The UN’s International Youth Day takes place annually on 12th August, highlighting important issues affecting young people across the world. In this blog, our editor Matt talks about the effect of cancer on young people.
Young people are affected by cancer in countless ways every day. Although cancer is sometimes seen as a disease that mainly affects older people, many young people are diagnosed and live with ca…
This week we have a guest post from Diane, whose story is included in our ovarian cancer booklet. She shares thoughts about her diagnosis and the support she received, as well as what she’s up to now to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.
Being diagnosed
I went to hospital in April 2010. The symptoms I had were: the whole of my right leg was swollen to about three times its normal size, I was losing weight, had lost…
In this blog post, we talk about the power of your stories and why we include them in our information. We also let you know about some upcoming guest posts.
Your stories can help people see that others have been there too, and that can be really reassuring. Including your experiences helps bring our information to life and engage readers.
Rocio, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and chose to share her story with us…
If you’re a parent, being told you have cancer can bring with it an extra wave of questions and emotions about your children. You may feel anxious about telling them or even whether to tell them. You may immediately think about what will happen to them if you don’t get better. Or you may wrack your brains to come up with an explanation of cancer that your youngest will understand, or wonder how your teenager will react…
If you’re affected by cancer, a holiday can be a chance to put the illness and any treatment behind you, relax and spend time with the people you love. Being in the middle of treatment doesn’t always mean you can’t travel. It may still be possible to plan some time away. Your cancer specialist can tell you if this might be possible and tell you about the best time to go away.
Holidays can be an opportunity…
