Articles filed under Diagnosis.
When people talk about fighting cancer, they often speak in terms of courage, strength, and resilience. But one word I wish we talked about more—especially in the beginning—is self-advocacy. Because…
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I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2015, and it all felt like a terrible mistake. I was 43, in my final year of an optometry degree and already had a job lined up to go to after I…
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Be confident that you know your body: I am a 51-year-old NHS nurse and 18 months ago was told that I had metastatic breast cancer spreading to my spine, lungs, hip and breastbone amongst other…
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Standing by her side Life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect it. For us, it came in the form of three words that changed everything: “You have cancer.” Hearing those words…
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According to Cancer Research UK, approximately one in five of all new female breast cancer cases are under the age 50 and around half are between 35 – 64…
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Any patient with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) will be familiar with the concept of ‘treatment lines’. Unlike primary breast cancer, where you undergo chemotherapy for a fixed time period, after…
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METUPUK patient advocate Carole describes her experience of whole brain radiation for suspected leptomeningeal disease (LMD). Do you remember what you were wearing on 1 December 2019? Probably not. I…
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Red Flags and DENOVO Breast Cancer Primary breast cancer tends to fill Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a month where our social media, TV, radio, advertising and retail all turn pink and fluffy…
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METUPUK’ Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign for October across the UK and on social media channels. Continuing the synergy with The Darker Side of Pink travelling campaign highlighting the 31…
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I was diagnosed with ER/PR+ HER- primary breast cancer in February 2022. I was treated with a lumpectomy followed by 12 sessions of chemotherapy and 24 sessions of radiotherapy; I am now on a 10-year…
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Emma Lawrence (née Fisher) 21.01.81 – 13.07.24 Everyone at METUPUK is incredibly saddened to hear that Emma Lawrence (née Fisher) has died at the age of 43. Emma was diagnosed with early stage breast…
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When D-Day’s DE NOVO My name is Sue, I’m a wife, a mum, a nanny, a daughter, a friend, a Metastatic Breast Cancer patient, and an advocate. My breast cancer diagnosis, back in April 2021 at the age…
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