Hot flushes and night sweats

| Updated 10 Jul 2026

Hot flushes or hot flashes can be one of the most disruptive symptoms. These sudden feelings of heat can make you sweat and feel uncomfortable and can occur during the day and night. Some people also experience cold flushes, which feel like sudden chills instead of heat. In many cases, …
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Vaginal dryness

| Updated 10 Jul 2026

When aroused, the vagina usually produces natural fluid which helps you to enjoy sex. Without this, sex can feel uncomfortable or painful. Vaginal dryness is a common problem that many people have at some point in their lives and can be due to some cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, …
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Vision loss and cancer

| Updated 10 Jul 2026

Hair and cancer

| Updated 13 Jul 2026 | Tags: cancer

Cancer treatments can potentially affect your hair in many ways. It may change the texture, make it thinner or cause hair loss which might be temporary or permanent. It is not just the hair on your head that can be affected, We deliver a regular cancer related hair care workshop …
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Maternity Specialist Services

| Updated 28 Apr 2026

Peripheral Neuropathy 

| Updated 13 Jul 2026

Peripheral neuropathy is the term that is used to describe damage to the peripheral nerves. Peripheral nerves are the intricate system of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord with the rest of the body. These nerves send messages to and from the brain and enable us to move and …
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Sex, intimacy and cancer 

| Updated 13 Jul 2026

Cancer and its treatments may lead to changes in the appearance of your body or sex organs or the way your body works. In addition to these physical changes, you might have emotional and practical changes that also impact your sex life.  Sexuality is so much more than sexual intercourse and means different things to …
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Body image concerns 

| Updated 12 Apr 2026

Treatment for cancer can change what a person’s body looks like, either temporarily or permanently. This may include the removal of body parts, changes in the shape of body parts, new scars or skin changes, weight loss or gain, loss of muscle, changes to posture, the addition of new medical devices such as a stoma …
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Anxiety  

| Updated 16 Jul 2026

It is natural to feel a range of emotions after a cancer diagnosis, throughout the stages of treatment and when living beyond cancer. Some people may notice that they feel low, others may feel angry or frustrated, or anxious. This page focuses on the experience of anxiety but for more …
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Mood

| Updated 16 Jul 2026

It is natural to feel a range of emotions after a cancer diagnosis, throughout the stages of treatment and when living beyond cancer. Some people may notice that they feel low, others may feel angry or frustrated, or anxious. This page focused more on the experience of low mood but …
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