Practising relaxation techniques can help you cope with the side effects of cancer, such as anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue.
RelaxingAs 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.…
September is Urology Awareness Month so in this blog, we’re highlighting:
What is urological health?
Urological health is the health of your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. These are the parts of your body responsible for producing, storing and getting rid of pee (urine).
For people with male sexual organs (prostate, penis and…
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…
Now, more than ever, people are appreciating the contribution of nurses to society. Today is International Nurses’ Day. To mark it, our Information Development Nurse Teri reflects on her own experiences as an oncology (cancer) nurse, and how the current coronavirus pandemic is changing things.
In recent weeks, the international profile of all health care professionals has risen. There is a greater sense of international…
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…
