Archive for the cancer charities Category

Why We Must Put Cancer On The Curriculum!

Chris On September 9, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 2 Comments

As you may know it is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month and I am delighted to feature a blog written by a young lady who wanted to tell us about her perspective and why she, like many of us believe that cancer should be a subject which is openly discussed during education. Obviously this is written from the female perspective but I believe it is important for all children to understand more about cancer, which has become the ‘modern day plague.’ “The results are in, and Eve Appeal-commissioned research has found that two thirds of parents want their children to receive a formal education regarding the signs and symptoms of cancer. The majority of participants believed that fostering open, informative conversations about cancer in the classroom could help combat associated stigmas

It’s Time For Some Big Changes!

Chris On September 4, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 2 Comments

Now I know that I am getting old, when I say “where has that time gone?” This blog has been running for more than six years! It doesn’t feel like it as I love writing and sharing experiences, but so much has happened to me in that time. Starting this blog is one of the most life changing things that I have ever done. With encouragement from my mentor, the incredible Christina Lattimer who helped me to create a website with all the techie stuff, we now have an incredible brand known around the world, and is my 24/7 shop window. When I started, I was sceptical as to who wanted to read my work, and was it worth all the effort I put in? I went for neutral colours

My Story Is All About Hope!

Chris On August 26, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 24 Comments

This year has been an incredible one for me personally. As the cancer support sector in the UK continues to be dominated by the same organisations, who have little to offer other than fundraising challenges, my focus has turned to the global issues of cancer. I have travelled to places where there is a real determination to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. This despite those countries having nothing like the resources we have, but key to that is the will to improve! My story has become a beacon throughout the world, not only for the work I do, but for the hope I give. As most of you know, my health was so poor that I was given only six months to live, and now I am

What Exactly Is The Role Of Cancer Research UK?

Chris On August 5, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 8 Comments

My post last week about the charity world received so much feedback and opened up many more questions! I was directed to the below piece about Cancer Research UK, the biggest cancer charity in the UK. Despite the name I have often wondered what they do and how they work, with such an incredibly large budget. I asked around and nobody was really clear. Then I was pointed to the article from Chris Woolams which I have featured below. “Is it just me who thinks that Cancer Research UK is really just a Pharmaceutical company hiding under the pretext of being a cancer charity; a wolf in sheep’s clothing? When we interviewed the Chief Executive a few years back and asked him his aims he answered immediately, “To get more

It’s Still Take, Take, Take, From Many Charities!

Chris On July 29, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 30 Comments

In the last few weeks I have found myself facing several charities with strange ideas of what collaboration means. They seem to believe it means they tell me about campaigns and I share them through my social media channels! Many of those have vast marketing teams paid very well to do that. From most, I receive little or no sharing at all and only hear from them when they want something. It is quite sad that nothing seems to have changed since I wrote the below post eighteen months ago!! “We are so far only one month in to 2017, and I can say that in terms of my cancer work it has been an incredible start. I have frequently talked and written about the frustrating lack of collaboration in

Work And Breast Cancer, The Uncomfortable Truth!

Chris On July 22, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 17 Comments

Unfortunately, the future of our cancer care lies with very flaky politicians, fully employed in fighting Brexit. Alongside them are giant healthcare organisations that choose the path of least resistance, attempting to find favour with the individuals in office at the time. Millions gets spent every year by charities to lobby Government for whatever is their campaign at the time. Even today, we are still asking politicians to scrap hospital parking costs! A subject that was being discussed eleven years ago when I was first diagnosed. The reality of the urgent problems is being lost, maybe this is intentional? When I was approached by Dr Dianne Dowling to share her fully researched evidence I was delighted to have the difficult facts to share. This is just a small part of the

This Is A Cancer Scandal Happening Daily, Why?

Chris On May 27, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / 11 Comments

This week I wanted to share this story written by Rohan Silva in the Evening Standard. It echoes exactly my own experiences with NHS AND giant cancer charities. There are so many people out there with incredibly innovative ideas that cost little to implement but the doors are shut in our face. Why is that when we all know how poor cancer services are in the UK. My experience is that this is much worse than what is portrayed in this article and is a scandal in the making!! “It’s always great to come across a man — or a woman — on a mission. Michael Seres is one of those people. When he was 12 he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an incurable bowel condition, and his health sadly

Why It’s Time To Pout For A Purpose!

Chris On May 24, 2018 / cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment / Leave a comment

It is a great honour for me to host the below blog. It is exclusively written by the wonderful Athena Lamnisos CEO of the Eve Appeal who do such incredible work. I am always happy to get involved with these guys as they are a small but very impactful charity. Collaboration means a lot to us both, and I have been involved throughout the month with their #GetLippy campaign. In this piece Athena tells us more. “The history of the instantly recognisable pink ribbon is an interesting one. The idea came from a grassroots campaign led by a breast cancer activist, who wanted a symbol to highlight the issue that a mere 5% of the United States’ National Cancer Institute budget (of $1.8 billion) was dedicated to cancer prevention. That