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Bex Lewis

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METUP-UK Member @drbexl talks about being a ‘good enough cancer patient’ on @iamwillonline podcast

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 drbexl
Bex Lewis Podcast Cover Image

METUP-UK member was pleased to be invited to join Will Taylor’s ‘Good Enough’ podcast, off the back of social media content talking about the problematic nature of talking about ‘cancer’

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PressBex Lewis, BusyLivingWithMets, Interview, Podcast

METUPUK Founder @ABCDiagnosis features in @thisismedtech

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 drbexl

The article, featuring METUP-UK founder Jo Taylor, starts: Jo Taylor’s situation is something of a double-edged sword. She relies on continuous treatment for secondary breast cancer to maintain a good

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PressJo Taylor, MedTech, Press Interview

Video: The Metastatic Cancer ‘Journey’ for #IAmThe31, who are #BusyLivingWithMets

December 16, 2020December 15, 2020 drbexl
Screentshot from video - illustrating bouncing balls and CT scan

We like to think of different ways of getting our message across in different ways, and how do we demonstrate what our lives are like … whilst making use of

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Social Media CampaignAppointments, Black Humour, Comedy, Jo Taylor, Metastatic Cancer, Tassia Haines

We’ve had the #12DaysOfTreatment for those of us #BusyLivingWithMets

December 13, 2020 drbexl
Screengrab of 12th Day of Christmas

Thanks for following our #12DaysOfTreatment Because as you know, The treatment doesn’t stop for Christmas! We hope you enjoyed following the daily cartoons, but please remember our treatment and quality

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Social Media Campaign12 Days of Christmas, Cartoon, Tassia Haines

What’s in a name? Palliative Care? Supportive Care?

December 11, 2020December 5, 2020 drbexl

Earlier this year, Jo wrote a piece on a wish for ‘palliative care’ to be renamed ‘supportive care‘ because it is so intrinsically tied in most people’s minds with ‘end

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ConferencesBex Lewis, end of life, palliative care, Quality of Life, supportive care

The A to Z of breast cancer clinical trials with @OWise_uk

December 8, 2020 drbexl
OWise Blog, hands holding tablets

A new article from the OWise app kicks off with a quote from METUPUK: Today’s research is tomorrow’s treatment The OWise App gives an extensive overview of what is involved

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Educationclinical trials, Information, OWise App, Participate

‘The lingering mysteries of metastatic recurrence in breast cancer’ in @BrJCancer

December 7, 2020December 6, 2020 drbexl
Illustration of metastatic process from article

Abstract: Despite being the hallmark of cancer that is responsible for the highest number of deaths, very little is known about the biology of metastasis. Metastatic disease typically manifests after

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ResearchAcademic Article, British Journal of Cancer, metastatic breast cancer, research

METUPUK member @drbexl talks hope and grief with @HopefulActivism podcast

December 5, 2020December 6, 2020 drbexl
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Last week METUPUK activist Bex Lewis spoke to Abigail Thomas for the Christian podcast – ‘The Hopeful Activists‘ – around the theme of grief and h0pe within the cancer experience:

PressBex Lewis, BusyLivingWithMets, Interview, Podcast, The Hopeful Activist

It’s December! The 12 Days of Christmas Cartoons by @TassiaHaines #BusyLivingWithMets

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 drbexl
Tassia Haines Illustration - first Day of Christmas

Keep an eye on our Instagram account where Tassia will be posting a new cartoon every day, for the first 12 days of December, as a tweak on ‘The 12

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Social Media CampaignCartoon, Christmas, Tassia Haines

10 Questions we asked @ProfNDerakshan, from @BC_Resilience, about her work building resilience within the #BreastCancer community

November 29, 2020 drbexl
BRIC Logo

We love finding out what other organisations are doing to support those of us with metastatic breast cancer, so this week were delighted to talk to Naz. Read on… Tell

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Organisations10 Questions, BRiC, Building Resilience in Breast Cancer Centre, Naz Derakshan, Other Organisations, Resilience

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  • METUP-UK Member @drbexl talks about being a ‘good enough cancer patient’ on @iamwillonline podcast January 26, 2021
  • METUPUK Founder @ABCDiagnosis features in @thisismedtech January 19, 2021
  • Remembering Jo Myatt (@JoanneMyatt25), friend, advocate and supporter of METUPUK #IAmThe31 December 31, 2020
  • Video: The Metastatic Cancer ‘Journey’ for #IAmThe31, who are #BusyLivingWithMets December 16, 2020
  • We’ve had the #12DaysOfTreatment for those of us #BusyLivingWithMets December 13, 2020
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