‘No one should go through this’: Dad’s dying wish after ‘losing half his face’ to tumours – yet his two girls have it
Jim Costello suffered from Gorlin Syndrome
‘I hope the bastards get caught’: Terminally-ill fiancé of Chorlton cyclist speaks out against bike thieves
The bike was stolen ahead of The Christie charity cycle
Bowel cancer survivor and grateful grandmother thanks Tameside hospital staff after successful battle
Dorothy Walters underwent numerous tests
Sufferers of highly disfiguring form of skin cancer get ‘lifeline’ after Salford trial of revolutionary drug
Erivedge (clinically named Vismodegib) treats Gorlin syndrome
What would you leave for a loved one? Solicitors across Manchester offer free wills in return for Christie donation
September is The Christie’s Make a Will Week
Manchester scientists reveal image of immune cells attacking tumour – paving way for future treatment
The images revealed how cells change their surface molecules
Cancer risk exposed in high rice diet study: Manchester research links genetic damage with arsenic in rice
The study exposed a link between high levels of arsenic in rice and chromosomal damage
Lung cancer symptoms highlighted in NHS ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaign backed by Tameside council
28,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with lung cancer each year
Didsbury cyclist gears up to take on Britain’s biggest race for Women v Cancer in memory of tragic friend
Friends get ready for first-ever Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100
Pioneering Christie memory clinic helps Manchester cancer patients combat effects of ‘chemo fog’
The clinic is the first of its kind in a cancer setting
Manchester has highest overall levels of early and cancer-related death in England, national health study reveals
National league table published by Public Health England