Tag: bowel cancer
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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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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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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Helping cancer patients through the dark patches
More and more people are surviving cancer, but as I mentioned in my last blog ‘You are not alone:...
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My first bowel cancer anniversary !
As bonfire night falls, I’m reminded that exactly a year ago I was sitting down with a doctor at...
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Coping with chemotherapy
It is now two months since starting my second round of chemotherapy and I’d like to share thoughts...
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How cancer treatment is a bit like Snakes and Ladders!
It can feel like a game of Snakes and Ladders when you are undergoing cancer treatment. One moment...
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Handling your cancer operation and the after effects!
This has proved the hardest blog to write in my ‘Cancer-talk’ series because many of the things I...
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Thank goodness Labour built new hospitals
Nic Mitchell explains why he is so glad Labour built a first-class hospital in Middlesbrough...
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What’s radiotherapy and chemo like?
I hope this series of ‘Cancer-talk’ blogs is as helpful to non-cancer patients as it is to those...
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