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Lorna's Story
Written by Rob's mum, charity founder, Lorna. "You’re my first thought when I wake and the last when I sleep, and I can’t see that ever changing."
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Real stories from people affected by testicular, ovarian and germ cell cancers
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Alastair's Story
Dorothy shares the story of her son, Alastair, who tragically passed away after being diagnosed with a Mediastinal Germ Cell Cancer.
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Alex's Story
Alex shares her story of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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Anonymous's Story
Discover Damien Black's personal account of facing testicular cancer, from unexpected symptoms to chemotherapy.
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Chloe's Story
Ovarian cancer symptoms can be quiet. But this does not mean it is a so-called “silent killer”, it simply means we are not listening to our bodies hard enough.
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Kate's Story
Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor shares the reality of living with surgical menopause following her hysterectomy to remove Ovarian Cancer.
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Anne's Story
Hi. My name is Anne and in May 2020 at the age of 61 I started bleeding, after going through the menopause about 10 years prior to that. Obviously alarm bells rang and I contacted my GP who immediately referred me for an ultrasound scan.
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John Livingstone's Story
Hi, my name’s John and in 2017 I was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Chris's Story
Chris shares his story of being diagnosed with Stage 3 Seminoma at 53.
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Sarah's Story
I moved back home after living in Australia for a year, had a new job and had moved in with my best friend. Life was perfect. I started at the gym to shift the extra pounds I'd picked up on my travels! Over the course of a few months, I noticed I was losing a lot of weight from everywhere other than my stomach. I also noticed my toilet habits had changed so I first visited the GP in November 2018, where I was prescribed laxatives. Over the next 4 months I was back and forward to the GP.
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Jack's Story
Follow Jack's journey with testicular cancer, from the initial lump discovery to the amazing news of being cancer-free!
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Julieann's Story
Julieann shares her story after her 24-year-old son Harrison was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic germ cell cancer following seven GP visits where his symptoms were dismissed.
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Emma's Story
Hello ! My name is Emma and I’m 23 years old. At the beginning of September I got diagnosed with ovarian cancer...
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Jack Broadley's Story
Jack Broadley, Testicular Cancer Survivor shares his journey with of diagnosis, treatment and recovery which led him to become a charity founder, trustee and cancer advocate.
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Anonymous's Story
On Monday 1st July 2019 my life radically changed forever.
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Alan Hatton's Story
Alan Hatton discusses his testicular cancer diagnosis and subsequent recovery.
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Joe Doyle's Story
A couple of months before my diagnosis there were irregularities on my left testicle, by the end it was very hard and enlarged.
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Dom Allen's Story
Hi guys, I find it really important to talk about my experiences, especially as a young man (we don’t talk enough) to get the message across for guys to check their testicles.
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Anonymous's Story
Jacci Jones discusses her journey with ovarian cancer and how she stays positive!
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Sophie Dart's Story
Sophie Dart shares her journey of diagnosis, treatment and life after Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer.
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Sara Hawkins's Story
Sara Hawkins, Ovarian Germ Cell Cancer Survivor, shares her inspirational story of survivorship and the role running has played in her recovery.
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Sadie's Story
May 2023, I was laying on a beach soaking up the sun when I noticed my lower tummy was hard and swollen. Putting it down to something I ate, I carried on as normal for a few days.
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Stephen's Story
Stephen shares his story of being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Anonymous's Story
Cancer has always played a big part in my life. I lost both my parents to cancer when I was 19. They died 5 weeks apart. Since that age I've learnt a lot about cancer, and I have learnt about the sign...
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Anonymous's Story
Robert Holdsworth discusses his testicular cancer diagnosis and subsequent recovery.
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Toby's Story
Toby Freeman, CEO of The Robin Cancer Trust, shares his family's journey and mission to save lives through cancer awareness.
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