by Hope for Tomorrow | Mar 30, 2022 | Charity News, Press and Media
If the new 10-year Cancer Plan is to be successful in delivering world leading and transformative change then we believe it must meet the following 10 tests: The 10-year Cancer Plan has clear political leadership, is fully costed and funded throughout its lifetime,...
by Hope for Tomorrow | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Stories
“I’d had night sweats for about a month”, explained Adam, who lives in Castle Hedingham in Essex with his wife of 20 years and their two teenage daughters. “I had a blood test and was referred to Colchester hospital where I was lucky enough to see a brilliant doctor,...
by Hope for Tomorrow | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Stories
“I hadn’t been feeling right for a while, but I just thought it was a bit of acid reflux. In May 2020 I went for a scan. A week later, the results came back. I was told I had Stage 4 lung cancer. It came as a complete bolt out of the blue. “Nothing prepares you for...
by Hope for Tomorrow | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Stories
“I felt that I’d finally got back in control of my life. I was back to work after having 12 months of having loads of different stuff pumped into me and cut out of me. And then it all spiralled completely out of control,” reflects Amy Smart, after being told in...
by Hope for Tomorrow | Mar 17, 2022 | Patient Stories
In October 2020, Bill Cooke was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Preferring not to know the prognosis, an operation followed in January 2021 which he hoped would be successful. “They hoped that they’d removed all of it, but unfortunately, a couple of months later,...
