Breast Cancer Care
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Breast Cancer Care is the only UK-wide charity providing specialist support and tailored information for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Secondary (metastatic) breast cancer affects around 36,000 people in the UK. Secondary breast cancer is incurable but treatable, and some people are able to live with the disease for many years
Fatigue diary template (PDF) – keeping a fatigue diary can help you identify patterns in your fatigue and energy levels. a pain diary can help you to record the location, strength, frequency and type of pain so you can describe it to your doctor. Your body, sex and intimacy after breast cancer: a prompt list for discussions (PDF) – this prompt list may help you to discuss any concerns about changes to your body, sex and intimacy with your healthcare professional or when calling our Helpline.
Since being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in May 2014, Anne Boyle has taken part in countless fundraising events and is all set to do the Great Scottish Run next month. I’m doing the Great Scottish Run 10k in October for Breast Cancer Care. Your friends and family are there for you, but they don’t know what it’s like to wake up in the morning knowing you have cancer or go to bed with it being the last thought on your mind. If you’d like to join Anne on the starting line for The Great Scottish Run on 4 October and help us continue to be there for anyone facing breast cancer from day one, sign up today.
‘Once I finished my hospital treatment I did feel somewhat adrift,’ says Jan Connors, who was diagnosed with breast cancer eight years ago. ‘I expected to recover and be myself again, but over time I learnt that I would never be the same person again.’ Tracy Drake, who was treated for breast cancer in 2010, found the end of treatment similarly hard. ‘Now that I have finished all the treatments and am deemed to be “over” my cancer, family and friends do assume that everything is back to normal, though they are far from it,’ says Jan. Sharing your concerns with someone who understands might help if you’re feeling anxious, and the Breast Cancer Care online Forum is a good place to chat to others in your situation. Another side effect I have to cope with daily is the tiredness that comes from hot sweats and disturbed sleep, a legacy of five years on tamoxifen.’ The Breast Cancer Care website has lots of information about managing side effects – from menopausal symptoms and fatigue to lymphoedema and pain.