var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); It’s a combination you wouldn’t think would work together, but as this video highlights, energy levels permitting, a bit of gentle exercise during chemotherapy can have a wide range of benefits. With many reasons for keeping active, including motivation, boredom and improving muscle after treatment, former patients share their experiences of [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); We catch up with Steph as she hosts a “Swishing Party”- a night of entertainment and fashion where everyone swaps old clothes, all whilst raising money for Clic Sargent, the charity her Mum and brother are running the London Marathon for, and one that has been extremely beneficial during Steph’s treatment. [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Part two of Steph’s video diary sees her reaching a very important milestone in her treatment, as she officially becomes an outpatient, after continually being an in hospital for just over a month. With her hair falling out rapidly due to chemo, Steph opts for a wacky change of hair colour [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); After receiving his fourth chemo and experiencing bad nausea, we follow Aaron as he has his fifth treatment, getting an insight into what a typical “chemo day” is like for him. Surrounded by friends and family, Aaron’s younger sister Jessica takes to the camera and tells us a bit about the [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Finding out she only has one block of chemo left, Shannon is in high spirits as completes her penultimate treatment. Despite keeping busy, Shannon explains how she is eagerly awaiting her stay away from hospital, desperate to see her Neutrophils go up so she can finally get home. From golfing to [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Who knew plasticine could be so scary? One plasticine patient, waiting for her plasticine chemo, soon discovers just this, when her ever so friendly nurse lets loose the Lawn Boy…no need to get out the clippers then!

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); In part 1 of Emma’s blog, we hear how tiredness is affecting her as she feels the results of her last lot of chemo, and follow her as she has a Pulmonary Function Test, a measure of how well the lungs take in and release air. Emma focuses on preparing for [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); After seeing a bit of Emma previously, it’s time to get to know her better in this highly informative and honest film, charting her story so far. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in October 2008 after a series of symptoms led her to the doctor, Emma thoroughly explains each stage of her [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); In Matthew’s latest instalment, we find him in a bit of a rush, ready to head to the hospital for more treatment…not before a spot of lunch however! Matthew talks about what to expect when having chemo, explaining how, despite the sickness and fatigue, he got used to it after a [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Pharmacist Chris Salmen, located at the Royal Marsden Hospital, talks about his own experience with cancer and how this led him to become particularly interested in the drugs that were used to treat him. Starting with chemotherapy, Chris uses visual examples to represent the processes taking place when the drugs are [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); The inspirational and courageous Nicole Dryburgh shares her incredible story, starting when she was first diagnosed at age 11 with a peripheral nerve sheath tumour, a rare type of cancer. After a series of devastating relapses over the years, Nicole has been left deaf in one ear, profoundly deaf in the [...]

var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); A talk explaining a new idea in mobile phone technology for patients experiencing side effects from treatment, with information on how it works and the system in place. Patients can receive information about their specific symptoms from a qualified source so they can feel reassured and able to talk about their [...]