Cancer Research UK

Some of the Leighton Buzzard Members at the start line

Slimming World members go the distance for Cancer Research UK

Colleagues from across the UK network travelled to London to take part.

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‘Swimathon President Duncan Goodhew MBE’– As Swimathon turns 40, 1980s Olympic legend Duncan Goodhew MBE is encouraging people across Bedfordshire to sign up and raise money for Cancer Research UK, the end-of-life charity Marie Curie and Swimathon Foundation from 20-22 March. Enter now at swimathon.org

Swimathon celebrates 40 years - here's where you can take part in Bedfordshire

L-R The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley with partner Sophie Jones at Race For Life

Go all in against cancer at Race for Life Bedfordshire

Leighton Buzzard mum and PE teacher, Nicola Kinloch, is calling on people across Bedfordshire to take part in Stand Up To Cancer’s Sweat Every Day in November Challenge. Sign up now at su2c.org.uk/exercisechallenge

"Stand up to cancer for Brett": Leighton Buzzard mum launches new fundraiser

A woman walks past a Cancer Research UK store in London. The charity shop chain will close 88 high street shops by May 2026, with 100 more expected by April 2027 (Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Eighteen-year-old Tegan Ridley from Bedfordshire, who has been treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, is supporting Cancer Research UK for Children & Young People during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Get involved this September at cruk.org/childrenandyoungpeople

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Support research into children’s and young people’s cancers by picking up a gold ribbon badge - the symbol of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - available from Cancer Research UK shops in September or donate at cruk.org/childrenandyoungpeople

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Bedfordshire urged to ‘go gold’ in support

Left to Right Professor Jean Abraham and Beccy Sleigh

Pioneering breast cancer clinic opens in Milton Keynes

PEOPLE in Leighton Buzzard are being urged to stay safe this summer, with around 1,700 cases of melanoma skin cancer diagnosed in the East of England every year.*

Clothing choices may influence where skin cancer develops

Tesco colleagues from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire help raise money for vital charities.

Tesco Bedfordshire colleagues help raise £20,000 for health charities
Tesco colleagues have raised £21,400 for Willen Hospice and Cancer Research UK after a mammoth 13-mile sponsored walk.
Mark Travers

each bag on average will raise over £30 for the charity - this pile is estimated to raise over £7000 for CRUK

Leighton Buzzard super slimmers throw slimmed-out-of clothes for charity

File photo of a man smoking a cigarette. Picture posed by model. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Less than half of smokers in Central Beds who try to quit are successful

A new study suggests that drinking a glass of milk every day may reduce your risk of bowel cancer.

One thing you can do daily to reduce your risk of common cancer

Around 7,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK every year.

What is ovarian cancer and what are the signs and symptoms?

Kate Byrne, Alfie, and Rosie

Wing mum who survived breast cancer completes Race for Life

Kate Byrne, dog Rosie and son Alfie

Cancer surviving mum who lost husband in crash to take on Race for Life

Experts warn that these common foods can increase cancer risk

Cedars students were excited for Help Week to be back in full swing! Image: Cedars Upper School.

Linslade's Cedars Upper School raises over £5k for charities

Camden brewery has launched a new drink

Camden Town Brewery x Fawcett Society launch Arsenal women’s pint glass

A patient receiving treatment

More emergency cancer patients in Bedfordshire than pre-pandemic

At least 940 cases diagnosed by medics in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG area had reached an advanced stage at the point of diagnosis that year

Almost 1,000 cancers discovered at most deadly stage in Bedfordshire

The HPV vaccine is offered to girls and boys aged 12 and 13 years old (Photo: Getty Images)

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Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust fails on cancer treatment target 15 months in a row

The blood test can pinpoint exactly where in the body the disease is coming from (Photo: Getty Images)

New NHS blood test detects more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms show

The Race For Life event at Linslade Lower. More pictures in the June 8 issue of the LBO.

Linslade Lower's team effort raises over £2,500 through Race for Life event

Left - right: Darren, Gayle, Jack, Emma, Ryan, Katie and Toby.

Leighton Buzzard Brooklands Middle School staff run 10k for Cancer Research

Jonathan Horn

Gutsy Pitstone NHS nurse takes on virtual Land’s End to John O’Groats trek for c...
A heroic NHS staff nurse is in the midst of a virtual Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge to help raise awareness for a vital cause that’s been somewhat forgotten recently.
John Mason

You can donate your Tesco Clubcard points to help people in need - here’s how

The supermarket introduced a charity scheme during the pandemic allowing shoppers to contribute spare pennies. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tesco accused of rounding up shopping bills to the nearest pound - without permi...

The charity warns that members of the public need to be careful about sun exposure, even in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Skin cancer deaths have risen 150% since the 1970s - these are the signs and sym...

The research found that screening women earlier could save lives (Photo: Shutterstock)

Breast cancer screenings for women in their 40s 'could save lives' - according t...

Clockwise from top left: Leia; with her father; before and after; Carly shaves Leia’s head.

Leighton Buzzard teen raises £1.5k for Prostate Cancer UK after dad beats diseas...

The number of cancer patients seeing specialists during coronavirus has fallen -...

Central Bedfordshire Council pays tribute to Fiona Chapman MBE

Central Bedfordshire Council pays tribute to 'well-respected councillor' and for...

Sue Ryder hospices across the UK could close - here’s why

Peter Kay has rescheduled his cancelled Dance For Life tour two years later - he...

Make sure you're not ignoring important symptoms (Photo: Shutterstock)

Liver cancer deaths are on the rise - these are symptoms you should know about

Energie Leighton Buzzard raised over 1,000 for Cancer Research UK

Leighton Buzzard gym raises £1,000 for Cancer Research UK

Raising money for Cancer Research UK

Group of Judge Dredd fans raise Â£200 for Cancer Research UK in Leighton Buzzard

Infrastructure key to growing Central Beds

Women at high risk of breast cancer 'shunning wonderdrug'

Vape shops could help NHS in war on smoking

Breast cancer mortality rates fall by 10 per cent in five years

Volunteers dress up as characters from Mary Poppins for the VIP tea

Relay for Life Luton makes cancer survivors proud
Cancer Research UK Relay for Life Luton has raised a staggering Â£32,000 (and counting) to help beat the disease.
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The Cancer Research UK Relay for Life event last year, illustrating the key events the charity hold. Ali hopes to support this year's event in September, too.

Kensworth family fun day in aid of Cancer Research UK

Relay for Life

Painting Leighton Buzzard purple for Cancer Research UK

It's time to get pretty muddy!

Brits tuck into 100 million takeaways and ready meals every week

Children now drink a bath full of sugary drinks every year

Children now drink a bath full of sugary drinks every year

Michael takes part in his first charity challenge, aged just 11

Final challenge for a young fundraiser

Cancer Research UK's new cancer camapigns ambassador Debbie Gardiner

The woman campaigning to rid TV of junk food advertising

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Cervical screening campaigner Margaret Brown then and now

The battle for cervical screening

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