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Connie, with red hair, on the phone and smiling over her shoulder.

10 March 2023 Member Stories

Our friend Connie Johncock

METUPUK are devastated by the news that one of our Trustees and friend Connie Johncock has died. Connie was a founder trustee of METUPUK and our Treasurer, overseeing our finances as we became…

A montage of medical scans and imaging screens in blue.

20 January 2023 Education Treatment Options

Meet Gita, a Therapeutic Radiographer

Hi. My name is Gita and I have been a Therapeutic Radiographer for nearly 30 years. I’d like to share my professional and personal experiences of treating both primary and secondary breast cancer.

18 January 2023 Patient Advocacy Policy

Piqray (Alpelisib) denied by Scottish Medicines Consortium

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) have decided against funding the metastatic breast cancer drug alpelisib (Piqray).

11 January 2023 Member Stories Patient Advocacy

Philippa Hetherington Remembered

We had to confirm back on the 5th November the heartbreaking news that the wonderful Philippa Hetherington had died 💔 She was an absolute force of intellectual nature for breast cancer in general,…

20 December 2022 News Press

METUPUK are delighted for the approval of Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) for second line use.

*METUPUK are delighted for the approval of Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) for treating HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received one or more prior anti-HER2…

<p>If a person has a heart attack, do they get told that they will never have a heart attack again and they are free of heart disease?</p>

8 December 2022

Samantha Womack is “cancer free” after 5 months of treatment?

If a person has a heart attack, do they get told that they will never have a heart attack again and they are free of heart disease?

<p>GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – DECEMBER 02: Kirsty Robb, Alan Smith, Kenny Gilchrist, Kenny Gilchrist, Lorraine Gilchrist, Lorraine Clark, Emma Smith, Helen Crawford, Andy Figgins and Ellie Lawrence during the launch of ‘The Darker Side of Pink exhibition at the Mitchell Lubrary, on December 02, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)</p>

3 December 2022

Hearts and Hope 4 Helen donate to METUPUK

METUPUK was over the moon to receive an amazing donation from Hearts & Hope 4 Helen. The cheque was handed over to METUPUK at the Darker Pink exhibition, which is currently in the Michell Library in…

10 October 2022

Pembrolizumab approved by the SMC – Scottish Medicines Consortium

METUPUK welcomes the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) decision to accept pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck Sharp and Dohme) plus chemotherapy (paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) for use on the NHS in…

A woman in a white T-shirt printed with a line drawing, standing against a plain wall.

14 July 2022 Education Living with MBC

Targeted treatment Piqray with Fulvestrant is approved

METUPUK welcomes the approval of Piqray (alpelisib) plus fulvestrant for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA- mutated advanced breast cancer. Piqray is an exciting new…

14 July 2022 Education Living with MBC

Trodelvy Now! Latest Update

METUPUK are delighted that NICE has accepted Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) for routine use on the NHS in England for the treatment of patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic…

Emma in a hospital treatment chair, hands up and laughing for the camera.

7 June 2022

Honouring Emma Hillier

Today we want to honour our friend and MetUpUK member Emma Hillier.

2 June 2022 Patient Advocacy Policy

Don’t Leave Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients in Wales Behind

A new campaign in Wales, by MetUpUK member Tassia Haines, aims to draw attention to the fact that Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patients feel that they are being failed by the Welsh Government.

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