October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this may seem like an odd thing to highlight from a bowel cancer campaigner, but it’s important to recognise the fight against all types of cancer. It’s also vital to recognise and celebrate undoubted success.​ Breast cancer is a real success story in the UK with survival rates increasing from 82% in...

I’d rather not have stage 4 bowel cancer, it’s a bit of a drag! ​ I’ve accepted that I’ve got a ‘limited shelf life’, that I probably won’t live as long as if I didn’t have the disease. ​ I’ve accepted that I’m going to be on chemo for the rest of my life, along with the...

A diagnosis of stage 4 bowel cancer doesn’t have to be the end of your life, it can be the reason to start living it” Since my diagnosis in 2013 I’ve been so lucky to come through treatment in such good shape. I’m aiming to make the most of these ‘bonus years’ and am enjoying my life.​...

Metastatic colorectal cancer is usually called advanced or stage 4 bowel cancer in the UK and the statistics around the disease can be really scary.​ While early stage bowel cancer can have a near 100% cure rate, advanced disease only sees 7% surviving to 5-years. That’s a truly daunting prospect if you’re newly diagnosed, I know it was for me. ​ But...