Wendy Holt, 51, from Bracknell, Berkshire, used to keep her phone in her bra when she went out so it would be within easy reach. However she now believes radiation from her phone was to blame for her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012, as she had no family history of the disease (she is pictured, right, during treatment). Despite no longer storing her phone in this way - and getting the all clear of cancer - the disease returned in her lungs and lymph nodes earlier this year (pictured inset). Her terminal diagnosis means it's unlikely she will reach her 53rd birthday (she is pictured, left, at a hen do, aged 51). She said: 'I will obviously never be able to prove it, and I know there's a lot of debate around the issue, but I firmly believe the phone radiation is to blame for my cancer. I got my first phone in around 1990 and I was quite big-busted, so I would store it down there and nobody would be able to tell. It was pressed against my skin for probably 70 per cent of the day for about ten years - and I didn't give it a thought. I want to speak out to make other people stop the habit. People might disagree with my theory, but it's my belief and I don't want this to happen to anyone else.'

Polly Demetriou, 29, from Grays, Essex, knew that, one day, the heavy stab vest she put on before every shift as a policewoman might save her life - and it did, but in a way she could never have imagined. In May 2011, Polly was applying fake tan when she noticed a pea-sized lump just under her left collarbone. She is pictured in hospital, right, and during treatment, inset right.

Jordan Bone, 25, from South Wootton, Norfolk, broke her neck in a car accident when she was only 15 and lost the use of her hands. But she has overcome the odds to teach herself a new way to do her own make-up. In a new video she has released, Jordan documents her struggles with learning how to do her make-up after her accident (left) and her triumph at succeeding (right).

Maggie Saunders, 31, from Falmouth, Cornwall, began fainting as a child, but doctors put it down to puberty. Then, at the age of 19, after she she was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope (VVS), a condition which causes the heart rate to slow, the brain to be starved of oxygen and the person to pass out. She claims the condition can be triggered by laughing too hard or eating foods like potatoes, pasta, eggs and fizzy drinks. She also suffers from an unrelated heart problem, a third degree heart block, a serious condition in which the electrical impulses are not transmitted through the heart, causing it to stop beating, which could be the cause of her fainting (the scar where a device to record her heart rhythms was fitted is pictured, inset). She is due to be fitted with a pacemaker next month to regulate her heartbeat. She says the condition is stopping her from travelling the world and finding love (she is pictured, left and right). She says: 'VVS causes a lot of problems when it comes to relationships. Knowing that someone new might see you faint is horrible. If you are going to date someone, they will almost certainly want to take you out for a meal. But if I laugh too much or eat stodgy food, I just pass out.'

Samantha Packham's parents Malcolm and Jan, of Brighton, (pictured with their daughter in 2014, left) have spoken out following their daughter's death this summer, saying they paid 'the worst price' for failing to get a grip on her eating earlier. It is thought Samantha (pictured right aged 17), who dreamed of becoming a hairdresser, is the first child put into care because of their weight to die.

After feeling bloated and sluggish after a heavy weekend, FEMAIL writer Deni Kirkova, 25, from London, embraced an all-liquid diet and after a rocky start, was pleasantly surprised by the results (left, centre and far right). However, although she saw her midriff flatten and her thighs slim, she experienced a mild breakout (inset) - a minor downside to a three-day regime that left her feeling 'as light as a feather'.

EXCLUSIVE: Rita Hunter, 60, from Liverpool, left and right with her husband Charlie on their wedding day, was first diagnosed with aggressive vulval cancer at the age of 52. Over the next eight years she battled the disease four more times, before getting the all-clear. Mrs Hunter, who is mother to James, now 24, pictured with his parents top centre, had been terrified of developing cancer after her mother Winifred and sister Pauline, bottom centre, died from cervical cancer at 54 and 34 respectively. Mrs Hunter said: 'I want to raise awareness of vulval cancer. Please don't ignore changes in your vulva, pain or rashes nearby.'

Chef Anjula Devi (pictured), 51, from west London, believes that the secret to her amazingly youthful looks lies in her traditional Indian diet filled with herbs and spices such as turmeric, cumin and chillies. She says British 'curries' bear little resemblance to authentic Indian cooking, which is based on fresh vegetables and greens without any artificial colours. The cookery school founder said: 'The biggest sign that these spices keep you young is that I'm living proof of it - although I hate saying it!'

Just weeks after getting his A-level results in 2013 (right), Edward Saunders became one of the first British teenagers to die from a new, deadly 'W' strain of meningitis. The disease is so lethal it has prompted the Government to launch a free programme of vaccinations for all freshers at university this year - and his mother Tracey has bravely agreed to relive the agony of her son's sudden death (pictured left, as a boy) in a bid to urge all parents to make sure their children are protected.

Jasmine Green, 15, from Bedford, began suffering cruel taunts at the age of 11. Bullies told her to 'cut or hang' herself because of her ginger hair and goth-style clothes. She began eating barely any food or water, and her weight dropped to just 6st 6lbs (pictured right). In April this year, the 15-year-old collapsed for the third time and was rushed to hospital, where she had to be tube fed to keep her alive (pictured, inset). After being sent to a specialist mental health unit for treatment, she was able to beat her eating disorder and complete the first year of her GCSEs. Now (pictured left), she wants to share her story to show the devastating effect of bullying. She said: 'Bullying can really ruin people's lives because it makes them feel not good enough - I was lucky to get through this. I know I'm a much stronger person now that I am beating something like this.'

Emma Fisk, from Selby, Yorkshire, suspected something was wrong - but was initially told by medics she was suffering from a water infection, or had a 'little tear'. By the time she eventually persuaded medics to test her, in April 2014, she was suffering from an advanced stage neuroendocrine carcinoma - a rare type of cancer. Her boyfriend of eight years, Dan Fisk, 28, proposed shortly after her diagnosis, last June - but in December 2014, she was told she had just six months left to live. She died in June, just months after the couple from Selby, North Yorkshire, had married. One problem is that neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix is not the same as cervical cancer as most people know it. Medical literature emphasises that a smear test, which detects pre-cancerous cells, is unlikely to detect the type of cancer Mrs Fisk suffered from. Her devastated mother said; 'She was fit and healthy and slim - she didn't smoke or take drugs or drink. She was the model daughter. She loved everyone and they loved her. She was such a beautiful person inside and out and we are so lost without her.'

Women in Hong Kong are staring at the sun for up to 44 minutes a day in the hope that its energy will replace the need for food. They also believe the practice improves their vision and sleep quality. Some of the women say they eat less as a result, and some eat nothing at all. Experts are concerned by the high risk of skin cancer and eye problems including cataracts and macular degeneration.

Rita Ora (pictured right) has joined stars like opera singer Katherine Jenkins and actress Kirsten Dunst who step into the bubble (left) filled with 99.995 per cent oxygen to undergo wrinkle-busting treatments. Pioneered by Hollywood beauty guru 'Nurse Jamie' Sherrill, the oxygen bubble is said to aid in the formation of collagen and elastin in the skin and helps eliminate toxins from the body. The beauty expert performs special treatments - starting at £110 - inside the 10ft by 10ft plastic bubble including 'skin stamping', where a special tool is used to push a nutrient-packed serum deep into the pores to improve skin texture and smooth out imperfections.

In 1990 Matty Mintern, top right, was hit by a car and left in a persistent vegetative state. In 1998, after years of caring for him, his mother Margaret, bottom right, asked the courts if he could be allowed to die as a last act of love. After exhausting herself caring for Matty at home for five years and making the difficult decision to place him in a nursing home, Margaret felt that her son wouldn't want to live in an old people's home being tube fed. Once she'd decided to allow her son's life to end she felt as though a huge burden had been lifted from her.