Blog Topic: Survivorship
Before Angela was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 she considered herself fairly fit and healthy. An early childhood teacher and self-confessed workaholic, the breast cancer diagnosis threw her life into turmoil and her exercise regime went out the door. ENRICH, an exercise and nutrition program recommended by her oncologist, helped Angela get her life […]
My cancer experience In 2013 I was diagnosed with stage four cancer in my tonsils, throat and tongue. It is called oropharyngeal cancer. This diagnosis was a complete shock. I hadn’t smoked or drunk alcohol for over thirty-five years. I never imagined my sore throat, ear ache and two small lumps on my lower neck could be […]
Getting back to a healthy lifestyle after cancer is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Here are our tips for making, and keeping, healthy new year resolutions. 1. Make it SMART Set a SMART goal – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely. For instance ‘I will do a 30 […]
With over one million Australians now either living with cancer or having survived a diagnosis1, getting back to a healthy lifestyle after cancer is one of the most important things you can do for your health. One of the programs that we run at Cancer Council NSW is called Healthy Living After Cancer. It’s a […]
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Associate Professor Claire Wakefield (above) and her team at the University of NSW have revealed new data that shines a light on the quality of life of childhood cancer survivors: they have shown that over 8 in 10 childhood cancer survivors develop at least one so-called late effect – meaning […]
How to help someone you know after their cancer treatment. I was thrilled to be asked to be a guest speaker for the Cancer Council NSW Daffodil Day inspired webinar – ‘Someone I know survived Cancer – How do I help once treatment is finished?’ I’m often asked about how to help while someone’s […]
The start of my journey: a shocking diagnosis Christmas Eve 2013, 2pm. I turn on the TV for my three little kids so I would have a quiet moment to call the breast surgeon I had first seen the day before. He would go on to tell me that I have breast cancer. A few […]
Every week, I receive emails and phone calls from women who have recently been diagnosed with cancer. With one in eight Australian women being diagnosed with breast cancer and one in three women being diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life, it’s a disease that touches many of us. But instead of being […]
When Camilla Gunn’s colleague at Westpac was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, Camilla realised the experience for him and for other staff would have been easier if there were some guidelines for coping with cancer in the workplace. “I’m a proud Westpac employee and I really believe in the company credo of helping […]
Recovering from cancer can be tough. There’s an expectation that once you’ve finished treatment, everything should be fine. But we know from our Survivorship work that things aren’t always so fine, not least when it comes to sex and relationships after cancer. And with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the love hearts and red […]