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cancer charities, Cancer Support

Authenticity, Integrity And Honesty!

This week I had an interesting conversation about the future of charities. Of course the world is changing incredibly fast and I have to ask if they will still exist in their current form once the dust from Covid has…

Chris
January 24, 2021

cancer charities, cancer side effects., Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment, Coronavirus

The Realities Of Cancer In The UK

My last few months have been busier than I ever imagined. With the delays and cancellations of many cancer services, I have found myself forced into action! Together with Jo Taylor and many others from the online community, we are…

Chris
September 6, 2020

cancer charities, cancer frustration, cancer publicity, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

Patients Are Now Out of Patience!

The world is a very different place now we are living with Covid! That certainly includes the cancer sector, which has now been set back many years, by lack of investment and urgency, amongst other things. Including NHS staff, we…

Chris
August 2, 2020
57 Comments

cancer, cancer charities, cancer survival

Why I Must Work Outside The System!

Back in 2008, I realised that I was going to donate whatever time I had left, to help improve life for people living with cancer. There was so much wrong with the ‘system,’ and I knew I had skills that…

Chris
July 5, 2020
6 Comments

cancer, cancer charities, cancer frustration, Cancer Support, cancer survival

Patients Are Also Experts!

Just before lock-down I was due to be speaking in Madrid at an EBMT conference about the growing need for patient involvement, particularly in research. I was very honoured when The Lancet invited me to write a piece for them,…

Chris
June 21, 2020
36 Comments

cancer, cancer awareness, cancer charities, cancer survival

Cancer And The Impact On Our Mental Health.

We are hearing the word isolation being used more frequently these days. It is a word that has been associated with cancer for some time, but now we are more aware of our mental health it is being used in…

Chris
January 19, 2020
6 Comments

cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

2020 Is The Time For Positive Thoughts And Actions!

Back in 2007 seeing 2010 was a massive ambition! Now I am entering 2020, and it feels good. Not only am I still alive but able to help people across the globe by using my own experience, there are business…

Chris
January 5, 2020
2 Comments

cancer charities, cancer frustration, cancer policy, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

“There Is Nothing More We Can Do for You!”

Surviving cancer can frequently feel like you are living with a very fast ticking bomb! Time feels like it is slipping through your fingers and there is just never enough of it. Having said that it also seems that any…

Chris
December 8, 2019
15 Comments

cancer, cancer awareness, cancer charities, cancer frustration, cancer policy, cancer survival, Uncategorized

I’m Ashamed Of What I’m Seeing!

No I am not talking about the behaviour of our politicians, as I certainly don’t want to give any single one of them the publicity oxygen they so crave. Unfortunately our NHS is controlled by these people and it is…

Chris
October 6, 2019
6 Comments

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Bottom Of The League, But More Excuses!

There is nobody who likes to look at the world through ‘rose tinted’ glasses more than me! But at times that view must be tempered with a cold dose of reality. One of the headlines I read recently was ‘Britain…

Chris
September 22, 2019
14 Comments

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