Hello, my aunt has been diagnosed with stage 2b cervical cancer currently she is saying she doesn't want to have treatment due to the wait time and the fact that she has a needle phobia. She says she feels she is unable to cope with this mentally and doesn't know how she will be able to cope with having intense treatment. She also doesn't feel like speaking to other people about her mental health will help. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar situation and has any advice on what we can do to support her moving forward. She is also a smoker and I wonder if there's anything we can do to help her stop this habit, currently she shows no interest in stopping.
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that your aunt has recently been diagnosed with cervical cancer and that she has said that she doesn't want treatment. This must be very hard for you both.
As the online community is divided up into different support groups I hope you don't mind me recommending that you join the cervical cancer group which is a great place to ask questions about treatment and share experiences with others with the same type of cancer as your aunt.
Another group which I think you'd benefit from joining is the family and friends group which is a safe and supportive place to share your worries and discuss things such as how to help your aunt stop smoking.
Clicking on the links I've created will take you to the groups where you can join and post in the same way as you did here. You can also join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could pop something about your aunt's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
If you have any difficulty navigating the community just drop me a reply and I'll be pleased to help
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