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  • Abraham Vincent

    Osteosarcoma

    Abe Vincent was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 19. After months of treatments…

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  • ​Dominic Cummings

    Osteosarcoma

    Dominic was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at just 14 years old, in November 2019. Below…

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  • Nikita Coulon

    Osteosarcoma

    Nikita was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 23 in 2012, below she shares her…

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  • Georgia Savvides

    Osteosarcoma

    At just 15 years old Georgia was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her knee and thigh. 5…

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  • Filipa Vance

    Osteosarcoma

    Filipa was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her femur at just 15 years old. Filipa underwent…

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  • Matthew Hollingworth

    Osteosarcoma

    Matthew Hollingworth was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in November 2019, below he has shared…

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  • Ellis

    Osteosarcoma

    ​December 2019, Ellis, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his left knee when he was just…

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  • Joshua Williamson

    Osteosarcoma

    Joshua passed away when he was just 14 years old on Saturday 2nd February 2019 after a…

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  • Krista Bose

    Osteosarcoma

    At 24 years old, medical student Krista Bose was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, now two…

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  • Alice Rossington

    Osteosarcoma

    Alice initially started to complain about pain in her right leg in September 2016. Nearly…

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  • Samantha Hardy

    Osteosarcoma

    ​In 2019, Samantha, age 26 was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her jaw.

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  • Laurence Whiteley MBE

    Osteosarcoma

    June 2006, Laurence Whiteley MBE was diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was just 14 years…

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  • Jillian Harding

    Osteosarcoma

    Jillian who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 1986, shares her journey through her diagnosis…

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  • Eleri Hooper

    Osteosarcoma

    At just 7-years-old, Eleri was diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the right femur and very…

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  • Maxi's Journey

    Osteosarcoma

    In November 2016 and just 15 months old, Maxi was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Maxi underwent…

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  • Henry Dancer

    Osteosarcoma

    ​In November 2009 and just 11 years old, Henry Dancer was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.

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  • Charlene Young

    Osteosarcoma

    During her treatment for osteosarcoma, Charlene felt so traumatised about what she was…

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  • Siobhan Taylor

    Osteosarcoma

    Just a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Siobhan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma

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  • Michael Metaxas

    Osteosarcoma

    Just five days after his wedding, Michael, age 35 from New Jersey, USA, passed away from…

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  • Crystal Marshall

    Osteosarcoma

    April 2016, Crystal, was told she had osteosarcoma in her upper right jaw at just 18 years…

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  • Frankie Biggs

    Osteosarcoma

    ​Frankie Biggs was just 9 years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.

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  • Shannon Corr

    Osteosarcoma

    ​Shannon Corr was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at just 14 years old and very sadly passed…

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  • Alex Read

    Osteosarcoma

    Alex, very sadly passed away on March 13th, 2014, age 14. Shirley has shared her son's…

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  • Emma Cosgrove

    Osteosarcoma

    Emma wrote about her own journey with osteosarcoma before sadly passing away when she…

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  • Phil Green

    Osteosarcoma

    ​GP and former osteosarcoma patient, Dr Phil Green, shares his story.

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  • Leah Digby

    Osteosarcoma

    Leah shares her journey with osteosarcoma and why awareness is so important...

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  • Evie Henderson

    Osteosarcoma

    Evie shares her brave journey with osteosarcoma.

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  • Pete Lloyd

    Osteosarcoma

    In April 2011, Pete was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Pete’s treatment involved chemotherapy,…

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  • Damian Harper

    Osteosarcoma

    Damian was diagnosed with osteosarcoma age 17. Damian shares his story of determination…

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  • Christina Waters

    Osteosarcoma

    Christina was 19 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Today, she is cancer-free…

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  • George Easton

    Osteosarcoma

    George was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 19.

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  • Stephen Phelps

    Osteosarcoma

    "It was around March/April time in 2006 when I noticed bending down on my knees used to…

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  • Sukina Butcher

    Osteosarcoma

    "I remember the day that I found out that I had cancer like it was yesterday. My story…

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  • Stephanie McCartney

    Osteosarcoma

    Deborah, Stephanie's mother, shares her story

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  • Simon Read

    Osteosarcoma

    Hazel and David share their son Simon's sto

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  • Jan McKay

    Osteosarcoma

    "Back in 2009 I had a biopsy and a benign tumour removed from my left knee. Everything…

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  • Sharon Taylor

    Osteosarcoma

    "It took a long time before I was finally diagnosed with osteosarcoma in April 2010"

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  • Sarah Ardrey

    Osteosarcoma

    Sarah's mother shares her story

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  • Sean Keane

    Osteosarcoma

    A former student at Blackrock College, 20-year-old Sean had been an avid sports fan and…

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  • Samantha Kearsley (née Cole)

    Osteosarcoma

    Christina, Samantha's mother, shares her story

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  • Sally Young

    Osteosarcoma

    "I was 26 years old and happily planning my wedding when I first started getting a dull…

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  • Rhodri Jones

    Osteosarcoma

    Gaynor and Nigel, Rhodri's parents, share his story

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  • Omar Qureshi

    Osteosarcoma

    Majid, Omar's brother, shares his story

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  • Nicola Curran

    Osteosarcoma

    Nicola's father David shares her story

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  • Nick Pollard

    Osteosarcoma

    Sandra, Nick's mother, shares his story

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  • Megan Blunt

    Osteosarcoma

    " I was diagnosed with an Osteosarcoma in November 2004. I initially went to my local…

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  • Marc Woods

    Osteosarcoma

    "I was 17 when I was diagnosed with bone cancer and had a below the knee amputation."

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  • Luke Bradwell

    Osteosarcoma

    Michelle, Luke's mother, shares his story

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  • Lewis Oglesby

    Osteosarcoma

    Nigel and Lesley, Lewis's mother and father, share his story

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  • Laura Landy

    Osteosarcoma

    Lauren's mother Marina shares her story

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  • Laura Weston

    Osteosarcoma

    Laura's account is shared by her mum, Gillian

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  • Kelly Cumming

    Osteosarcoma

    "I found a lump on my shin and after visiting the doctors twice I was referred for an…

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  • Katie Brooman

    Osteosarcoma

    "I had been having pain in my knee for 4 – 5 years, I went to my GP for the first time…

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  • Guy Francis

    Osteosarcoma

    Guy's mother Ros shares his story

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  • Hannah Millington

    Osteosarcoma

    "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall"

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  • Jennifer Carvell

    Osteosarcoma

    Lin, Jennifer's mother, shares her story.

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  • Joseph Thompson

    Osteosarcoma

    Theresa, Joseph's mother, shares his story

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  • Jess Gower

    Osteosarcoma

    Jess's mother Shirley shares her story

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  • Hazel Burns

    Osteosarcoma

    Sarah, Hazel's sister, shares her story

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  • Florencia Pistritto

    Osteosarcoma

    "My name is Florencia Pistritto and I am a 30-year-old Italian-Argentinian woman. I've…

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  • Ffion Miles

    Osteosarcoma

    "I was first diagnosed with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) when I was a baby. I had one eye…

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  • Emma Callar

    Osteosarcoma

    Gill, Emma's mother, shares her story

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  • Elwin Underwood

    Osteosarcoma

    "In 1953, at the age of 17 I began to feel discomfort in my right knee joint. I saw the…

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  • Edwin Cheung

    Osteosarcoma

    "Having just graduated from University and now looking for employment, my time at Llandough…

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  • Andrew Belshaw

    Osteosarcoma

    "My brothers are quite a lot older than me and used to give me grief"

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  • Dan Claydon

    Osteosarcoma

    "My journey began back in August 2011 when I had noticed that the right side of my right…

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  • Christopher Rossiter

    Osteosarcoma

    Christopher's father Paul shares his son's story

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  • Christopher Hardman

    Osteosarcoma

    Christopher's father Patrick shares his son's story

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  • Chris Hubbard

    Osteosarcoma

    Pauline, Chris's wife, shares his story

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  • Chris Chapman

    Osteosarcoma

    "My bone cancer story began in February 2008, when at the age of 15, I was diagnosed with…

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  • Caroline Smail

    Osteosarcoma

    "When I was eleven I had cancer. Since then I have had numerous operations and spent more…

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  • Carol Starkey

    Osteosarcoma

    "My story begins in February 2006, at the age of 18, when I started to notice an ache…

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  • Billie Fulford

    Osteosarcoma

    Michael shares his daughter Billie's story.

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  • Barbara Mockford

    Osteosarcoma

    In 2007, Barbara was diagnosed with chondroblastic osteosarcoma. Today, she is cancer-free…

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  • Anthony Pilcher

    Osteosarcoma

    Anthony's mother Gill tells her son's story.

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  • Alison McIver

    Osteosarcoma

    "My name is Alison Mcivor. I’m 35 years old and I was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma…

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  • Alexander Albiston

    Osteosarcoma

    Alexander's father Tim shares his son's story.

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  • Adam Panther

    Osteosarcoma

    Adam's mother Sue shares the story of her son's diagnosis and treatment...

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