Sarah Harding’s death is a warning to all young women
3 years, 3 months ago

Sarah Harding’s death is a warning to all young women

The Independent  

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Daily Mail  

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NL Times  

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The Telegraph  

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Daily Mail  

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Breast cancer deaths in the US continue to fall, but new report warns of rise in cases among women younger than 50
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CNN  

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Daily Mail  

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The Independent  

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ABC  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

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LA Times  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 2 months ago

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The Independent  

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Essie Mitchell urges people to ask for breast cancer 'triple test' after stage 4 diagnosis
1 year, 3 months ago

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ABC  

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1 year, 4 months ago

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The Independent  

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Sarah Beeny: Why I’m no longer scared of cancer
1 year, 6 months ago

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The Independent  

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Sarah Beeny discusses her personal battle with breast cancer
1 year, 6 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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The Independent  

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Woman diagnosed with breast cancer just THREE months after her older sister died from the disease
2 years, 2 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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2 years, 3 months ago

The most common breast cancer symptoms and how to check for them

The Independent  

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Woman who was ‘terrified’ of breast cancer diagnosed twice before turning 30
2 years, 4 months ago

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The Independent  

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World Cancer Day: Why breast cancer is deadlier for younger women than elderly
2 years, 10 months ago

World Cancer Day: Why breast cancer is deadlier for younger women than elderly

Hindustan Times  

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Mother-of-two, 31, who was told she was 'too YOUNG' to get breast cancer dies of disease
3 years, 3 months ago

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Daily Mail  

A mother told by doctors she was 'too young' to have breast cancer has died of the illness just weeks after her wedding day. But the mother-of-two passed away just 22 days later on September 10, a year after tests revealed she had stage four breast cancer, which had spread over her body. who died on September 10 from stage …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Sarah Harding says Christmas 2020 was ‘probably my last’ as cancer spreads to spine

The Independent  

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4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of elderly patients are not undergoing operations or chemotherapy due to misguided belief

Daily Mail  

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