What Next For Cancer?
What an incredible year we have just experienced! I never thought I would see anything that knocked cancer off the top of the health priority list, yet now I have! With no experience of anything like this in recent history,…
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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…
Macmillan Cancer Support, Are You Listening Yet?
I have just been sent a copy of the latest set of accounts from Macmillan Cancer Support, the headline being that ‘fundraised income’ dropped from £247.7m in 2017 to £230.8 in 2018. A drop of nearly £17m, which is large…
Lack Of Action On ‘Cancer Poverty’ Is A National Disgrace!!
The worrying thing for me is that I wrote the below piece more than TWO YEARS ago! As with most things in this sector, the situation is getting much worse! Many more millions of pounds have come and gone. Several…
Why I Will Increase My Cancer ‘Disruption’ In 2019!
Many people ask me why I call myself a disruptor, they think it is some fancy title, but here is the definition that describes it most appropriately. ‘Your idea far exceeds the status quo. You don’t just want to see…
“You Have More Influence Than Us Mr Lewis!”
During the last few weeks it has been incredibly busy with a rush to finalise some plans and partnerships for 2019. Both for simPal and my personal work things are accelerating, with many projects being discussed for the coming year.…
The Reality Of Cancer Related Poverty In 2018
Poverty in the UK in 2018? Of course it exists, and appears to be on the increase from all the signs I see! The gap between rich and poor seems to be growing constantly now. That is a massive issue…
Raising Awareness Must Lead To Change!
I am writing this piece after spending a very sociable evening with the team at Leukaemia Care and Quality Health. We were there to hear the latest patient statistics around blood cancers. After a few slides in, I felt a…