• Easy relaxation tips

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    Practising relaxation techniques can help you cope with the side effects of cancer, such as anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue.

    Relaxing

    As you cope with the effects of cancer, you may feel like it’s difficult to relax. It could help to do some relaxation exercises to ease your anxiety, to help with breathing or just to take your mind off things. Relaxing could also help you if you’re having trouble sleeping.…

  • Bowel cancer symptoms – check your poo

    Many people will have been upset and shocked to read of the death of Dame Deborah James last week, writes our nurse Sue Green. Even though Deborah had been very public about receiving end-of-life care, it was still hard to learn that she had died.

    Dame Deborah James – BowelBabe

    Deborah impacted many people she met during her life. She has inspired even more people with her reach on social media, the 'You, Me & the…

  • Talking about cancer at work

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    In this blog, Content Developer Azmina gives practical tips for talking to your employer and other people at work about cancer.

    When you have cancer, you may find the idea of talking about it upsetting or uncomfortable. But it is important to think about who needs to know and the best way to talk to them.

    Telling your employer and other people at work about a cancer diagnosis may mean you get practical and emotional…

  • What is sarcoma? Who gets it and how to treat it

    July is sarcoma awareness month, notes our information development nurse, Sue Green. But what exactly is a sarcoma? And what do you need to be aware of with this type of cancer? What is sarcoma? Sarcomas are rare cancers of the supporting tissues of the body. These include bone, muscle, nerves and blood vessels. They are grouped into two main types: Primary bone cancers – cancers that start in the bone Soft tissue…
  • Information for everyone

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    Information for everyone

    We want to write information that is useful and accessible to every person affected by cancer. This blog, by our cancer information development nurse Hilary, shows how our volunteer reviewers are helping us write more inclusive information.

    Our reviewer feedback
    To check that we’re getting our information right, we routinely ask the people who use it what they think. Every time we update a piece of information, some…