Every person whose life has been affected by cancer has a different story to tell. We believe by listening to these stories and understanding them, we’ll be able to learn from them and improve things in the future. This is called patient engagement and experience.

This page covers stories from patients involved in the work of the Cancer Alliance. We want to take this opportunity to thank everybody who has shared their story.

If you have a story to share please get in touch or alternatively you can join our membership.

John's Story

John Hopkins retired at fifty and moved to Sheffield from Dundee to be closer to his daughter. John noticed he was getting up to go to the toilet more often than usual during the night and with some encouragement from this wife, he decided to visit his GP. 

As John explains in the video, he went through a few stages of tests before being diagnosed with prostate cancer - which his father also had during his life. 

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Chris' Story

Cancer doesn’t discriminate and we all need to be open about this, the fittest person in the world might one day end up being diagnosed with cancer without having given it a second thought. I believe…

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Michael's Story

Michael is from Rotherham. He was 55 years old when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Here he tells his story including how difficult it was for him in hospital but how he’s gone on to improve his…

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