Asha died in March 2024. She wrote this blog, explaining the problems that she experienced trying to access a drug that she was ineligible for, because she fell outside of the treatment
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
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
Why I’m running the Great North Run for METUPUK – Sarah Lane
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
METUPUK joins the Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition
METUPUK has joined the Northern Ireland Coalition (NICCC) and will work collaboratively with partner charities to improve outcomes for cancer patients in Northern Ireland. Ann McBrien, METUPUK’s Northern Ireland Executive
METUPUK update
METUPUK members have done amazing things in the last two years and continue to do so. Here is an update on the last two months: Founder Jo Taylor was due
A Sister’s Perspective – Emma Smith (Trustee)
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
My Journey to Alpelisib – Asha Umrawsingh
Asha died in March this year. She wrote this blog explaining the problems that she experienced trying to access a drug that she was ineligible for because she fell outside of the
Drugs drugs everywhere, can you access ones that work? Kirstin Spencer
Here at METUPUK, we know drug access is a big issue for all metastatic breast cancer patients. There have been huge leaps and bounds made in terms of research, knowledge
How much is a year of life worth? Madeleine Meynell
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