Tag: chemotherapy
Similarities between fighting Cancer and Covid
by Nic Mitchell | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog, Cancer-talk, Featured | 0
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?
Read MoreTackling two challenges after bowel cancer
by Nic Mitchell | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
TWO big issues have haunted me since my treatment for bowel cancer in 2015 – insomnia and sudden...
Read MoreMoving from being cancer sufferer to survivor
by Nic Mitchell | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 1
It is now a year since my six months of post-operation chemotherapy finally drew to a close and I...
Read MoreHelping cancer patients through the dark patches
by Nic Mitchell | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
More and more people are surviving cancer, but as I mentioned in my last blog ‘You are not alone:...
Read MoreHandling the end of cancer treatment!
by Nic Mitchell | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
I never believed anyone might actually miss the routine that takes over your life during a year of...
Read MoreRoad back to normality after chemo ‘house arrest’
by Nic Mitchell | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
Thanks to everyone for following my story about beating bowel cancer for the last year. In this...
Read MoreA year in the life of fighting cancer
by Nic Mitchell | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
As the New Year kicks into gear, I can’t pretend not to breathe a sigh of relief that 2015 is...
Read MoreCoping with chemotherapy
by Nic Mitchell | Sep 8, 2015 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 1
It is now two months since starting my second round of chemotherapy and I’d like to share thoughts...
Read MoreHow cancer treatment is a bit like Snakes and Ladders!
by Nic Mitchell | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
It can feel like a game of Snakes and Ladders when you are undergoing cancer treatment. One moment...
Read MoreGetting prepared in mind & body for your cancer op!
by Nic Mitchell | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
When I left you last time, I was preparing to go into James Cook University Hospital for my bowel...
Read MoreWhat’s radiotherapy and chemo like?
by Nic Mitchell | Apr 8, 2015 | Blog, Cancer-talk | 0
I hope this series of ‘Cancer-talk’ blogs is as helpful to non-cancer patients as it is to those...
Read MoreBeating bowel cancer – introducing ‘Cancer-talk’
by Nic Mitchell | Mar 20, 2015 | Cancer-talk | 0
You are never quite prepared for being told you have cancer. There is still, what shall we call it, a stigma surrounding cancer that makes it difficult to talk about. Even some medical people struggle when talking about it to...
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