Patient stories

Mike Shaw tells us about the charity Abbie’s Fund, which supports our research into childhood cancer, and about the girl who inspired it all: Abbie Shaw.

During Sarcoma Awareness Month, Janine tells us about her son, Harry, and why raising awareness of rarer cancers is so important.

Alison, 61, was diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in 2018. After four years of treatment on a combination therapy of immunotherapy and chemotherapy, she has no cancer on her scans.

Karen, 59, was told she only had months to live when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer seven years ago. Now, she lives 'near normal life' on a combination of chemotherapy and the targeted drug cetuximab. Here she tells her story.

Gerry was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, he tells us what research has brought him.

Nurse consultant Surinder tells us how her experience of cancer changed the way she cares for patients.

Jo Williams and her husband set up the charity Lucas’ Legacy after losing their son, Lucas, to a brain tumour when he was nearly seven years old. Their support has helped fund our life-changing research into childhood brain tumours. Jo shares their story.

Danny lost his mum to secondary breast cancer when he was just seven years old. He tells us how he found a community who are helping to fight the disease.