The Christie Impact Report 2023-24

PROMOTING HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE AFRO CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 59-year-old Granville Campbell regularley takes part in The Great Manchester Run to raise money for The Christie Charity and to encourage more men of Afro-Caribbean origin that ‘it’s good to talk’ to their GPs about any medical issues they might have.

Granville’s older brother Eric was diagnosed with the very rare penile cancer in 2021 and was treated at The Christie hospital before he died last October. “The Afro-Caribbean community, especially the men, do not speak of such things unless they are pushed into it,” said Granville. “I now know that Eric would still be here if he had spoken out and sought help in the early stages of his cancer diagnosis. “Taking part in the Great Manchester Run in support of The Christie Charity was in Eric’s memory, and to highlight the message to all men to feel empowered - help is out there if we talk.”

Granville has taken part in 16 Great Manchester Runs over the years! He says: “Many friends, family, colleagues, and ex-colleagues all have a special affinity for The Christie. Frommy own personal perspective my late mother and older brother Eric were both treated there, and my younger brother Steve was diagnosed with myeloma cancer in 2021. Thankfully, he has been in remission for nearly four years.”

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