Tagged: cancer
Anxiety before scans and tests
| Updated 12 Oct 2026 | Tags: Anxiety cancer scans tests
It is natural to feel anxious after cancer treatment has finished when you are faced with scans and tests. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, unease or nervousness about something. It is very common, and most people will experience anxiety at some time in their lives. It is often fleeting …
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Parenting with cancer
| Updated 12 Oct 2026 | Tags: cancer parenting
A cancer diagnosis can impact on every part of family life. If you are a parent, alongside coping with treatment and the uncertainty of cancer, you may be finding yourself worrying about your children and family. It is important to remember there is no right or perfect way to parent …
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Parenting after cancer
| Updated 12 Oct 2026 | Tags: cancer parenting
After finishing treatment there can often be an expectation that things will return to “normal” immediately. Often family and friends are very happy and positive that the cancer is over, however this period isn’t always easy for people. It takes time for your body and mind to recover and adjust …
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Emotional wellbeing after treatment finishes
| Updated 22 Sep 2026 | Tags: cancer wellbeing
For many people finishing treatment is a time they look forward to, and you assume you will feel happy and a sense of relief. Friends and family may be celebrating that you are finished or cancer ‘free’. This may be true for some people, but it is common and very …
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How to get active
| Updated 24 Aug 2026 | Tags: activity cancer exercise physical activity
Being active near you – local services Stronger together cancer pathway – Wandsworth Places Leisure centres are providing cancer rehabilitation programmes, delivered by exercise instructors trained in cancer rehabilitation. Weekly classes are held at Tooting leisure centre Wandle Wellbeing Hub Latchmere leisure centre Please ask your GP or healthcare team …
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Physical activity
| Updated 23 Oct 2026 | Tags: cancer exercise physical activity
Being physically active before, during and after cancer treatment can make a big difference to your physical and mental wellbeing. It can also and help you to manage some of the side effects of cancer and its treatments. What does being active mean? You don’t need to join a gym to be active. Everyday activities like walking, gardening or dancing all …
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Changes to sight and hearing after cancer
| Updated 9 Sep 2026 | Tags: cancer hearing loss vision changes
Changes to your vision or hearing can be caused by certain cancer treatments, including specific chemotherapy and targeted therapy drugs. These changes can make daily activities more difficult or frustrating, but there are treatments and self-care measures that can help protect your senses and keep you comfortable. You may notice: …
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Hair and cancer
| Updated 24 Aug 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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New room for young people with cancer opens at St George’s Hospital
News & events | 28 Sep 2017 | Tags: cancer chief executive Dr Rosena Allin-Khan St George's Hospital Charity teenage and young adult room Tooting MP
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, MP for Tooting officially opened a new room for teenagers and young people with cancer at St George’s last week.
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Cancer patient pens praise for occupational therapy
News & events | 11 Jul 2017 | Tags: cancer Gordon Smith Ward Leukaemia occupational therapist occupational therapy plasma cell leukaemia therapy
We often share patient stories and feedback at St George’s. Here, we have the story of Paul, 51, who was diagnosed with Plasma Cell Leukaemia in March 2013 and has been in and out of hospital receiving treatment ever since. During his most recent hospital stay, in Gordon Smith Ward …
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