lung Health Checks which can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable to help save lives. People who are eligible for a check will be sent an invite by post or text message. The quick checks – which will take place on board a mobile clinic parked in a community location - are for people who smoke or who have previously smoked [...]

A STOCKPORT dad-of-two is urging people not to ignore signs of cancer after his own early diagnosis and successful treatment for bladder cancer last year. Stuart Ingram, 51, says a simple decision to visit his GP after noticing blood in his urine saved his life. He said: “I noticed blood in my pee – it was the colour of rosé wine. It happened twice, and I knew something wasn’t right.” After ruling out a urinary tract infection, Stuart’s GP quickly referred him to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport for further tests. An ultrasound revealed a lesion [...]

More people in Rochdale, who are current or former smokers are being offered an ‘MOT for their lungs’ this May. The NHS will be offering free Lung Health Checks which can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable to help save lives. The quick checks – which will take place on board a mobile clinic parked up at Asda Rochdale, The Old Cricket Ground, Dane Street, are for people who smoke or have smoked cigarettes or shisha and who are aged 55-74 years. The checks are currently available [...]

More people in Manchester, who are current or former smokers are being offered an ‘MOT for their lungs’ this May. The NHS will be offering free Lung Health Checks which can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable to help save lives. The quick checks – which will take place on board a mobile clinic parked up at Asda, Princess Road, in Hulme, are for people who smoke or have smoked cigarettes or shisha and who are aged 55-74 years. The checks are currently available for eligible people [...]

People in Rumworth, Bolton, who are current or former smokers are being offered an ‘MOT for their lungs’ this May. The NHS will be offering free Lung Health Checks which can help find lung cancer at an early stage when it is much more treatable to help save lives. The quick checks – which will take place on board a mobile clinic parked up at Bolton Sainsburys - Trinity Street, Bolton BL3 6DH - are for people who smoke or have smoked cigarettes or shisha and who are aged 55-74 years. The checks are [...]

The NHS has teamed up with the Dianne Oxberry Trust and Target Ovarian Cancer to bring a new awareness roadshow to the streets of Greater Manchester - during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month this March. The mobile information unit will feature the late BBC weather presenter Dianne Oxberry’s image on the side –to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer in Dianne’s memory – helping to save lives. Dr Charlotte Badescu, 34, and Hilary Morrison, 64,- who have both had ovarian cancer and been successfully treated - also feature on the van as well as [...]

The NHS in Greater Manchester is launching a new heartburn health check service in Greater Manchester to help save lives. The three-month project will see people at higher risk of developing oesophageal cancer – also known as cancer of the foodpipe - invited for a heartburn health check by their GP. The new heartburn health checks will be offered to eligible patients by invitation only on a mobile clinic. Eligible patients will then visit a mobile clinic which will be parked up at different community locations. Dr James Britton, Early Diagnosis Clinical Lead for [...]

A Greater Manchester mum – who started a blog to help her cope with her cervical cancer treatment – is sharing her experience to encourage other women to be aware about the symptoms and seek help. Mum Samantha originally put her symptoms down to the perimenopause. Samantha Brown, a mum-of-three from Bury, noticed abnormal vaginal discharge that was unusual for her in February 2022. At first, she thought it might be a symptom of the perimenopause, but soon she began to feel something wasn’t quite right in her body. In March, Samantha went to [...]