Two Shropshire sisters have vowed to each swim 10,000 metres this month to raise money for a cancer charity after their younger sibling was diagnosed with leukaemia.
Broadcaster and DJ Adele Roberts is urging people to kick start the New Year by signing up to one of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events in Shropshire.
A former Telford newsagent who lost his dad to lung cancer before being diagnosed with the disease himself is backing a Cancer Research UK drive to save more lives.
Smoking will cause around 24,700 cancer cases in Shropshire and the West Midlands over the next five years if trends continue, new analysis by Cancer Research UK has revealed.
This September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – people across Shropshire are being asked to clear out their wardrobes to help more children and young people survive cancer.
A Shrewsbury scientist, dedicated to advancing children's brain tumour research, is urging people to sign up for Race for Life to support the fight against cancer.