‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ 📕 NEW BOOK OUT NOW 📕 ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ My new "Real stories by patients for patients" book for all #breastcancer patients is out now! Available in paper format AND/OR as an e-book Here is the link ---> https://t.co/2gIIk4zwuq #BusyLivingWithMets #BCCWW

It is with enormous sadness that Jo Taylor, an amazing wife and mum passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at 8:18am on Monday 3rd of November. Please allow her family some privacy to grieve together. #IAmThe31 #BusyLivingWithMets #SecondaryBreastCancer

Fantastic Laura! @METUPUKorg

The Fabric of Our Lives.   Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) can be a crowded kind of loneliness. Surrounded by people - yet few who truly understand. Messages slow down. Invitations stop. Life moves on… while yours stands still between treatments and test results.   It’s lonely

It's not about being ready someday, it's about being ready every day. Train at home with your own personal VR shooting simulator.

The Fabric of Our Lives. Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) hides in plain sight. You won’t see it on billboards. You won’t hear it in most awareness campaigns. And yet - it’s the only breast cancer that kills. We live with treatments forever. We manage side effects no one talks

The Fabric of Our Lives. When you live with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC), your voice can fade beneath the noise of pink positivity. You’re told to “stay strong” to “keep fighting”. But sometimes, you just need to be heard. Too often, our pain is downplayed. Our fears

The Darker Side of Pink - Newcastle City Library, until 14th November In this video, Laura Ashurst, patient, volunteer, and trustee for METUPUK, shares why The Darker Side of Pink exhibition matters and why you should come and see it while it’s here in Newcastle City Library.

The Fabric of Our Lives. Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) can feel like being cut off from the world. Treatment rooms instead of workplaces. Scans instead of social plans. Days spent explaining what “secondary” means and why it can’t be cured. Isolation isn’t just

Stills from our silent protest. Outside Parliament, we stood together - patients, advocates, and allies - to demand change for everyone living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). We stood for better treatment access. We stood for real data collection. We stood for the 31 women

Today, we took our voices to Parliament. METUPUK brought The Fabric of Our Lives to Westminster on Metastatic Breast Cancer Day - to demand real change for everyone living with MBC. Metastatic Breast Cancer is the only form of breast cancer that kills, yet those living with it

Metastatic Breast Cancer patients in Scotland refused access to targeted breast cancer drug.   We are sorry to announce that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has not accepted the targeted cancer medicine capivasertib (Truqap) for NHS use in Scotland.   Capivasertib,

Metastatic Breast Cancer Breaks You. It breaks your body. It breaks your mind. And it breaks the hearts of everyone who loves you. Living with MBC means enduring pain that medicine can’t always reach. It means watching your strength fade while trying to hold onto hope. It means

Lost in the System. Lost in My Head.   Living with metastatic breast cancer isn’t just about managing the physical symptoms - it’s about surviving the emotional storm that comes with it. The system is complex, slow, and often blind to our needs. We wait. We chase answers. We feel

The Fabric of Our Lives Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) is a life lived in the shadows of pink campaigns. •No clear data on how many of us there are •No funding to match the need •Not enough support for those living with it People living with MBC are being forgotten. It’s

At the Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition Summit 2025, our Northern Ireland Lead, Ann McBrien, made sure the voices of people living with metastatic breast cancer were heard.   The Fabric of Life is fragile and those of us living with stage 4 breast cancer cannot afford

It’s the 2nd of the month, which means it’s time for #SecondsOnThe2nd - shining a light on the signs and symptoms of Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re reminding the world that awareness isn’t just about pink ribbons - it’s about knowing what

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth reminds the world to pay attention, but for those living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, every month is awareness month. There’s no pause. No relief. And we refuse to be invisible. We are not a hidden corner of the community - we are over 60,000 strong

Secondaries On The 2nd. We want you to know about the signs and symptoms of #MetastaticBreastCancer so we are sharing our infographics that highlight what you should be aware of if you have had a primary breast cancer diagnosis. These infographics are signposted by NHS

Myth vs Fact: NEAD (No Evidence of Active Disease) = Cure? 🤔   It’s a common misconception that being NEAD means you’re cured, but that’s not the full picture for those with Metastatic Breast Cancer. In today’s #MythVsFact post, we’re breaking down what NEAD really means, and

🚴‍♀️ Nicky’s Taking on 500km Across Sri Lanka for METUPUK! This September, Nicky Hopper is cycling an incredible 500km across Sri Lanka - all to raise vital funds and awareness for METUPUK and people living with Metastatic Breast Cancer. From long-distance training rides to

Our Friends, Not Forgotten 💔 Many of you will remember Mary Huckle - a fierce advocate and friend - who dedicated herself to raising awareness of #MetastaticBreastCancer. Mary shared so much of her life with honesty and strength. Her final blog post for Metastatic May, is a