While it was a non-life-threatening type, Mrs Smart, now 54, and living in Copdock near Ipswich, has undergone years of cryotherapy treatment, biopsies and body maps to ensure the cancer does not spread.
Sheffield's industrial history meant that when warehouses and factories were left abandoned, they created a breeding ground for street and graffiti artists.The former Cannon Brewery on Rutland Road, which closed in 1999, was an "amazing space" for artists but "very dangerous".
"I wouldn't recommend anyone do it – my friend nearly fell down a hole there. We threw a cap down it and we heard it go, 'dink, dink, dink' for ages," she said."You've got to be careful in a place like that."Nowadays, Cannon Brewery is in line for regeneration, and will become part of a neighbourhood of more than
, a workspace and a padel club close to the gentrified areas of Neepsend and Kelham Island.Ms Russell added: "People get into it in a different way now – there aren't as many derelicts, so that just happens a lot less.
"When I started 13 years ago, the only way you could practice without getting in serious trouble was in warehouses."
Trik 9, who asked to remain anonymous under his alias, was "born and bred" in Sheffield and has spent two decades working as an illustrator and muralist.Ukraine has plenty of bitter experience of negotiating with Russia. France and Germany brokered ceasefires in 2014 and 2015, when Russian-backed forces first took parts of eastern Ukraine and Crimea. They didn't work. Nor did they deter Russia from carrying out its full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later.
There may be talk of peace, but the men of Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade are still preparing for war. We watch as they rehearse their drills to evacuate an injured soldier under fire. Most have already had to do it for real.In the distance, we can hear the rumble of artillery. It's just 10 miles to the frontline where they'll soon be returning soon.
They've heard little positive news in recent days. Ukrainian forces are being overrun in Kursk. In August last year, that surprise offensive into Russian territory seemed like a move of tactical brilliance – boosting morale. Now it's in danger of becoming a major strategic setback.Kursk may soon no longer be a bargaining chip for future negotiations, but a heavy burden, with the loss of prized Ukrainian equipment and life.