I find it difficult to let go of the fear of my cancer returning. Having to monitor new symptoms in case they are significant, dealing everyday with late effects & after effectsof chemo. #Cancer #Chemo #OvarianCancer #Scanxiety #LateEffects #FuckCancer

"#Cancer remains one of the main determinants of healthspan, not just lifespan. And while treatments have improved dramatically, the long-term consequences — #cardiotoxicity, #neuropathy, 2nd #cancers, #metabolic disruption — threaten the very longevity pts hope to gain." #CanSky #CancerBS

I haven't seen @lizoriordan.bsky.social here for a long time. Does anyone know is she okay? #CanSky #OncSky

#Chemo #Cancer #CanSky #ThanksCancer

If you’re frustrated with how slow recovery feels, you’re not failing. Healing is not a straight line. Some days, “doing well” looks like a short walk, a real meal, and getting to bed on time. Small, steady steps count. #YouBeatCancerNowWhat #oncosky #cansky #cancerBS #cancer

"Mutual learning and resource sharing opportunities provided an opportunity to enhance #patient cancer care coordination and address social determinants of health." www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/... #MedSky #OncSky #CanSky #CancerSurvivorship #PatientExperience #SDOH #HealthEquity

Great podcast from Chelsey Gomez aka “Ohyouresotough”. All about the good and bad of Facebook groups! Highly recommend this listen! #Cansky rss.com/podcasts/the...

We need more orgs to realize as advocates we want to share our story, BUT it’s also reliving a trauma in life. We want to open up, but don’t be so quick to move on or close the door. #Cansky

"So many #patientadvocates go into advocacy because we were treated as unreliable narrators of our own lives." Great quote from Gwen Darien of the Patient Advocate Foundation during @fredhutch.org's Value in #Cancer Care Summit #VCC2025 #CanSky

Very sad news of the passing of Jo Taylor. Jo worked tirelessly to improve the lives of breast cancer patients and to improve care and treatment for MBC patients. RIP Jo.

“Hope takes on many different forms”… and that is exactly what we talk with Kevin about in our later podcast episode. @storiescancerhope.bsky.social See link below 👇 #cansky #cancer #metastaticcancer

Agreed. It's a denial of what we're going through. Lying on the bathroom floor at 3am not knowing how I'm going to stay alive is not inspirational. #Cancer #Chemo #CanSky

Interested in sharing about your experience of living with MBC? The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance has launched a new initiative designed to educate the public on the experience of living with MBC and I would like to invite anyone who is living with MBC or their person is living with MBC 1/3

So much this 👇

NHS bureaucratic failures are on my mind a lot right now. Can you tell???? #cansky

Hey my #Cansky folks. I’m happy to announce Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center is hosting a young adults cancers symposium in November! Come join me. It’s FREE for patients. Would appreciate anyone spreading the word 🫶🏻 #Oncsky #Medsky

My book has been featured on BookKind’s social media today. If you buy through them, they can make a donation to Maggie’s. #cansky bookkind.co.uk/this-might-s...

There needs to be more support for patients after active treatment, surviving is difficult, our lives change and what was normal no longer exists. It's never over with cancer 👇

Tests are not always an unalloyed good thing. Of course you should get tested if you’re worried. But tests themselves have a negative impact: rearranging your life, the discomfort of the procedure, the anxiety of waiting for results. As a cancer survivor it can be tricky to navigate. #cansky

At last an advert with a more realistic portrayal of cancer patients, thank you @breastcancernow.bsky.social Yes, we do feel awful, stressed, scared, anxious. Yes we might pretend we are okay, but we're not. #CanSky #OncoSky #MakeCancerLessShitty

"Acknowledge our pain". Yes, 100%!

For all of my #Cansky folks. I’m happy to announce that Vanderbilt (where I was treated) is hosting a Young Adult Cancers Symposium in November. I will be attending and I hope you can spread the word 🗣️. Sign up will be below 👇🏼 #Oncsky #Medsky

I have books! “This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” will be published on 25th September. And you can pre-order it here! linktr.ee/ThisMightSur... #graphicmedicine #cansky #lifewriting

“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is now available for pre-order! It’ll be published in the UK on 25 September. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/ThisMightSur... #cansky

Exactly this. There is nothing brave about it. We are not amazing and inspiring. We are trying to survive.

Sometimes i will wake up with an empty feeling in my body, wondering what is the point of it all. Today is one of those days. It is the anticipatory grief deciding to raise its head, the bugger. www.buymeacoffee.com/fletcherduU/...

Can anyone help with advice for Amber? #Radiation #Cancer #CanSky #OncoSky 👇

This is a page from my book which represents the build-up of all the emotions that had accumulated during cancer treatment. During survival mode, I’d pushed them away. But a resurgence was inevitable. #cansky

Good thread on how things are after treatment. It's never over, and there are no rules. Understanding when depression hits, why it does and to find a way of getting through are not easy. #FuckCancer #CanSky

We need something real from our loved ones when we’re going through an ordeal like cancer. We need real recognition and companionship. We need people to bear witness to our suffering. I’ve had to remind myself of this recently, too. I know it’s hard. That’s why it means so much. #cansky

Wow - really interesting trial for treating people with advanced head and neck cancer casued by #HPVcancer (like my own) - 'A cancer vaccine using mRNA technology will help the immune system recognise and kill cancer cells containing HPV proteins' #cansky 🧪 bit.ly/4m2LghH

That new bruise? The stomach ache? You’re spiraling again. It’s not overthinking—it’s your trauma speaking. Hypervigilance after cancer is real. You’re checking your body like your life depends on it. Because once, it did. #YouBeatCancerNowWhat #oncsky #cansky #cancerbs

"Cancer is more than just the physical part, it is the emotional and mental part too." ~ @jj5145.bsky.social on his ambassador efforts to raise awareness on the realities of cancer treatment and cancer survivorship. #makecancerlessshitty #CanSky makecancerlessshitty.com vimeo.com/1077286057/5...

We have agency. We can speak up. We can show up. Advocating for cancer care means speaking to legislators, bringing patient stories to the front lines of policymakers, supporting & amplifying each other to continue to do the work that changes outcomes. ➡️ @oncoalert.bsky.social @statnews.com

"For many #cancer survivors, distress begins the day their active treatment is over. They go from a full schedule in warrior mode to being told, 'Congrats, all done. Come back in 3 months.' They're left floundering w/o a roadmap. Health systems need 2 recognize ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky #survivorship

#Cansky remember- Your diagnosis is YOURS, and yours alone. Comparison does nothing, but connection with other patients is everything. Connect and it will help just that much more. 🫶🏻

July 30: Cancer rewrites your relationships. Some disappear. Some grow stronger. Some no longer fit who you’re becoming. That’s not failure—it’s evolution. Healing includes grief and new connection. #YouBeatCancerNowWhat #oncsky #cansky

Possibly the least controversial opinion you’ll read on the internet today. 🤬🖕 #cansky

Good 🧵 We need to live while we are still able to.

Try and ignore all the not-so-subtle negging of your body on social media. Bodies are amazing. They can carry you through some really tough times. #cansky

📰Could a breath test detect blood cancer? New research from @richeslab.bsky.social ‬funded by @bartscharity.bsky.social suggests molecules exhaled in the breath might enable development of a simple, low-cost test to diagnose lymphoma. @qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social #medsky #oncosky 🧪

• The Routine of it ALL • Does it ever seem so routine? Maybe that’s the point 🤷🏻‍♂️. #Cansky

The transformation of Hayley #cansky

The Mask That Hides 🎭 #Cansky #MentalHealth

#PatientExperience #CanSky #OncSky

It’s important to remember and not forget that cancer is just as much of a mental battle as it is a physical one. Take inventory on your mental health. #Cansky #Oncsky #Medsky

I had to be brave to ride out the side effects. I had to be brave to live with the uncertainty of waiting for results. I had to be brave in navigating the NHS and figuring out when I needed to stand up for myself (and then actually do it). It’s too much to endure. Yet endure we must. #cansky

• Advocacy is What You Make it • #Cansky #Oncsky #Medsky

PSA: There is a no cancer that is the “good” kind. Mind you there are levels to cancer. Some less aggressive, etc. There is however, no “good” kind. #Cansky

Cancer patients especially survivors can be grateful they are alive or in remission while also being upset it happened at all,that they needed treatment,surgeries,and have life altering changes to their bodies and finances. Toxic positivity helps no one. #oncsky #cansky #cancer