I contacted METUPUK when I was diagnosed as a primary patient in 2018…

I contacted METUPUK when I was diagnosed as a primary patient in 2018. Even though my mum died of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2015, I had no real understanding

I think I’m officially a long-term metastatic breast cancer survivor…

What price survival?  I think I’m officially a long-term metastatic breast cancer survivor. I mean I have just passed five years since diagnosis and when I looked up the average

Primary breast cancer tends to fill Breast Cancer Awareness Month…

Red Flags and DENOVO Breast Cancer  Primary breast cancer tends to fill Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It’s a month where our social media, TV, radio, advertising and retail all turn

I was just 39 years old, a mother of three young girls…

I was just 39 years old, a mother of three young girls, facing a life expectancy of two to three years post metastatic (secondary) breast cancer diagnosis. My chance to

Soon after my diagnosis with metastatic breast cancer age 33, someone tried to explain…

Sadly our Kit @Diamondtrees11 died on Monday 7th May 2023  We will miss her voice as she wasn’t scared of speaking out about issues. This blog post by Kit from

The infographic on the red flag signs for metastatic breast cancer is a brilliant resource…

Jo Taylor’s infographic on the red flag signs for metastatic breast cancer is a brilliant resource and one that should be shared far and wide, but this is my story

METUPUK Breast Cancer Awareness 2024 for metastatic breast cancer

METUPUK’ Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign for October across the UK and on social media channels. Continuing the synergy with The Darker Side of Pink travelling campaign highlighting the 31 women a

The backache began in January 2023…

The backache began in January 2023: I went to my GP and red flagged that I had had breast cancer (due to METUPUK infographics I knew of the warning signs),

I was diagnosed with ER/PR+ HER- primary breast cancer in February 2022….

I was diagnosed with ER/PR+ HER- primary breast cancer in February 2022.  I was treated with a lumpectomy followed by 12 sessions of chemotherapy and 24 sessions of radiotherapy; I

Emma Lawrence (née Fisher)

Emma Lawrence (née Fisher) 21.01.81 – 13.07.24 Everyone at METUPUK is incredibly saddened to hear that Emma Lawrence (née Fisher) has died at the age of 43. Emma was diagnosed