Often once you finish treatment you might worry about the cancer returning. Feeling scared, anxious or frightened can prevent you from getting on with your life. But, there are some ways to help you cope, get support, and manage your uncertainty. Our intern Liza put together this blog, where we talk you through three top tips to cope with worrying about cancer coming back.
Top Tip 1: Focus on today. If you can stop dwelling…
It feels well overdue, but Spring has finally sprung in the UK! This week is National Gardening Week, so what better time to get green fingered? In this blog, one of our editors Lauren talks about the benefits of gardening, top tips for starting and how you can get involved with National Gardening Week.
Gardening is a great way to keep active if you’re having treatment for cancer. It can be a really rewarding and fun…
*Edited 03/07/17
In this blog, editorial assistant Amy-Louise talks more about cancer and depression, and why talking may help.
After receiving a diagnosis of cancer, you may experience a range of feelings and emotions. You might feel angry and resentful, or fearful and anxious. You might experience all of these feelings at once. These reactions are common and there is no right or wrong way to feel. You may also feel…
In this blog, our intern Liza talks about getting information at the right time, when you really need it. She also asks you to share your experience of getting information after a diagnosis.
During your cancer diagnosis, did you have all the information about coping with cancer that you needed? Our Evaluation team found that many people were only given clinical information at diagnosis stage. This information is crucial…
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and today we have a guest blog from Deb. She shares her experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
There are several symptoms of ovarian cancer – bloating, feeling full quickly, needing to wee more and persistent stomach pain, but I didn’t know about them (and I didn’t have them). This blog is about how I was diagnosed.
When you’re 66, period pain isn’t…
