Today is #WearItPink Day headed by Breast Cancer Now: ‘They sat me down and gave me those three horrible words… I went into hospital on Tuesday at 9am and by
Statistics, Damn Lies and Statistics? Are you going to #WearItPink?
‘Breast Cancer in Young Women’ Conference #BCYonline
#BCYonline: ‘Breast cancer in young women is a complex disease, occurring when these women are at the peak of their reproductive years, family life and careers. Being a somewhat rare
Member @Diamondtrees11 new blog: ‘Would someone please shoot the grim reaper?’ #BCAM
A number of our members blog regularly about their experiences. Kit has posted another strong post as we continue to deal with #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and all that brings, whilst we’re trying
Members @Mary_Huckle and @BeingJenCronje on @Lorraine for #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
This morning METUP-UK members appeared on ITV Lorraine, to discuss #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, talking about the impact of COVID-19 on (secondary) cancer treatment, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock says that cancer treatment
Postcode Lotteries
What’s your postcode and what does that say about you? If I asked a healthy person about the importance of their postcode I suspect they’d tell me about local schools,
What’s so bad about fears and tears?
I’m 36 years old and I’m dying of secondary breast cancer. As a result I’m petrified 24/7. I’m currently waiting for scan results that will tell me if my current
Supportive Care
As a secondary breast cancer patient living with an incurable disease, I feel very strongly about wording. Wording like fight, battle and lost/loosing. Words matter. So, I also think that
Herceptin report re access to 3rd and subsequent line of therapy problem with drug access
10th July 2020 Hi Debbie, Trying to condense the points from the June email with attachments I sent you. Going forward what we would like now is – for you
They lie and cancer patients die…
Dear social media companies, Your social media platforms are a lifeline to cancer patients, especially those of us who have advanced cancer which will kill us. My friends from social
Open email to Breast Cancer Now re COVID19 (& letter for your MP)
Dear Delyth, In the absence of any consistent reassurance from NHS or Third Sector sources, the members of METUPUK feel compelled to write to you to ask what specific steps