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Facing Cancer with Faith
Ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, the Rev Kate Bottley meets Christians affected by cancer and explores how their faith sustains them.\n\nKate meets minister and Britain’s Got Talent comedy star the Rev Allan Finnegan at his church in Netherton, Liverpool. Allan is living with a terminal cancer diagnosis, and he shares the comfort, hope and challenge that faith brings.\n\nIn Lancashire, Kate joins a Christian cancer support group to learn how faith and friendship can be a huge help on the cancer journey.\n\nAnd we meet Professor Richard Gilbertson, a world-leading professor and committed Christian heading up a research mission to cure cancer.\n\nWith songs and hymns that reflect the strength and hope God can bring us, even in the toughest of times.\n\n1. The Lord’s My Shepherd – The Old Royal Navy College, Greenwich\n2. Blessed Be Your Name – Croydon\n3. Tell Out My Soul – Tideswell\n4. We Shall Walk through the Valley in Peace – APOLLO5\n5. Great Is Thy Faithfulness – St Davids Cathedral\n6. God Is Love, His the Care – Albert Hall, Nottingham
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