Brain tumour

Matthew Cragg (left) with Graham Cragg and fiancée Emma Loughlin (far right) at Matthew's 2024 golfing fundraiser

Couple cycle 400 miles in memory of father with brain tumour

Rick Smith is riding in memory of Jim Patten (inset)

Mammoth bike ride in memory of much-loved Penwortham stalwart

Michael Baron (right) will climb Rivington Pike 11 times to raise funds for The Little Princess Trust in support of 11-year-old Bethany Wall (left).

Preston dad to climb Rivington Pike 11 times for brave schoolgirl

Hope's Therapy Dogs - Ali and her daughter Hope, Hope with Pippa, and a workshop with Ali.

The mum using dogs to transform lives, in memory of daughter, 9

Dad, Lee Whittaker, 53, knows only too well how ignoring a health symptom can lead to a potentially devastating turn of events.

Half of men admit they have ignored potentially worrying health issues

BBC presenter Nick Knowles (centre) and his Purple Shirts Team are coming to Freckleton for a week in July, where they will adapt the family’s terrace home to make it wheelchair friendly for their disabled 16-year-old son

19 pics of Nick Knowles and DIY SOS team at new project in Lancashire

Jason Dullaghan with his wife, Alison

My husband's vision problems were put down to stress - it was a tumour

Adrian Haynes, 53, from Blackpool, who had a brain tumour which his dog also had but sadly passed away from.

I was recovering from a brain tumour and then my dog died from one

Connor McCrossan, from Leyland, initially thought he had caught a bug while travelling in Thailand, but it turned out to be a brain tumour

Doctors thought I had a tropical virus - it turned out to be a tumour

Patrick at Alder Hey Celebrations

We were desperate for answers following our son's shock diagnosis

Dad makes teddies with medical devices to help sick youngsters

Heather Sells post-surgery. The fitness instructor discovered she had two brain tumours when classes left her unable to balance

I discovered I had 2 brain tumours when fitness classes left me dizzy

Barry Lanza, who lives at 17 Bond Street with his two seven-year-old Chihuahuas was forced to evacuate his property last week as work to demolish an unsafe building got underway.

I'm 72 with terminal cancer and have been forced out of my home

James Robbins and Simon England lost both their dads and a friend to brain tumours.

We lost our dads and a friend to brain tumours

Abi Feltham was diagnosed with a brain tumour after mistaking her brain fog for caffeine withdrawal

My 'caffeine withdrawal' symptoms was a cancerous brain tumour

Chantelle Mooney whose brain surgery was cancelled because of the Microsoft outage

My brain cancer surgery was cancelled because of the Microsoft outage
A cancer patient says surgery to remove a four-centimetre mass from her brain was cancelled this week - due to the worldwide IT glitch.
Vanessa Sims

23 pictures as Ashley Cain brings his ‘Ultraman’ challenge to Preston.

23 pics of Ashley Cain in Preston as part of a world's first challenge

Michelle Williamson (back right) is hosting an afteroon tea event for charity in honour of her lifelong friend Claire Halstead (front left) who died last year aged just 54

Burnley personal trainer hosting afternoon tea in memory of her two friends

Preston's Spud Brothers will be teaming up with Bill Hodgson to raise funds for Kirkham woman Jordan Jones, 26, who has an inoperable brain tumour.

Spud Brothers from Preston on a real mission to help sick woman

Actress Amy Nuttall is releasing a song in memory of her mother. Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Lancashire actress to release first single for heartbreaking reason

Patrick posing with a Stormtrooper at the fundraiser (Credit: Stuart Laverick Photography)

Community comes together to support boy diagnosed with brain cancer

Glenn Lilley after she fell face first into the door as she collapsed before the tumour was discovered.

Woman with brain tumour wakes up thinking she’s 28 years younger

Theo Burrell

Antiques Roadshow expert given devastating cancer diagnosis

EastEnders fans praise Danielle Harold after Lola’s death

A man, who is believed to have starred in EastEnders, has been arrested on suspicion of a child sex offence

EastEnders airs alternative opening sequence - here’s why

EastEnders air Lola Pierce’s final scenes early - how to watch

Mike and Edison.

A dad’s tumour grew outside his skull giving him longer to live
Mike’s skull failed to fuse together properly following surgery in April 2021, which led to the tumour seeping out
Chloe Clarke

Bronson with Bailey Baker (played by Kara-Leah Fernandes) (Photo: BBC)

Appeal launched as EastEnders dog Bronson diagnosed with brain tumour

Quinton Bird, a property developer, was diagnosed with aggressive brain tumour six months after his wedding to Louise. Picture by Claudia Bird (Go Fund Me)

Widow of late Gary Speed, Louise loses second husband to cancer

The 32 year old singer from Bolton shared the sad news on Instagram (Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

The Wanted singer Tom Parker has been diagnosed with terminal cancer at 32

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