Coping with cancer resources
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These publications are to help patients and their loved ones cope with the emotional and practical side of cancer. They have advice on talking about cancer, coping with difficult emotions, practical and financial matters, and caring for someone with cancer.
Coping resources for cancer patients
Understanding The emotional effects of cancer
This booklet covers how cancer might affect your emotions, what you can do to feel better and where to get professional support.
Life after cancer - A guide to living well
This booklet is for people who have finished their cancer treatment. It has information on: Follow-up care, Side-effects and how to manage them, Financial and practical matters, Your feelings after treatment and Living a healthy lifestyle.
Understanding sex, sexuality and cancer
This booklet covers how to deal with issues around sex and sexuality when you have cancer. It includes information on the sexual side-effects of treatment, the impact of cancer on relationships and when you are LGBTQIA+.
Your cancer treatment and pets
This factsheet gives you information about staying safe around your pets during and after your cancer treatment. (Available to download only.)
Your cancer treatment and farm animals
This factsheet gives you information about staying safe around farm animals during and after your cancer treatment. (Available to download only.)
Resources for carers and loved ones
Caring for someone with cancer
This booklet has lots of information about the medical, practical and emotional care of someone with cancer. It also has information about how to talk to a loved one who has cancer.
A Time to Care. Caring for someone seriously ill at home
Booklet on caring for someone seriously ill at home
Coping resources for parents
Talking to children about cancer
This booklet has been written to help parents, families and carers explain a parent's (or close adult's) cancer diagnosis to children. It also looks at how the diagnosis is likely to affect them.
Activity sheets for children
Use these drawing exercises to help children express their feelings and emotions
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