21/10/2025
"The idea for my book, called GULP, was born out of those dark days. When I first sat in a support group after treatment, I recognised the look in newly diagnosed patients’ eyes. It was fear, confusion, vulnerability. It was the same look I had carried.
"I realised I couldn’t change what had happened to me, but I could use it."
Father-of-three David, one of our patient representatives, has written a book about his experience of being diagnosed with stage 3 food pipe (oesophageal) cancer. The 51-year-old, who is now cancer free, sits on the Alliance's Pathway Board for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer, where he helps shape initiatives to improve care and ensures that the patient voice is heard.
Read and Q&A with Davis to find out more about his new book, his role with the cancer Alliance and how you can volunteer too....
Read more ➡️ https://gmcancer.org.uk/gmcancernews/finding-hope-in-the-midst-of-cancer/
