We have collected the websites and contact information for many of the resources featured in the RezlCare app.
Support:
Maggie’s Centres https://www.maggiescentres.org/
0300 123 1801
Macmillan Cancer Support https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm)
Major cancer charities all have helplines and literature that with help you:
- Breast Cancer UK, https://www.breastcanceruk.org.uk/
- Pancreatic Cancer UK, https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/
- British Lung foundation, https://www.blf.org.uk/
- The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, https://www.roycastle.org/
- Bowel Cancer UK, https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/
- Prostate Cancer UK, https://prostatecanceruk.org
Taking to children:
Fruitfly Collective https://fruitflycollective.com/ has a great video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYBKKbE2Lg
Macmillan Cancer Support produce a booklet called “Talking to children and teenagers when an adult has cancer” https://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/coping/talking-about-cancer/talking-to-children
Riprap is a site for teenagers www.riprap.org.uk
Exercise:
You should only do what you are able to do – you can ask to speak a physiotherapist at your clinic if you need guidance.
The Department of Health has produced some “physical activity guidance” which describes the different types of exercise:
The whole article is here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/832868/uk-chief-medical-officers-physical-activity-guidelines.pdf
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