Celeste's story

Celeste's story
“When I was first diagnosed with colon cancer it was quite complicated because I did not know what I had…”
“When I was first diagnosed with colon cancer it was quite complicated because I did not know what I had…”
Listen to Celeste’s story.
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Milan
By the end of 2000 I felt very tired. Urges of going to the bathroom were sudden and harder to control. I also often felt very sleepy during the da...

Dave
Dave Chuter, Chair of the Oesophageal Patients Association (OPA) and active patient advocate was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2006. Followi...

Stefan
I’m Stefan. I’m the co-founder and CEO of Digestive Cancers Europe. For Cancer Survivors day June 7, I would like to share my story with you. I...

Barbara
No-one expects to get cancer. No matter what the statistics show, very few people relate the figures to themselves and, I must admit, it was the sa...

Heidi
Until April 29th, 1999, when I was 45, I was absolutely convinced I had the lease of eternal life. I had a sweet daughter , a careful husband and a...

Marta
I was asked this question by my new doctor the first time that I saw her after I retired. I had been a healthy, enthusiastic athlete who did not ha...

Celeste
“When I was first diagnosed with colon cancer it was quite complicated because I did not know what I had…” Listen to Celeste̵...

Robyn
I first realised something was wrong when – at 28 years old – I collapsed. It was 2005, and I was taken to hospital for several tests after it ...