31-year-old mother of two Tracie Doolin has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, and she's coming into hospital for a radical hysterectomy.
Andrea Devine, a 30-year-old mum, undergoes radical surgery to combat an aggressive strain of breast cancer
Mary Mooney faces an anxious wait to discover if stem cells from an anonymous donor will put her on the long road to recovery from a rare type of blood cancer
Bob Bevins arrives at the hospital for surgery to remove a tumour from his mouth, and stroke patient Trevor Ploughman is determined to walk again