Stem cells

Woman's early cancer symptoms blamed on menopause

When Sarah Chapman started to feel tired in 2011, her symptoms were blamed on age and menopause.

A woman undergoing cancer treatment will attend a Parkrun to encourage more stem cell donors.

She donated stem cells from her blood at Anthony Nolan's dedicated collection centre in Nottingham.

For his efforts, Leo Sproson is nominated for a BBC Make a Difference award.

The hub is funded by the Medical Research Council and based at Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Rafiya Sherin, 30, says she had never heard of the rare blood disorder before she was diagnosed.

Only 7% of adults are on the register – meaning some patients in need never find a donor.

A woman with leukaemia calls for more mixed-race stem cell donors to join the register

Lisa Semple, 58, was treated for leukaemia last year with a stem cell transplant from a 19-year-old man.