My Cancer

Tips, News and Recommendations For People With Cancer. This ‘My Cancer’ section has articles from our staff, cancer patients, carers, family, friends, loved ones, and survivors. Providing tips, relevant news and advice to help your journey. If you would like to post here please see our guidelines for article submission.

10 Things Every Cancer Patient Should Ask Before Joining A Clinical Trial

10 Things Every Cancer Patient Should Ask Before Joining A Clinical Trial

Sharing Our Stories Is A Source Of Strength We Should Be Tapping Into

Sharing Our Cancer Stories Is A Source Of Strength We Should Be Tapping Into

7 Tips To Boost Your Body Confidence During Your Cancer Treatment Journey

7 Tips To Boost Your Body Confidence During Your Cancer Treatment Journey

The Strength Within: How I Overcame Cancer Three Times

The Strength Within: How I Overcame Cancer Three Times

Drain Dollies For Mastectomy Patients

My Double Mastectomy And The Birth Of Drain Dollies

Keeping kindness in mind during the corona virus pandemic

Cancer, The Corona Virus And Kindness: Social Distancing Equals Love

Cancer Support: Coping With The Stress Of Cancer

Cancer Support: Coping With The Stress Of Cancer

Inspirational Cancer Quotes - Cancer Does Not Look The Same On Everyone

Inspirational Cancer Quotes To Give Comfort, Peace and Hope

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“Stop Telling Me To Be Brave” Campaign To Support People With Cancer

Preparing For Care

Preparing4Care: Driving Person-Centred Care, Free of Charge.

Tailored Yarn: Writing and Illustrating UniqueChildren’s Stories

Tailored Yarn: Writing and Illustrating Unique Children’s Stories

Report On Our Ongoing Cancer Charity Collaboration With Ellies Friends

Report On Our Ongoing Cancer Charity Collaboration With Ellies Friends

“ONCOLYF” – endorses work for, by, of the Cancer Patients and survivors

“ONCOLYF” endorses work for Cancer Patients

How to access future treatments now

How to access future treatments now: Clinical trials in a nutshell

Dear God from your poached egg breast

Why I Wrote The Book: Dear God From Your Poached Egg Breast

My Life’s Most Beautiful Story: A Story Of The Most Positive Side Of My Life

Trying to Find Work With A Cancer Diagnosis? Astriid Can Help.

Trying to Find Work With A Cancer Diagnosis? Astriid Can Help.

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The Woman with 9 Lives and 18 Tumours and a Little Bit of Cancer.

Three Little Words: The Diagnosis that made me a Better, Kinder Person

Three Little Words: The Diagnosis that made me a Better, Kinder Person

Travelling After A Cancer Diagnosis: Finding Appropriate Travel Insurance

Travelling After A Cancer Diagnosis? How To Find Appropriate Travel Insurance

Staying Positive Makes Breast Cancer Easier

Having A Positive Attitude Helped Make My Breast Cancer Easier

FREE Survivorship Tools for Life After Cancer From A Cancer Survivor

FREE Survivorship Tools for Life After Cancer From A Cancer Survivor

Cancer is NOT “The Big C”

For Me, Cancer Is Not, And Never Will Be, “The Big C”.

I was born a fighter: From childhood cancer to 22 years remission

I Was Born a Fighter: From Childhood Cancer to 22 Years Remission

The Light at the End of the Cancer Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Cancer Tunnel: A Personal Story of Recovery

MOVE BACK WITH FITNESS

Why These 15 Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours Are Especially Meaningful For Cancer Patients

Wigs in Durham

101 Different Names For Boobs – What Do You Call Yours?

Ruth Warden:Building a new life: A personal story of secondary cancer

Building a new life: A personal story of secondary cancer

Double Mastectomy Cushion

I Can Make You A Single Or Double Mastectomy Cushion

Sandra Hamilton - Surviving Cancer

Surviving Cancer: A Miracle Journey by Sandra Hamilton

The team went on to win 2-1 and I received a winner’s medal

The 0.5 Percent: A Personal Story About A Journey To Lymphoma Recovery

Brenda Burling

Why ‘Good For A Grin’ Was A Great Idea By Author Brenda Burling

Red-Fern-Lingerie

The day my life changed. I heard the words “I’m sorry, you have breast cancer”.

Best Of The Year Four Innovative Mastectomy Recovery Products/Services

Best Of The Year Four Innovative Mastectomy Recovery Products/Services

Hip head wear

HipHeadWear Was Born By Helping Out A Friend With Breast Cancer

Cancer Care Parcel Discussion Group

Cancer Discussions For The Cancer Community: A New Facebook Group

Cooking For Chemotherapy By Chef Ryan Callahan

Cooking For Chemotherapy By Chef Ryan Callahan

How 'Ticking off breast cancer' was born: a site to help with breast cancer treatment

How ‘Ticking off breast cancer’ was born: a site to help with breast cancer treatment

How Good Things Foundation digital skills is helping the NHS & patients with Cancer

How Good Things Foundation digital skills is helping the NHS and patients with Cancer

“Bullshit Breast Cancer” let breast cancer patients know that they will never be alone

My Family 28th March 2015- Just after I was told I needed an hysterectomy with my ovaries removed - see note 5

How I Cured My Own Breast Cancer With One Simple Trick

Free Cancer Gifts Seal 2018

Top Four UK Groups That Give Free Cancer Gifts: 2018

Navigating the Coexisting Worlds of Cancer Treatment and Parenting

Navigating the Coexisting Worlds of Cancer Treatment and Parenting

International Cancer Directory

The International Cancer Directory – A New Initiative From Cancer Care Parcel

How to be “work ready” after cancer: A personal story.

How to be “work ready” after cancer: A personal story.

Might make you smile

How Cancer Brought About A Smile: By Brenda Burling

Me And My Radiotherapy Treatment: What You Cant See

Me And My Radiotherapy Treatment: What You Cant See

Ellie Jeffery

Ellie’s Friends: Freebies to adults (16+) living with cancer all over the UK

How Cancer Changed My Life

How Cancer Changed My Life: An Inspiring Perspective

Changing eating habits for chemo nausea

Changing Eating Habits To Relieve Chemotherapy Nausea Symptoms

Do You Want To Tell People About Your Cancer Experience?

Do You Want To Tell People About Your Cancer Experience?

Understanding Chemotherapy Nausea

Understanding Chemotherapy Nausea Control: What You Can Do To Help

Understanding Cancer Dehydration

Understanding Cancer Dehydration

Understanding The Cancer Diet: Myths and Facts Discussed

Suggestions For An Optimal Cancer Diet: Hoaxes and Myths Not Discussed

Cancer Rehabilitation: What Every Cancer Survivor Should Know

Cancer Rehabilitation: What Every Cancer Survivor Should Know

Six tips to help you talk about your cancer

Six tips to help you talk about your cancer

Mood And Anxiety Issues Are Common Among Cancer Survivors

Mood And Anxiety Issues Are Common Among Cancer Survivors

Tips From AXA PPP To Help You Talk About Your Cancer

Tips from AXA PPP to help you talk about your cancer

Cancer is not a Death Sentence

Is cancer a death sentence? Simple answer- NO!

When Its Difficult For Teens To Talk About Sex And Cancer

When Its Difficult For Teens To Talk About Sex And Cancer