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'I got cancer and lost my income overnight'

When Sharon Plummer, 57, was diagnosed with endometrial cancer at the end of 2023, her income plummeted overnight…

 

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The Moneybox Programme

Steve and Laura share the financial challenges they’ve faced since having cancer, the impact it’s had on our lives, and what needs to change…

 

BBC Breakfast

BBC Breakfast featured the Mission Secure campaign – we’re calling for change so people no longer face barriers to work and financial challenges beyond treatment.

 

'I’m grateful to be alive, but cancer cost me £130,000'

The impact of the disease isn’t only physical — it shatters finances too. Here, survivors share their stories, and we explain how to get help…

 

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'The patient voice is being silenced '

Patients are being shut out of the NHS conversation, as lived experience and recovery support are increasingly ignored…

 

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'Keeping a diary of your symptoms might save your life'

Laura Fulcher believes her cancer would have been detected sooner if she’d kept a written record of her ailments (and it’s an idea more and more doctors support)…

 

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'As a cancer survivor you're expected to feel grateful': Laura Fulcher's campaign for better care

When Laura Fulcher went to A&E in 2014, doubled over in agony, she was desperate for answers…

 

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BBC Breakfast

Laura talks to BBC Breakfast about the challenges people face to diagnosis…

 

NHS digital plans reflect a 19th century approach to healthcare

We desperately need a digital patient strategy that treats health as an active task, argues Laura…

Cancer patients who have beaten the disease face years of tests to check it hasn't come back – no wonder 80 per cent say they suffer from 'scan-xiety'

Laura writes about scanxiety – and what can be done about it…

'You want to help a friend with cancer? Here's what you should say and do'

Laura shares ways to support friends during treatment…

 

A 'Royal Community of Advocates' can help the NHS engage with the public

Laura calls for a true partnership between the public and the NHS through the creation of a Community of Advocates…