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Patient stories about preventing cancer

Stories from cancer patients

Saving lives from cancer is the aim of everything we do. Read stories from people who know first-hand the importance of preventing cancer, and how research has made a difference to them.

Patients' stories

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"These days I leave nothing to chance"

Justine from Liverpool was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer in 2006. She had regularly used sunbeds as a teenager and admits she rarely protected her skin on beach holidays. She had surgery to remove the tumour and has since had subsequent moles removed. "I’m now extremely careful in the sun and very alert to the signs. These days I leave nothing to chance, if anything on my skin doesn't seem quite right I'll go to my GP. I wish I’d done that when I was younger."

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Current Research

From studying how cancer develops, to identifying risk factors, our researchers are working hard to ensure more people survive cancer.

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Past Research

Thanks to research, we’ve helped people understand more about how cancer can be prevented and how they can reduce their risk of developing the disease.

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