It’s National Smile Month. In this blog, Quality and Evaluation Officer Rachael discusses some ways to keep your mouth healthy if you are going through cancer treatment.
National Smile Month is an annual campaign to promote good oral health (the health of our mouths). You can find out more about the campaign here.
The importance of oral health
Oral health is important to allow us to do many things we take for granted…
Today is World Meditation Day! In this blog, editor Helena takes us through some top tips for meditation.
People from different cultures all around the world use forms of mediation to improve their overall well-being. Meditating involves using concentration or reflection to relax and calm the mind. Taking a break from our busy lives to meditate can help us feel more relaxed and in control, and less anxious and stressed…
This week is Dementia Action Week in the UK. In this blog, Cancer Information Nurse Jill addresses the specific challenges of living with cancer and dementia.
Dementia Action Week is working to create a more dementia friendly UK. It also aims to improve the lives of those living with dementia and the people who care for them.
About 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia. Many of those people also have other…
Happy National Best Friends Day, which is celebrated on the 8th June every year. In this blog, Content Developer Azmina gives 10 top tips for supporting a friend with cancer.
National Best Friends Day is an annual celebration of how friendships enrich our lives. Many of us have a special person that we call our ‘best friend’. They are always there to support us and share both our laughter and our tears.
Today…
This week is Breathe Easy week, an awareness event that focuses on lung health. In this blog, Cancer Information Nurse Teri looks at how to keep your lungs as healthy as possible. She discusses the symptoms of lung cancer and when to get them checked by your doctor.
Our lungs are constantly working. And as they work automatically, it is easy to take them for granted and not really think about them much. As a result, we…
