Cancer is a life-altering disease that affects not only the patient but the people around them as well. Cancer has become so prevalent that many families are used to its harmful ways. Cancer affects the totality of the patient. The patient and their perception of cancer start with information...
she works for gynaecological cancer charityThe Eve Appeal, and tells me: "A lot of people I know were ghosted. It's interesting; I think it shows how uncomfortable people feel talking about [cancer]."
1 Macmillan Cancer Support/YouGov survey of 2,099 adults in the UK who have had a cancer diagnosis. Fieldwork was undertaken between 2nd January and 22nd January 2024. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of people living with cancer in the...
“I was shocked to learn that more than a third of people with cancer are severely financially impacted by their diagnosis at a time when they already have enough to worry about. We hope that through their bespoke training from Macmillan Cancer Support our Guides can provide emotional, practical...
Cancer is hard to understand. All I know is cancer is something that grows inside a person's...Goff, Karen Goldberg
How Loneliness Affects Your HealthWhen the pandemic first began, many experts feared that even people whomanaged toavoid the virus would suffer fromunprecedentedlevels of loneliness. What would happen when millions of people were told to stay ...
Cancer is sometimes referred to as the big C, the C word. When people hear it, they freeze up in silence as though they have seen a ghost. In October, 2005 at the age of 3 I was diagnosed with a rare cancer that only affects 2 to 3 people out of million. After laying on the ...
Young adults with cancer: how their life-stage affects parents and familiesYoung adults with cancer: how their life-stage affects parents and families - European Journal of Cancerdoi:10.1016/S0959-8049(01)82024-4Grinyer, A.Thomas, C.Elsevier LtdEuropean Journal of Cancer...
People who survive cancer early in their life have higher risks of ill health as they grow older, and these risks vary according to the cancer type and how the cancer was treated, a new study by researchers at University College London has found.
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