Dr Anisha Patel

Dr. Anisha Patel (MBchB, MRCP, DFSRH, DRCOG, MRCGP) is a stage IIIB rectal cancer survivor and a GP (family doctor). She is also a media doctor, keynote speaker and panelist, bowel cancer campaigner, health educator and author of the Amazon bestseller “Everything you’d hoped you’d never need to know about bowel cancer”.

Since Anisha’s cancer diagnosis, she has been driven to use her unique experiences as both a doctor and a patient in helping others navigate their patient journey, educating health professionals and the general public. Anisha is often found discussing bowel cancer in the public eye through various media outlets, and through social media @ doctorsgetcancertoo working to break down barriers, educate and inform the public, and encouraging cancer screening uptake especially in those communities with the lowest uptake. She has been involved in numerous cancer campaigns alongside charities, with the NHS and on screen, disseminating public health messages. 

Anisha works for a number of charities voluntarily (including CRUK, Bowel cancer UK, Macmillan), as a media volunteer, an advisor and as a supporter. Anisha also is a friend of the Bowelbabefund Anisha has been appointed as a beneficiary Trustee for Teens Unite, an organisation supporting teens and young adults diagnosed with cancer through treatment and living with and beyond cancer. She is also Patron of the Fountain centre charity, where her and her family received holistic treatment and therapy during and after her cancer treatment. 

She has also been involved in helping engage and recruit individuals into the UK’s biggest research project, Our Future Health, to ensure representation as well. She also had meetings at the governmental level to discuss healthcare and cancer policies.

To learn more, visit Anisha's website.