You’ve completed your cancer treatment and are ready to move on with your life and put cancer behind you, but you can’t. Perhaps you feel lost without regular contact with doctors and nurses. Perhaps you feel worried that you’re no longer acting against the cancer. And then there’s the constant worry that the cancer will come back. Suddenly every ache or pain is a threat.
Worrying about cancer…
Today is the start of Men's Health Week. In this blog, one of our editors Sofiane explores some of the causes of stress, as well as things that can help you cope.
Stress. We’ve all experienced it. If you type “stress” into Google, you’ll get a daunting 611,000,000 results. This figure is somewhat reassuring if you’re stressed and feeling alone, but also quite concerning. It seems that stress plays a huge part in…
Last Saturday 12th October was World Hospice and Palliative Care Day - a chance to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.
Our information development nurse, Rebecca, has written this blog using her own experiences working as a palliative care nurse to help answer some common questions about what palliative care is.
When I worked as a palliative care nurse, it was a privilege to be able to…
To mark World Mental Health Day, content developer Azmina gives some tips for coping with panic attacks.
World Mental Health Day is held on 10 October every year. It aims to raise awareness of mental health problems around the world and is a good time to focus on your own well-being.
A common emotion when living with cancer is fear or anxiety. You may be frightened about your treatment or the future. Before a medical appointment…
In this blog, Content Developer Azmina explains why gardening is a great way to keep active when you have cancer. She also gives 10 top tips for National Gardening Week.
What is the aim of National Gardening Week?
National Gardening Week takes place from 29 April to 6 May 2019. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) organises this annual celebration of gardening. It suggests lots of imaginative project ideas, from planting…
