The Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Support Charity

Raising awareness and providing support to patients and their loved ones.

About us

A charity created by health professionals and Oesophago-Gastric Cancer patient survivors

The PROGRESS charity was established with the specific purpose of supporting people diagnosed with oesophageal-gastric cancers, and to improve the public’s understanding and knowledge of symptoms.

Recent Updates

OPTIMUS Research Trial | Cancer | Royal Surrey Hospital
October 26, 2026
Investigating how different exercise programmes during chemotherapy influence immune responses in the blood and within tumours.
Professor Gordon Murray donates a da Vinci 5 (DV5) robotic surgical system to Royal Surrey Hospital
October 23, 2026
Gordon’s gift embodies everything we strive to achieve: transforming the personal experience of cancer into hope and progress for future patients.
London Marathon
October 12, 2026
Brontë Paterson is running the London Marathon in aid of PROGRESS and to support her uncle, David Paterson, who is currently living with Oesophageal Cancer.