USING THE LITTLE 'c' TO MANAGE THE BIG 'C'
Joshua Vintner-Jackson is the founder of Chat Cancer, living with stage four cancer and offering clear, experience-led support shaped by more than six years of navigating it firsthand.
It started out of nowhere.
A blocked colon. Surgery. Chemotherapy.
I thought it was behind me. Then it came back.
Now it’s stage four, and I’m learning to live with cancer as part of my life—ongoing treatment, constant scans, and the space between results where your mind does the work.
That’s the reality.
Before all this, I was drawn to endurance—pushing limits, physically and mentally. I’ve run marathons and ultramarathons across the world, often tied to fundraising: from the Paris Marathon to the Wadi Rum Ultra in Jordan. Even after chemotherapy, I went back to it—running, fundraising, and keeping momentum where I could.
Alongside that, I built a career in high-growth startups, helping scale a business across the US and leading partnerships and charitable initiatives, including creating opportunities for young people from low-income backgrounds.
Now back in London, my focus is simple.
Use what I’ve learned—through cancer and everything around it—to support others going through it, especially young people. Not with false hope or empty motivation, but with clarity, honesty, and experience.
Chat Cancer comes from that place.
Because when you’re living with this, what you need most is something real to work with.