Marking World Cancer Day 2026: Remembering loved ones

February 2026

To mark World Cancer Day, we have created a collage remembering WAY members’ loved ones…

February 4 is World Cancer Day. To mark this day in the calendar, we asked WAY members to share photographs of the loved ones they have lost to cancer. We were overwhelmed by responses and received nearly 70 photos, which we have woven into this poignant tribute.

More than 45% of WAY members sadly lost their other halves to cancer – it is so moving to see so many faces and to remember that, behind every WAY member, there is a life that has been taken too soon. We remember them today and every day...

Sam’s story

WAY member Sam was widowed to bile duct cancer in November 2025 and is determined to live life positively, both for herself and her late husband…

Victoria’s story

WAY member Victoria went through her own cancer diagnosis after her husband died; she recently raised funds for WAY by running 10K in her husband’s memory…

Sandeep’s story

WAY member Sandeep shared her story as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up for Cancer campaign in December 2025…

Jess’s story

WAY member Jess shares what happened when her husband received a devastating breast cancer diagnosis in 2017…

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