If you are having cancer treatment (or had treatment in the past), it’s important to understand the possible impact on your heart. Here are some of the questions you might have, with answers from cancer information development nurse, Hilary.

I’m having cancer treatment. Should I be worried about my heart?
Cancer treatment doesn’t always affect heart health. But for some people it can cause:

• temporary…

Good news: we all get an extra hour in bed this weekend. Bad news: it means that British Summer Time is over and the clocks are going back. Good news (again): our team volunteer Nisrin has written this blog on keeping active in autumn.

For many of us, summer is now a distant memory. Hot sunny days spent enjoying picnics, parks and the seaside are replaced by early dark mornings and dark evenings as winter fast approaches…

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Over the last few decades, the internet has propelled the ‘Information Age’ into uncharted territory. We now have billions of web pages at our fingertips, all the free information we want, and the ability to communicate and share with…

For anyone, a cancer diagnosis can leave you feeling confused, isolated and powerless. Being able to arm yourself with information can be empowering – it’s one thing you can do to help yourself feel a little more in control. It can help you understand what’s happening and what happens next. It gives you the knowledge to make decisions about your treatment. It can give confidence, hope and support. But what happens if…

There are lots of advantages to using eBooks instead of paper books. If you are affected by cancer, you may find reading an eBook rather than a printed booklet or web page particularly helpful. In this blog, content channel editor Lucy explains why eBooks are helpful, and tells you how we make them.

What are eBooks?
An eBook is an electronic version of a regular paper book. The text is displayed digitally, which allows…