Dr Anisha Patel
NHS General Practitioner and Media Doctor
Dr Anisha's Bio
Dr Anisha (Patel) aka @doctorsgetcancertoo is a general practitioner with a specialist interest in women’s health and a bowel cancer survivor since 2018.
Since diagnosis, she has channelled her energy into campaigning to raise public awareness of bowel cancer, other cancers, women’s health and health conditions filled with taboo, stigma and embarrassment.
She is now a speaker, health educator, writer and media doctor and her book “Everything you’d hoped you’d never need to know about bowel cancer” was released in 2023 globally.
She has taken part in a variety of health and cancer related campaigns, for the NHS, charities and ITV and works hard within a variety of media outlets to push a range of health education agendas and break down stigmas and taboos, as well as health inequalities within patient groups and health professionals.
General Practitioner
“As a cancer patient, I understand first hand how challenging it can be to balance your own medical needs with a desire to live life to its fullest and explore the world.”
