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Mastectomy surgery – what it is and what to expect - Jennifer Young
Mastectomy surgery – what it is and what to expect
When we think about breast cancer surgery, probably one of the most commonly talked about options is a mastectomy, but what it actually involves isn’t always clear. Following on from... Read more...
There is more to cancer than the colour pink - Jennifer Young
There is more to cancer than the colour pink
If I asked you what the colour was for appendix cancer or oesophageal cancer – would you know? But I bet you know what the colour is for breast cancer,... Read more...
Breast-conserving cancer treatment surgery – what it is and what to expect - Jennifer Young
Breast-conserving cancer treatment surgery – what it is and what to expect
When it comes to cancer treatment, we often hear about three categories: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, it’s not often clear that within those areas there’s a myriad of variations... Read more...
Mineral Make Up - Jennifer Young
Mineral Make Up
Our aim is to help you Recognise Yourself as you go through your treatment for cancer. With the help of experts we have developed a high-end cosmetics range for cancer... Read more...
Cooling Gloves and Slippers - Jennifer Young
Cooling Gloves and Slippers
The Ice Age is Over By Jennifer Young Chemotherapy attacks cells within your body as well as your tumour cells. As a result, side-effects like nail loss and hair loss... Read more...
Why me? Dear...Someone - Jennifer Young
Why me? Dear...Someone
Dear Someone, I needed to write a letter, to off load the craziness in my head. I don't want to be strong anymore. I feel like the archetypal swan; looking... Read more...
‘Cancer Patients are set adrift when cancer treatment is over, there is no safety net, what if they fall?’ - Jennifer Young
‘Cancer Patients are set adrift when cancer treatment is over, there is no safety net, what if they fall?’
Again and again those who have been through cancer treatment tell me that they don’t know what to do next. From the moment they were diagnosed until the moment their... Read more...
3 types of UV radiation from the sun you should know about - Jennifer Young
3 types of UV radiation from the sun you should know about
I thought sun protection was easy – put on the sun cream, a natural sun cream for me please, stay in the shade from 1100 – 1500 and all will... Read more...
Skincare after diagnosis - Jennifer Young
Skincare after diagnosis
Jennifer answers some all important questions for a magazine interview with 'your magazine' How will my skin change during treatment and is it inevitable that my skin will suffer? There... Read more...
Women don’t stop being women when they are diagnosed with cancer - Jennifer Young
Women don’t stop being women when they are diagnosed with cancer
Gone are the luxurious and delicately fragranced, beautifully wrapped serums, lotions and potions only to be replaced by thick white gloopy cream from a plastic pump topped dispenser – that’s... Read more...
Nails can be damaged during treatment for cancer - Jennifer Young
Nails can be damaged during treatment for cancer
It has been one of those weeks. The highlight was a quick trip to Dublin, as is the way of my life, I was there for work but, oh, what... Read more...
An Introduction to Exercise - Jennifer Young
An Introduction to Exercise
To most people the idea of taking part in exercise means getting sweaty and out of breath, with a pumping heart rate, lots of hard work, and feeling like you're... Read more...