I am in treatment for cancer
Following on from your cancer diagnosis, it can often feel like you are on a roller coaster that may involve different treatment options and your life is taken over by various hospital appointments. At Penny Brohn UK, we place you at the centre of your health and wellbeing, and that involves reminding you of what you can be in control of at this time.
We recognise that we are all individuals, with our own likes and dislikes. Different things matter to each of us at different times. Our personalised approach offers a whole ‘toolbox’ of ways to feel more informed and supported with your cancer experience. We encourage you try a few things and see what works for you… if something doesn’t feel right for you now, maybe try something else and build your own personal health and wellbeing ‘toolkit’.
Our range of lifestyle strategies and simple self-care tools are designed to improve your quality of life and can often support better outcomes. All that we do at Penny Brohn UK is evidence based and designed to work alongside your medical treatment.
What type of things can I do to help myself?
If you are preparing for, about to start, are in the midst of, or recently completed treatment, we recommend our Treatment Support Programme. This is a 4 weekly, online group session, led by a doctor and expert team that will inform you of the ways in which you can look after your wellbeing and manage side effects. Over the course of this 4-week programme, we explore:
- Keeping active during cancer treatment
- Managing mindset, stress and anxiety during cancer treatment
- Eating well during cancer treatment
- Using complementary therapies safely during cancer treatment
Please visit our Treatment Support page, where you will find more information about the programme and how to book.
Alternatively, you may wish to explore our other online sessions, based on our six pillars, that may help you wherever you are in your experience. We offer a range of sessions covering topics from.
Wellbeing days
Often, going through treatment can be isolating, we welcome you to attend one of our wellbeing days held at our centre in Bristol. These days are designed to give you an opportunity to connect with others affected by cancer and experience an inspiring day in our beautiful surroundings.
Resources
Alternatively, you may wish to explore our library of on-demand resources. We have a host of written blogs, video recordings and recipes you may wish to try.
Personal consultations
Finally, if you’re having difficulty with some troublesome side effects or symptoms from your treatment and would like to speak to someone to support you with this in particular, please contact our Client Support team about arranging a one to one with one of the team.
Welcome session
It can be difficult to know where to begin sometimes, and that is why if you are new to Penny Brohn UK, we invite you to attend our online welcome session. Here you will discover more about the charity and be introduced to our personalised cancer care approach.
Personal planning
Our experienced Wellbeing team will offer personalised support and advice about which of our services can best support your physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing, before, during and after cancer treatment. We will help signpost and direct you to other organisations that can also support these needs.
Please visit our FAQs page to answer any other questions you may have.
