Today is World No Tobacco Day, a day that aims to highlight the risks that come with using tobacco. In this blog, our editor Elissia explains some of the benefits of stopping smoking and not using smokeless tobacco, especially if you have cancer.
You may smoke to relieve stress or boredom. It may be comforting for you or give a feeling of pleasure. If you’re living with cancer and its treatment you may feel that smoking…
June 20–26 is Learning Disability Awareness Week led by the charity Mencap. This week is about making sure the world hears what life is like if you have a learning disability.
There are around 1.5m people in the UK living with a learning disability. That is approximately 2.16% of the general population1. And yet it can sometimes be difficult for this audience to find accessible health information.
People with learning…
In this blog, our quality and improvement officer Abi tells you about the information we offer in different formats.
For anyone facing a cancer diagnosis, the whirlwind of emotions and medical information you are faced with can quickly make it difficult to take anything in, let alone to digest large amounts of complicated written information.
For many people, the written information given out after diagnosis is too complicated…
This week is National Braille Week, and tomorrow is World Sight Day. These events raise awareness of people with vision impairments across the world, and the problems they may face in life. The events also celebrate Braille and other alternative formats which can help people become more independent.
We know that being told you have cancer can be a huge shock. But if you are one of the 2 million people in the UK living…
