World Cancer Day 2021: Together, all of our actions matter.

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2021 – the ultimate year of the 'I Am And I Will' World Cancer Day campaign – shows us that our actions have an impact on everyone around us, within our neighbourhoods, communities and cities.

This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action. When we choose to come together, we can achieve what we all wish for: a healthier, brighter world without cancer. Together, all of our actions matter.

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A university graduate chose to have his own leg amputated after a suspected sporting injury turned out to be a rare form of bone cancer. Jamie Hancock, 23, thought the pain in his lower left leg was due to overworking in the gym, but went for an x-ray when it got worse during a strenuous hiking trip. Tests revealed Jamie had a 12cm tumour - the size of a grapefruit - in his lower leg.
Source: SWNS

Leukemia sufferer Oscar Saxelby-Lee, who despite having a stem cell transplant this year, the disease has now returned. Oscar's mother, Olivia Saxelby, is trying to raise £500,000 to fund treatment for her son.
Source: PA

Jane Mann, 59, can be seen jangling the gong with an enormous smile on her face and one thumb up to the camera after winning a brave battle with oesophageal cancer.
Source: SWNS

Four-year old Audrina Hatton-Wright has been through 14 rounds of radiotherapy for a rare and aggressive cancer. But she hasn't let it dent her spirit and proudly rang the bell at Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre, marking the end of her eight-month treatment dressed as a storm trooper, after eight months of treatment.
Source: SWNS

This is the moment a mum diagnosed with cancer had the present of a lifetime - when her son secretly travelled 1,500 miles to surprise her on Christmas Eve. Debora Hendry, 60, was diagnosed with lung cancer after doctors found a tumour the size of an egg on her lung. Undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, the mother-of-six was preparing for what she feared might be her last Christmas with her family. This video was shot on the 24th December 2018.
Source: SWNS

B.C. Conservative MP Mark Warawa delivered an emotional farewell Tuesday in the House of Commons, three weeks after announcing he'd been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019.
Source: The Canadian Press