Imagine ignoring that bump or that pain because...you can't afford the cost of a test or the treatment. That's the stark reality for millions. Some British expats are giving up on their retirement in the sun dream and heading home because health care costs are spiralling beyond reach. That's certainly true in Northern Cyprus currently gripped by 70…

1,000 + runners, huge crowds and another record-breaker from this national flagship fundraising group in a tiny town. 18 years ago £3,000 was raised - this time around £30,000 plus gift aid. It's June 30, 2024, 7 am and the team has been there for quite a while already... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK…

We're too embarrassed to even ask the question. You've just had your prostate diagnosis and it never occurred to you. But as we hear now, it's more important than you might think. And here's why... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKBy LouthRunForLife

Louise wasn't prepared to sit back and do nothing. After her double mastectomy, she became a well-known campaigner fighting the stigma faced by women in a similar situation. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKBy LouthRunForLife

Tattoos to help women feel like a woman once more. Katie Harrington is an experienced tattoo artist - trained now in how to tattoo nipples and areola for women who've had breast cancer. It's an offer not widely available - yet. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKBy LouthRunForLife

We spoke to NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell before about long-term patient health during and after treatment. It's something she knows all about. Anna also had leukaemia. In hospital for 6 months. And she was terrified. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKBy LouthRunForLife

It will take laws and social change combined to save lives. But volunteer and paid ambassador for Cancer Research UK, Gower Tan also says smokers can't necessarily be solely blamed for smoking. They're stuck with little or no choice and a highly addictive substance. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK…

Are we doing enough for long-term patient health during and after treatment? And for carers..? NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell, in remission herself, isn't so sure... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKBy LouthRunForLife

Evenings and weekends. We join the volunteers collecting £3,500 of household items in a couple of hours. And the long haul of encouraging locals to sign up for their flagship charity summer run, on windy days in April. If they didn't do it, no funds for cancer research. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK…

Laurence died from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma a few weeks ago. His partner, Victoria runs the Puddle Ducks Day Nursery with her sister at Alvingham in Lincolnshire. They have two children. Keeping busy is how she's dealing with the days. Because what else can she do..? And she just wishes someone had answered her question: How long have we got? Music: #U…

It's never happened before. And no one can quite believe it. Louth Run For Life isn't just a summer run. Add on Turn Louth Pink, plus a Ball, plus a link with the Christmas Tractor Run and 2023 broke all records. That's £100,000 raised in ONE year. Relationship Manager Andrea Day from Cancer Research UK and Louth Run For Life Chairman Simon West te…