A man in remission from a little known type of cancer has become one of the faces of a campaign to improve treatment alongside Dame Zandra Rhodes. Benjamin Carey, 55, wants to secure better treatment for those with the disease and joined the fashion designer to pose for famed photographer Rankin. Mr Carey, from Edinburgh, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in 2023 after he was misdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer six months prior.
Cholangiocarcinoma, the second most common form of liver cancer, remains relatively unheard of. It was previously thought to only affect those over 65, though recent research shows the figures are rising in healthy adults of working age. Unlike the other more well-known type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, the cause of cholangiocarcinoma is not known, and has either vague or no symptoms in its early stages, meaning diagnoses are often missed or caught too late.
This #CholangiocarcinomaAwarenessMonth , #AMMF is unveiling the Faces of #CCA , sharing the powerful stories of those living with CCA.Together, we can turn awareness into action.💜To learn more more about CCA visit: https://t.
co/8hRYZvMpPX #rethinklivercancer #bileductcancer pic.twitter.com/8I6oyQZkVf — AMMF (@CharityAMMF) January 29, 2025 Mr Carey, a sustainable tourism consultant, is heading to the House of Commons on February 26 and to the Scottish Parliament on June 11 in support of UK cholangiocarcinoma charity AMMF’s Rethink Liver Cancer campaign, which aims to secure.