Patient perspective blog

Father-of-three David Jones-Stanley, 51, has written a book about his experience of being diagnosed with stage 3 food pipe (oesophageal) cancer in October 2021. Operations director David, who lives in Wigan with his husband James and their three boys, was treated for oesophageal cancer at The Christie three years ago. He is now cancer free and volunteers as a patient representative for the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance . We caught up with David to find out a bit more about his cancer experience and to get the lowdown on his new book which he hopes will help other cancer patients. David’s [...]

Patient perspective blog: Myth busted - I cannot do a fitness competition, I've had cancer! Caroline Mattinson, colorectal patient representative, shares her experience of fitness after cancer. I have always had a great interest in sport and keeping fit, eaten healthily, not drunk to excess and never smoked so you can imagine my shock when I was diagnosed with rectal cancer. I did not fit the bill – I was too young, I was too healthy, I had no family history. But there it was, a tumour. So, I got on with making sure this cancer went away [...]