UNCOVERED: Myeloma uk - The Untold Story

Lauren Laverne reveals rare blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis months after cancer battle

The BBC Radio 6 Music host, 48, took to Instagram on Friday to share her concerning health update

Evening Standard · Jul 17

Active mother-of-two diagnosed with incurable cancer after sore throat

Deb Gascoyne was diagnosed with an early form of the blood cancer in 2009

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Mum diagnosed with incurable cancer after symptoms dismissed as perimenopause

Crystal Portsmouth suffered chronic anaemia and exhaustion for years before she was diagnosed with myeloma

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025

'I had no symptoms at all when I was diagnosed with cancer by chance'

'My disease was discovered totally by chance'

Wales Online · Jun 29, 2023

'I didn't know why my neck was hurting but it was an invisible form of cancer'

When Jamie Hart's vertebra collapsed he received his cancer diagnosis

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023

Woman diagnosed with blood cancer reveals warning signs after doctors insisted: ‘You’re just a busy mum’

Mum-of-three Donna Hicks, 49, went to her GP complaining of constant fatigue and back pain when her youngest child was one. She had no idea she was suffering from incurable myeloma

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Woman diagnosed with blood cancer reveals warning signs after doctors insisted: ‘You’re just a busy mum’

Mum-of-three Donna Hicks, 49, went to her GP complaining of constant fatigue and back pain when her youngest child was one. She had no idea she was suffering from incurable myeloma

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Scots woman's blood cancer missed after GP put symptoms down to 'being a busy mum'

Mum-of-three Donna Hicks, 49, complained of back pain – but was "sent packing" by a dismissive doctor.

Daily Record · Mar 17, 2023

The latest death notices and in memoriam in Wales as family members remember lost loved ones

Our thoughts are with their families and friends at this difficult time

Wales Online · Feb 12, 2023

The most recent death notices across Cardiff as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with loved ones at this time

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2023