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A review of the Defiant Beauty Range – By Karen Bucknall

Karen Bucknall is a trainee broadcaster and journalist. She is involved in voluntary media work with various cancer and brain tumour charities. Kar...

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Spring: A Time For Change For Cancer Patients, by Penny Mitchell

I may be wearing cotton but don’t worry, I’ve got a matching fan in my handbag to complete the look. Penny lives in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshi...

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Cancer's Chastity Belt - By Caitlin Wilde

Cait, who was diagnosed with a form of Leukaemia when she was 17 years old, shares her experiences, thoughts and campaigns on her vibrant Instagram...

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What Happens Now? - By Penny Mitchell

Hello, my name is Penny, I live in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and I am 49. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the beginning of lockdown 2020...

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It doesn't always go to plan. By Lisa King

I suppose the moral of me telling this part of my story is, that cancer treatment is unpredictable and even though we’d like to think that the tre...

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Medical Menopause and Me by Laura Killen

My name is Laura, mum to four children and wife to Simon. So, at age 36 I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer, in 2016 my youngest son was j...

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How do I get my doctor to listen to me?

Doctors are busy people, and most of us have enormous reverence for their profession, especially in the NHS - rightly so. However, when you’re face...

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Flat Parsley, Carrots and Fish Finger Sandwiches: A Post-Diagnosis Treat by Penny Mitchell

Lockdown lunches and delicious dinners were on the menu everyday, when Penny was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of lockdown, 2020, at the ...

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'I got you under my skin' by John Hanley

The glare of the pandemic has been on full beam for almost eighteen months now, whist the ever present spectre of cancer has been lit up like a mi...

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My Summer of Self Love by Penny Mitchell

Hello, my name is Penny, I live in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and I am 48. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the beginning of lockdown, 20...

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Cancer Patients talk spa, massage and mental health during treatment

We know that mental health and physical health are inextricably linked, and in the case of cancer patients, nurturing touch therapies have the capa...