The impact of cancer is deeply personal. Lives can be forever shaped by the series of moments that begin with a diagnosis.

Moments of fear, pain, sickness and exhaustion. Hope, celebration, and loss. Every one of these moments matter, because everyone experiences cancer differently.

Guy's Cancer are here for the people behind every moment of progress. Whether it’s a major medical breakthrough, an enhancement in treatment, or the day a patient gets the all-clear after years of personalised care.

On November 30th, it will be 50 years since Susan, passed away from breast cancer in 1973. She fought it hard, for seven years from her first diagnosis while she was pregnant with Steve's sister, Stacy. 

That was a lifetime in the late 60s.

On 30th November Steve will be honouring his mom by walking FIFTY kilometres (THIRTY-ONE miles – a mile for every year of her life) along the Thames from Walton-on-Thames, just west of Hampton Court, through my adopted hometown of London towards our flat near Tower Bridge.  He will finish at the front door of Guy’s Cancer.

£50 could help provide a comforting care package for someone receiving end of life care, helping to alleviate symptoms and soothe fears.

£150 could provide expert welfare and benefits advice for a patient experiencing financial hardship, giving them the freedom to focus on their recovery.

£350 can help invest in the latest surgical robotic technology, so expert surgeons can work with greater accuracy and send patients home to their families sooner.