Why I Decided to Share My Cancer Surgery With Times Readers

It takes courage to let the world into your operating theatre. A Times editor explains why he chose to share his kidney cancer surgery with readers, and what radical transparency can do for others facing diagnosis. #CancerStories #PatientVoice #TCSC
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/i...

It's a wee fundraiser which could be fun. #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines #BooksThatMatter
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Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.

Surprise of the evening! I am featured on RADIO 4's PICK of the WEEK
It's the final pick of the show 37m 54s. No idea that was going to happen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #terminal #illness

Blood Lines is a fundraising book. If you want to see which charities I've chosen look here: julietrobertson.substack.com/p/where-are-... #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines

💬 Let’s talk about it.
Have you or someone you love been affected by sarcoma? Your story could help someone feel seen, supported, and less alone.
This Sarcoma Awareness Month, we’re amplifying voices and building community.
#SarcomaAwarenessMonth #CancerStories #SarcomaUK #YouAreNotAlone

Transcription: Phone Call, 2018: A Mother’s Love in Illness | Podcast | ASCO Publications Listen to Journal of Clinical Oncology's Art of Oncology poem,

Our latest @ascocancer.bsky.social #CancerStories Podcast has dropped! Listen to the beautiful poem by Elane Kim
@harvard.edu as we explore the relationship between mothers and daughters when a parent is sick. ascopubs.org/do/transcrip...

The long weekend - Ruth Swailes Grief is something you live with. Sometimes it inhabits a huge part of your day and is at the forefront of your mind, at other times it is more quiet, always present but not dominating your every thou...

@ruthswailes.bsky.social Thanks for this review! It's much appreciated. I loved your blog posts about being a carer, and exploring death & grief ruthswailes.com/the-long-wee... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerstories #poetry #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #creativewriting #haematology #oncology

This is about the 5th video clip... we're not far from releasing the whole video! #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BooksThatMatter

So thrilled to be joined by @missmeganel.bsky.social to discuss her amazing essay “Tamales” in our latest @ascocancer.bsky.social #CancerStories podcast! Listen to how patients invite their doctors into their culture and their world. 🎗️♥️🇲🇽 ascopubs.org/do/tamales-cel…

Decision-making and risk-taking But it's not The Matrix

Have you made a life-changing decision that can never be reversed? This reflective post considers the risks and choices we make. julietrobertson.substack.com/p/decision-m... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerstories #poetry #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #oncology #BloodLines

Love this quote from one of my poems. I really appreciate others doing this on my behalf as I'm reluctant to self-quote! #BloodLines #cancerstories #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #bloodcancer #poetry #BooksThatMatter

Love this quote from one of my poems in the forthcoming Blood Lines #AML #poetry #cancer #Scottishpoetry #BloodLines #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #bloodcancer #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology

The dark secret about asbestos: a killer in disguise

👉 Watch the full series of films here: www.leighday.co.uk/our-services..., exposing the truth about #asbestos and its devastating impact.

Join the movement with #MesotheliomaAndMe #CancerStories #FightForJustice.

Mesothelioma: the cancer they never saw coming

👉 Watch the full series of films here: www.leighday.co.uk/our-services..., exposing the truth about #asbestos and its devastating impact.

#MesotheliomaAndMe #CancerStories #FightForJustice

Vampires and haematology wards Hiding in plain sight

Latest blog post - all about vampires. Keep your eyes wide open! julietrobertson.substack.com/p/vampires-a...

#BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines

Blood Lines : Living and dying with cancer - a lyrical journey When my blood became ink, words began to flow.

In shock! You can pre-order Blood Lines from WHSmith! Wow! #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Juli...

The dark secret about asbestos: a killer in disguise

👉 Watch the full series of films here: www.leighday.co.uk/our-services..., exposing the truth about #asbestos and its devastating impact.

Join the movement with #MesotheliomaAndMe #CancerStories #FightForJustice.

Top 5 Cancer Vaccine Stories from 2024 With breakthroughs from melanoma to pancreatic cancer, this has been a year of great promise in the field of cancer vaccines.

Top 5 Cancer Vaccine Stories from 2024. #TCSC #cancervaccine #cancernews #cancerstories

www.curetoday.com/view/top-5-c...

Yay for this year’s post breast cancer MRI scan being clear !
Now 3.5 years No Evidence of Disease!
#breastcancer #cancerawareness #cancersurvivor #comedian #cancerstories #cancercomedy #drjoprendergast