All our latest news, campaign updates and blog posts from the METUPUK team and the wider MBC community.
13th October is officially Secondary Breast Cancer day – the only day in Breast Cancer Awareness Month that officially recognises secondary (metastatic) breast cancer (download as PDF). And so, this…
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The terminology around cancer can be confusing, and no more so than for Stage IV cancer. The terms ‘secondary’, ‘advanced’ and ‘metastatic’ seem to be used fairly interchangeably, along with ‘Stage…
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#BCYonline: ‘Breast cancer in young women is a complex disease, occurring when these women are at the peak of their reproductive years, family life and careers. Being a somewhat rare disease, the…
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It’s World Mental Health Day, and we’ve seen so many good social media posts about the need to move beyond talking to action… Cancer is a real challenge to your mental health as much as your physical…
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A number of our members blog regularly about their experiences. Kit has posted another strong post as we continue to deal with #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and all that brings, whilst we’re trying to…
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Further to METUP member Mary Huckle’s appearance on Lorraine yesterday, she was featured in the Daily Mail, which has a daily readership of 2.2 million. Mary Huckle, 54, from London, has metastatic…
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This morning METUP-UK members appeared on ITV Lorraine, to discuss #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, talking about the impact of COVID-19 on (secondary) cancer treatment, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock…
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Mary Huckle, one of our members living with secondary breast cancer, shared an excellent Facebook post, drawing out many of the themes that METUP-UK is concerned with. We bring you the text here:…
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Today, 4th October, is ‘Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day’. You may not be aware that there a range of different types of breast cancer (they are not all the same). With only around 1-5% of…
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Within your social media profiles, it is possible to add ‘frames’ around your picture, to show your affiliation and support for a particular campaign. For Breast Cancer Awareness month, as METUP UK…
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#IAmThe31 31 women die every day in the UK is our reality. This campaign is for October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 31 days in October, 31 deaths every day, by the end of the month 961 women and 6…
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I’m writing this after getting another ‘all clear’ mammogram result. The fifteenth to be precise. You may wonder why I’ve had so many – one a year since I had primary breast cancer in 2006. Well the…
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