Radiotherapy & Me

Inspire more conversations about radiotherapy

Half of cancer patients receive some form of radiotherapy, but it doesn’t seem to be talked about very often compared to other treatments.

Radiotherapy & Me aims to inspire more conversations about radiotherapy and raise awareness of radiotherapy research.

Half of cancer patients receive some form of radiotherapy, but it doesn’t seem to be talked about very often compared to other treatments. Manchester is a world-leading centre for radiotherapy and research, with researchers focusing on how to make treatment more personalised, reduce side effects and using new technologies to target cancer cells.

Radiotherapy & Me brought patients and researchers together to share their experiences. Explore their video and audio stories by clicking the play button on the images below. You’ll find more audio stories and poems with transcripts here.

Please share these stories widely and let us know what you think at #RadiotherapyAndMe

Find out about the project and all the people involved in the storytelling workshops and events at Oldham Libraries here:

If you’ve been affected by cancer you can help people in the future by having your say in research now.

Credits:

Many thanks to Oldham Libraries, The Christie at Oldham, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, for their support.

Radiotherapy & Me is delivered by the Public Programmes Team, radiotherapy researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Centre.

Stories facilitated and edited by Nathaniel Hall Visual Artist Jessica Loveday Films created by Shortform

Find sources of information and support for people with cancer here.