Embed from Getty Images “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin When you’re confronted with your own mortality you start to think about the inevitability of your own death. There…
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Victoria Derbyshire’s Breast Cancer Diary
Victoria Derbyshire has recently publicised the video diary of her cancer operation. She shares very similar thought and emotions to my own experience, although I wouldn’t have been sitting up in bed just a few hours after my operation doing a…
Words Used About Cancer
Battle, survivor, suffering, brave … These are a few of the words used about cancer and to describe people with cancer. You may hear these being applied to you if you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and you’re currently going through treatment. You…
Lumps and bumps – get them checked
Every woman should know how to check her breasts, just as every man should know how to check his testicles (and breasts too). You know you’re own body better than anyone else, so being able to notice when something is…
The Jolie Effect
Angelina Jolie has been in the press again to tell her story of elective surgery to prevent cancer. First she had a double mastectomy two years ago when she learned she had the BRCA gene mutation. Now she’s had a her ovaries…
This time last year … radiotherapy
This time last year I’d just had my last radiotherapy session. My final day of lying on the cold and uncomfortable platform with my arms up over my head. It wasn’t that bad really, just the room was pretty cool (for…
Did you know – the cancer gene
View image | gettyimages.com There are so many things you discover when you actually have to go through any form of surgery or treatment that you probably didn’t have a clue about before. Well why would you? Did you know…
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Chemotherapy and hairloss
One of the most potentially devastating and traumatic side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss. Particularly for women this can be what they fear the most. The loss of their crowning glory. I did lose most of my hair –…
Don’t hide your head in the sand
View image | gettyimages.com Many people who are diagnosed with cancer have had the symptoms for a while but either from fear, apathy or simply ignorance haven’t done anything about them. Many of the recent TV campaigns are highlighting some…
What do I say?
It’s difficult to know what to say when you learn that someone has cancer. Whether it’s someone close to you or a friend or colleague. Many people try to boost the person up and will be super positive around them. There are…
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