I wrote the book on surviving cancer

My diary was a solace during treatment, but my ambition to publish and help other sufferers was postponed until now, says Chris Geiger

WHEN I was diagnosed with cancer, I scoured shops for books by survivors. Most were ghost-written for film stars and described their celebrity lifestyles rather than their cancer treatment.

The night before I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, I watched a film about Bob Champion, a jump jockey who beat cancer and later won the Grand National. The film was based on Champion’s book, Champion’s Story, which inspired me to fight the disease and write a book.