Real life stories

With 1 in 2 of us now being diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, everybody knows someone who has been impacted by the disease. We speak to the people behind the statistics to share their moving and inspiring real life stories.

Ovarian cancer

Fiona's story

Olaparib has been revolutionary for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Thanks to research funded by Curestarters like you, Fiona has hope for the future - and more time with the people she loves.

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Ovarian cancer

I didn't think I would have any future - but olaparib gave me hope

Pancreatic cancer

I know how it feels to lose a loved one to cancer

Liver cancer

I was playing games while my parents were being told that their son had stage 4 liver cancer

Breast cancer

I’m hopeful Matilda and I will have our happy ending, all thanks to lifesaving research

Mesothelioma

I was described as a walking miracle

Jack and his Dad watching the football together

Lung cancer

Thanks to cancer research, my father is still with us and got to see me live my dream

Bowel cancer

I never thought I would be in my thirties and have cancer

Lung cancer

I can’t bear the thought of losing yet another loved one to cancer

Eilidh standing outside smiling wearing a Worldwide Cancer Research tshirt

Leukaemia

I celebrated my two-year cancer-free milestone and I'm looking forward to the future

Cathrin and her friend Mairi sitting together and smiling at a table at a formal event