‘Let’s smash this chemo’: Johnny Ruffo thanks his friends and fans

‘Let’s smash this chemo’: Johnny Ruffo thanks his friends and fans for their ‘support’ while getting life-saving treatment in hospital – after revealing his brain cancer has returned By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:11 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 11:11 GMT, 13 December 2020 Former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo … Read more

Mother, 21, stopped her chemo for nine months so she could give birth to her daughter

A mum who made the agonising decision to delay cancer treatment when she found out it could harm an unborn baby has given birth – and been given the all-clear. Ellie Whittaker, 21, from Bolsover, Chesterfield, was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in October 2019 when she was 16 weeks pregnant with her little … Read more

Cancelled chemo, no savings and bills mounting up – where to get help

Tackling cancer, treatment side effects and financial worries can be a bewildering, frightening and isolating experience. But, on the financial front, there are a number of channels people can access to help them deal with the monetary fallout triggered by a cancer diagnosis. For many people, relying on the state or contacting a charity for … Read more

Dead at 31 after her chemo was ‘paused’ due to Covid: Cancer sufferers are fighting for their lives

Aged just 31 and with a six-year-old son she doted upon, Kelly Smith had everything to live for. But the ‘vivacious’ beautician, who was suffering from bowel cancer, was robbed of her future when the pandemic hit. Doctors told her in March that her chemotherapy was being paused for three months. Her cancer spread and … Read more