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Covid and Cancer; What is ‘normal’ anyway? by Sam Reynolds - Jennifer Young
Covid and Cancer; What is ‘normal’ anyway? by Sam Reynolds
“Normal is an ideal. But it’s not reality. Reality is brutal, it’s beautiful, it’s every shade between black and white, and it’s magical. Yes, magical. Because every now and then, it... Read more...
Manx Breast Cancer Support Group – improving breast cancer treatment on the Isle of Man - Jennifer Young
Manx Breast Cancer Support Group – improving breast cancer treatment on the Isle of Man
 A charity working to improve breast cancer treatment services on the Isle of Man, Manx Breast Cancer Support Group does an incredible job fundraising for specific and general breast cancer... Read more...
Life, Love and Lockdown by Amelia Skinnader - Jennifer Young
Life, Love and Lockdown by Amelia Skinnader
Hey everybody, I’m Amelia. I’m 31, born in Essex but have lived in loads of different places, Kent, Lowestoft, North Wales, Australia and the Middle East. Firstly, can I say... Read more...
Reflecting upon the Priorities in Life by Sara Liyanage - Jennifer Young
Reflecting upon the Priorities in Life by Sara Liyanage
I’m Sara and following my breast cancer diagnosis in October 2016 and then my treatment - surgery, chemo and radiotherapy - I set up www.tickingoffbreastcancer.com which is website to help... Read more...
Breast cancer in men: what you need to know - #BCAMANDME - Jennifer Young
Breast cancer in men: what you need to know - #BCAMANDME
It is a common misconception that men don’t get breast cancer. Read more...
Men’s mental health before, during and after a cancer diagnosis - Jennifer Young
Men’s mental health before, during and after a cancer diagnosis
Thanks to the enormous amount of work done by the Movember Foundation team since 2003, November has traditionally become the month dedicated to raising funds and awareness when it comes... Read more...
Men Talking Cancer? - Jennifer Young
Men Talking Cancer?
My work involving cancer is very varied. Whether I am speaking at conferences or working with charities, generally there are many more women involved than men. Even in my work... Read more...
The Male Perspective of a Cancer Diagnosis By Chris Lewis - Jennifer Young
The Male Perspective of a Cancer Diagnosis By Chris Lewis
I was totally oblivious to the seriousness of my situation when I had a call from the hospital to come and see a specialist for a check-up. Admittedly I had... Read more...
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...
Pinktober - It Will Turn You Green By Joanne Taylor - Jennifer Young
Pinktober - It Will Turn You Green By Joanne Taylor
And here we are again... October - time for 'awareness' and everything in the town to be painted pink - #pinktober as it's called on twitter.  Read more...
Swimming with the sharks can actually be the best experience of your life. By Juliet Vigurs - Jennifer Young
Swimming with the sharks can actually be the best experience of your life. By Juliet Vigurs
Hi, my name is Juliet, I’m 50, I live in Yorkshire with my partner and our 4 children & 2 dogs. I was diagnosed with breast Cancer in September 2016.... 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...