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

ABC5 Lisbon – The Global Alliance

Key Messages This was my first time at this conference which is held in Lisbon every 2 years and focuses entirely on Advanced Breast Cancer.  Jo had been to the

Members of MetUpUK descend on parliament

Jo Taylor & Laura Ashurst members of METUPUK attending the petition hand in

Terminal breast cancer patients descended on parliament last week. Armed with over 70,000 signatures, they demanded change for the tens of thousands in the UK living with the killer disease.

A good thing? F*** off!

Soon after my diagnosis with secondary breast cancer aged 33 someone tried to explain to me that my diagnosis could be viewed as a good thing. I don’t know why

Alternative therapies – do they make a difference?

Wim Hof Okay, so I’ve had metastatic breast cancer for five years now and I am definitely #BusyLivingWithMets.  I was diagnosed with both primary and secondary at the same time

Life on a Phase 1 clinical trial

When I was told in late 2015 that I’d secured the last place on a phase 1 clinical trial, I didn’t in my wildest dreams think I’d end up still