For some, it might be a blessing that this is my first piece for a few weeks! Mostly I have been either preparing, or delivering a live presentation. I was wondering if cancer conferences as they were, would be replaced…
So what really is happening in the cancer world? This is a question I ask myself frequently. If you look in the media, you will see very little. As always, there is the odd headline, talking about some miracle coming…
I’m becoming more and more concerned as days go by. We have become so accepting of everything now. For some time, many of our senior politicians have been committing crimes and fraud. It get’s into the news for a couple…
It’s now incredibly 15 years since I had my initial stem cell transplant. Like everyone else I never believed that cancer would touch me, despite my father dying of it, and my mother being affected by breast cancer. When you…
So this year I have started with a regular dose of ‘New Year enthusiasm.’ (See my previous post.) Attempting to close out some of the national disasters from last year and stay focussed on the potential that is here for…
Wow, what a year 2022 was! I guess many of us thought that once the ‘covid years’ were behind us, we could try to rebuild our lives and the country. So how did that go for everyone? We were rocked…
Personally I’m not a lover of the festive season. Many who know me, call me the Grinch! But I have seen how many people can be adversely impacted at this time of year. Thinking of family or friends no longer…
For some time now, I have been noticing how increasingly important the correct use of language is, within the healthcare sector. You will have seen a spectacular example of that in my recent post, ‘Why Cancer Language Really Matters.’ Interestingly,…
Nobody wants to join the Cancer Community but once a member, many of us have found and given support over the years. I’m fortunate and get to speak to people across the globe. It’s interesting to see how much we…
There is still so much to learn about how we communicate regarding cancer. A big part of my work is raising awareness of how common cancer actually is in our lives. How we must learn to adapt the way we…
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed recently by Dr Noma from PHD Hardtalk. A lot of interesting subjects came up in this podcast. For anyone interested you can watch part1 below.
The BBC is looking at cancer and delayed treatment times. Have you been, or are you currently waiting more than 2 months to start your cancer treatment? You would need to be filmed, and the programme will be broadcast next week. This will be…
