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During the summer of 2018 I started experiencing abnormal bowel movements and noticed blood in my poo... Read more
On September 28th 2019, a 5.5cm tumour was found in my large intestine. Following a hemicolectomy I was officially diagnosed... Read more
I am a trans woman, and after many years finally got up the courage to be open about who I really am. As I was at last coming into my own, I found myself having an ultrasound to investigate pain in my groin... Read more
By society’s standards, my life before cancer was great. Ambitious from a young age, I had completed my PhD in my mid-twenties and had dedicated my working life since to a career as a researcher... Read more
I had been suffering from bloating and inconsistent bowel movements for years and was always told it was IBS or constipation. In March 2019 I was having excruciating pains on the left side of my abdomen and went to A&E... Read more
I was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, with metastasis to the liver and lymph nodes, in June 2018 at the age of 36... Read more
I was pregnant with my second child when I felt a lump in my left breast... Read more
I first noticed a dull ache in my testicle during a 1200 mile solo cycling trip around the deserts and mountains of Morocco in February 2019.... Read more
My family has a couple of hereditary health conditions, the main one being Polycystic Kidney Disease, which a few members of my immediate family have... Read more
I was diagnosed with stage cancer 12th August 2019. The following week I had the CT scan It turned out from the results I had Stage 4a Bowel cancer spread to my nodes... Read more
It all started with a funny-looking mole on my leg. I’d been keeping an eye on it for a while and thought it’d been getting bigger... Read more
I was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer at Christmas in 2017. I was 33 years old and questions were raised as to whether my diagnosis may be due to a genetic mutation... Read more