A cancer drug which received standing ovation from the Global Medical Community is being withheld from NHS breast cancer patients. METUPUK are devastated by NICE decision not to recommend the drug
My Mum died in June 2018 after being diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2016. Her death certificate stated that she had secondary breast cancer in her liver. This was all
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
At the End of May 2024 Madeleine attended an event at the offices of the Economist on Pioneering person-centred breast cancer care. This event was part of a wider project looking at
I first came across “anticipatory grief” whilst friends with Sarah Illingsworth, who had metastatic breast cancer and was a Trustee for Breast Cancer Now. She was bold and forthright and
My lymphoedema started very abruptly. One night, I developed unbelievably bad pain in my arm and shoulder. It was awful. I showered, tried to rub it better. When I went
We had all plunged into a big black hole of despair in the days which followed my sister Helen’s metastatic breast cancer (MBC) diagnosis. Two and a half years on
How much is a year of life worth? Everyone’s life has a price on it but, for most healthy people, this is not something that occupies their waking thoughts. A
