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Lung Cancer Patient begins fundraising cycle from Cardiff to Paris to improve diagnosis for others

In September 2022, at the age of 40, Craig Maxwell was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer, EGFR+. Craig was told that the Stage 4 cancer had spread to his bones and was at this point incurable. Facing a terminal illness, he began to focus on ways he could contribute to the improvement of diagnosis and treatment of cancer for other patients across Wales, and has since been completing a number of physical challenges to raise awareness and funds for the QuicDNA Liquid Biopsy Clinical trial.

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'My baby and I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for our amazing maternity care'

When heavily pregnant Ceri Richardson started suffering a nasty headache earlier this month, she initially thought it had been brought on by the noise of her six-year-old son’s Sports Day. But worse symptoms were to follow, including a pain in her ribs and severe bleeding, which prompted to her pay an urgent visit to the maternity unit at the University Hospital of Wales.

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