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Cancer

Welcome to the cancer archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topicr. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about cancer or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

3 Beneficial Ways CBT-I Will Help With Your Insomnia

9 June 202422 September 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an East Asian man sleeping in bed in the arms of his white male partner to represent the topic of the article - 3 Beneficial Ways CBT-I Will Help With Your Insomnia

Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you’re anything like me, you’ve had insomnia so long you’ve learnt to live with it. But maybe you don’t have to, maybe CBT-I is the answer

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags App, Cancer, Psychosis, Self-Care, Sleep, Treatment46 Comments

An Account Of The Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, And Its Preparations

16 June 20247 August 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman's torso in a dress who's hold an old camera towards to camera for the photo. The article title - An Account Of The Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, And Its Preparations - is in the top left corner of the image

Reading Time: 9 minutesThis article takes you through the anxiety-fuelled nightmare of using Moviprep and having a gastroscopy and colonoscopy exam

Categories General, Health, MeTags Anxiety, Cancer, Reactive Hypoglycaemia19 Comments

My Experience Of The Gastrointestinal Appointment

16 June 202414 July 2019 by Unwanted Life
An image of a woman's torso with a piece of barbed wire going into it to represent My Experience Of The Gastrointestinal Appointment and digestive problems

Reading Time: 5 minutesA blow by blow description of what was going through someone’s mind as they went for a gastrointestinal appointment and cancer was mentioned

Categories General, Health, MeTags Cancer4 Comments

My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer

19 June 20247 April 2019 by Unwanted Life
A doctor sitting in an office with a teenage patient with the title of the article in the top right corner which says - My GP Surgery Test Results: Digestive Troubles And Bowel Cancer

Reading Time: 4 minutesI discuss the embarrassment of trying to get help with my digestive problems and my GPs talking about bowel cancer as a cause

Categories General, Health, MeTags Cancer, Medication10 Comments

A Weekend With My Mum: A Disgusting Society’s Ableism

19 June 202413 March 2019 by Unwanted Life
An elderly woman with a rollator is sitting on a public bench outside with garden bushes behind her. In the top right corner of the image is the article's title - A Weekend With My Mum A Disgusting Society's Ableism

Reading Time: 4 minutesI discuss my mum’s weekend visit, disability/cancer, and how society isn’t always kind to those who are disabled due to what they see as “special” treatment

Categories General, MeTags Cancer, Disability, Parents, Stigma5 Comments

Men Need To Start Taking Back Control Of Their Wellness

20 June 20245 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A man sitting outside with his heads in his hands with a thought bubble above his head which says "Men Need To Start Taking Back Control Of Their Wellness"

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe lack of mental health and wellness support is causing men to have a higher suicide rate than women. Awareness of this problem is important

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Cancer, Men's Health, Suicide16 Comments

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