Category: Cancer-talk
Brexit, cancer and the unexpected as a freelance
Nic Mitchell looks at a decade running his own freelance business, De la Cour Communications, and what he didn’t expect while promoting student mobility and international higher education.
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Put a face mask on and save Christmas from COVID
Apologies to those who would just wish COVID away, but here’s why a few simple precautions like wearing a face mask could save us from a pre-Christmas lockdown.
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Let’s learn from Downing Street’s Covid nightmare
Didn’t many of us know Boris Johnson mishandled the coronavirus crisis from the start, but perhaps Dominic Cummings has served a purpose in confirming our worst fears
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Balancing the risks with having the AstraZeneca jab
Nic Mitchell explores the balance of risk with the AstraZeneca jab after he had the first dose of the vaccine and says we shouldn’t disregard a star-player in the battle against COVID-19
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Similarities between fighting Cancer and Covid
Nic Mitchell gave some advice to prepare for the COVID-19 at the start of the lockdown based on self-isolating during chemotherapy to fight cancer. How did his predictions turn out?
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Lessons in self-isolation during coronavirus
Nic Mitchell offers some advice on coping with self-isolation from his year fighting cancer
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So what is a colonoscopy all about?
If you’ve managed to survive all the radiotherapy, chemo, surgery and the CT or MRI scanning that...
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Getting the diet right for bowel cancer survivors
Nic Mitchell marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month by looking at getting the diet right after treatment in a bid to lead something like a normal life again.
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Three years on from cancer – lessons learnt!
AMAZINGLY it is just over three years since I was recovering at home after having my operation to...
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Tackling two challenges after bowel cancer
TWO big issues have haunted me since my treatment for bowel cancer in 2015 – insomnia and sudden...
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Time to end the bowel cancer screening lottery
April is an important month for both me and those campaigning to lower the bowel cancer screening...
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Moving from being cancer sufferer to survivor
It is now a year since my six months of post-operation chemotherapy finally drew to a close and I...
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