Navigating cancer treatments, together…
Our service empowers patients and their clinicians to go above & beyond to find and access potentially life extending cancer treatments.
Cancer coaching, navigation & collaboration
Born out of the frustration many people encounter when facing a lack of treatment options after a hard-to-treat cancer diagnosis, our service supports and coaches cancer patients and their families through all the stages of going beyond standard of care. Our combined experience and accumulated resources, networks and knowledge from helping over 200 international patients across 10 years enables a unique offering of support, guidance and bridge building between patients and clinicians.
We help to alleviate the confusion and provide a safer environment for those struggling with next steps to understand their options, make treatment decisions and ultimately give back more time to our clients to spend with their loved ones.
Here to help
In our video, we explain how we work with patients, families and clinicians across US, UK and Europe.
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Coaching
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Logistics Management
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Clinical Navigation
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Building Support Teams
We can relate:
“As a stage IV cancer patient, I felt…”
- Cordelia (1982-2024) ACT Above and Beyond’s Co-Founder
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"Devastated"
Devastated at the lack of treatment options available within standard care.
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"Overwhelmed"
Overwhelmed by where to start looking for other treatments.
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"Anxious"
Anxious about my lack clinical knowledge and understanding about the complexities that lay ahead.
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"Confused"
Confused by conflicting advice largely due to a lack of communication between teams.
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"Frustrated"
Frustrated with the lack of integration, coordination and cooperation between separate professionals involved in my care.
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"Exhausted"
Exhausted with having to research and manage it all myself.
Let us be the guide so you can focus on what’s important
Our services are patient-led and built around you:
Researching, gathering and distilling information on potential options and their requirements
Providing a safe patient and clinical sounding board to discuss all treatments
Building an international expert team of medical and clinical professionals at the forefront of cancer research and development
Advocating and facilitating peer-to-peer appeals to your existing medical teams
Logistical help to access treatment and coordinate clinics in a safe environment
We are an independent service; not here to direct you to specific treatments or pathways. Instead, our work is around helping you understand and make informed decisions.
As a consultancy, ACT Above and Beyond reinvests profits into our sister charity, ACT for Cancer. Through this charitable arm, we provide a free, online library platform which supports patients and clinicians seeking trustworthy information on immunotherapy and innovative cancer trials and treatments, alongside novel, repurposed and off-label options for hard-to-treat cancers.
Meet the Team
Our service co-founders have over 25 years of patient navigation care experience between them:
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Dr Jack Kreindler, Supervisory Clinician
Dr. Jack Kreindler is a doctor, researcher, and serial medical technology entrepreneur with a focus on extreme environments and high-altitude physiology. In 2007, he founded the Centre for Health and Human Performance, where he applies elite sports science to help critically ill patients, especially those with complex cancer cases, achieve the best outcomes and maintain quality of life, regardless of prognosis.
Jack's personal experience as a caregiver to his wife, who was diagnosed with cancer, highlighted the challenges of feeling uninformed despite having access to resources. Using insights from her journey and his extensive connections in biotech and trials, Jack dedicates his time to helping cancer patients navigate treatment options, communicate with oncologists, and build support networks outside their local care providers.
He lectures globally on the preventative health and the future of medicine and is a Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College.
He is the principle clinician on navigation consults.
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Marje Isabelle, Lead Navigator and Operations
With a decade of patient support experience, Marje leads patient navigation in clinical consults and manages operations at ACT Above & Beyond.
Throughout her 25-year career, she has worked in charity fundraising, NHS management, owned her own business, served as a non-executive director for health tech companies, and supported patients with cancer and women's health issues, alongside her work as a female health coach.
Marje's journey is shaped by her own experiences with womb and ovarian cancer at 35, which left her with lifelong health impacts. These, along with her experiences of infertility and menopause, drive her passion for empowering others.
Her focus is helping people make informed health decisions. She founded the Innovative Treatment Info Hub through ACT for Cancer’s non-profit to offer crucial support to all.
Marje is your first point of contact for inquiries and information.
Our ‘Forever’ Co-Founder
Cordelia Taylor, Patient Navigator Consultant (1982-2024)
Cordelia Taylor served as our Lead Patient Navigator, combining over 15 years of experience managing complex consortiums with her profound personal journey as a Stage 4 brain cancer patient.
Her resilience and project management skills not only guided her through her own treatment challenges but also inspired her to help others navigate the overwhelming healthcare system. Her work with a genomic sequencing company and her dedication to supporting patients and families reflected her deep empathy and unmatched expertise.
Cordelia’s legacy of compassion and determination continues to guide us, and we honour her memory through the work she so passionately championed.
“After being told that nothing else would work against my wife’s cancer, we were suddenly out in the cold and we felt very alone. The learning curve is steep for anyone trying to understand what to do next - it’s absolutely terrifying. Having an expert team to help advise on treatment options and then to help us access them was invaluable.”
— David, ACT Above and Beyond Supporter