Rob Parnham, a 42-year-old father from Birmingham, recently received a shock diagnosis of stage 3 bowel cancer after initially attributing his extreme tiredness to a hectic lifestyle balancing construction work, exercise, and …
This weekend, The Fort Shopping Park in Erdington is hosting free mobile cervical health screenings, courtesy of Birmingham SmartCare and NHS Birmingham & Solihull. If your cervical screening is due or overdue, you can simply …
When Lynne Ewington, 62, from Walsall, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, she feared her active lifestyle was over. Running, cycling, and attending concerts seemed out of reach after facing surgery that left her with a …
Healthcare professionals in Walsall are raising alarms over the low uptake of bowel cancer screening, which could be costing lives. Despite the simplicity and potential life-saving benefits of these tests, fewer than 50% of …
Ian Shires, a bowel cancer survivor and longtime public servant, is making a heartfelt appeal for people to prioritize early testing, emphasizing that “survival shouldn’t come down to luck.” Mr. Shires, who served as a …
Simeon Greene, a 60-year-old from Wolverhampton, has endured unimaginable loss—three of his brothers succumbed to prostate cancer, a disease he also survived. Delving deeper into his family history, Simeon discovered that an …
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has publicly announced his diagnosis of prostate cancer. The Conservative leader, who served in Downing Street from 2010 to 2016, revealed that it was his wife, Samantha, who encouraged him …
Michelle Taylor, a 63-year-old mother from the Midlands, has come forward to expose what she describes as a decades-long cover-up surrounding the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), which she and multiple generations of her family …