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Home About us Personal stories 500 results My tips for managing the festive season with breast cancer As Lauren approaches her first Christmas after treatment, she explains why it’s important to be kind to yourself and shares her top self-car... I love my body even more since having a mastectomy When Clare was told she needed a mastectomy, she expected to be upset. Approaching her treatment with positivity, however, she now feels bet... I learnt to laugh more after breast cancer After treatment, Bunshri felt consumed by cancer. She reflects on what helped her move forward, from laughter therapy to picking up her came... I never thought I would have children When Anikka was diagnosed, she worried about her fertility. However, she has since started family, as well as a business that helps other wo... I had to learn to be my own advocate when I had breast cancer Verite was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, but still has side effects of treatment today. She explains here the importance of speaking... My breast cancer diagnosis never made me feel like less of a man Dave has lost several close friends and family members to breast cancer, so was quick to get himself checked. Now, he uses his experience to... Going through breast cancer treatment as a man is intimidating at times When Richard was diagnosed with breast cancer he found that treatment was female-focused. Now, he is working to raise awareness for other me... How I manage my loved ones' reactions to cancer Rebecca, diagnosed with secondary breast cancer earlier in 2018, tells us how she handled her friends’ and family’s feelings about her diagn... My life was derailed after my diagnosis When Catrin was diagnosed with breast cancer she felt like life had ‘derailed’. She tells us what helped her get back on track and move forw... Breast cancer changed my perception of time After Ann finished treatment for breast cancer, she was struck by a wave of anxiety and grief as the impact of her diagnosis hit. My new look: when my hair grew back after chemo Sheila McNicol describes how the day she stopped wearing her wig was the day she came to terms with how she looked, and why friends and fami... Writing helped me face my demons Fran, from Dorset, tells us how writing helped her move forward after treatment, and gives her top tips for starting to write. Learning to ask for help Recovering from her treatment, Harjit realised she was limited in what she was able to do. She talks about role reversal and relying on her ... The hardest part was when my breast cancer treatment finished When Jenny was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2019, her treatment went by in a blur. After it was finished, she suddenly felt lo... It's been 17 years since my diagnosis, but I am still raising money for others When Jane was first diagnosed at the age of 37, she was concerned for herself and her two-year-old son. After two successful courses of trea... I plan to keep doing the MoonWalk until I physically can’t. Sally shares her amazing MoonWalk experience with us, revealing what initially drew her to the event and has kept her hooked ever since. What I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed Ann gives eight tips that she would have told herself when she was first diagnosed and terrified of what the future might bring. Why I chose to get a mastectomy tattoo Liz and her tattoo artist give their tips on finding the right design and studio for mastectomy tattoos. ‘You’ll feel so alone’: a letter to myself a year after my diagnosis In November 2019, Laura found out she had breast cancer. This is the letter she wrote to herself exactly a year after her diagnosis. When treatment ended, I was alive – but I wasn’t really living Bex found it difficult to get through treatment alone due to COVID-19 restrictions, and struggled even more when that treatment ended. To ge... I felt like I was the only gay man with breast cancer in the country Roger was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. He talks about his experience as a gay man going through treatment, and why there needs to b... When I had a recurrence, I was forced to face my greatest fear Lucy was just 28 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. She faced a recurrence only 3 years later. She’s now taking part in a clin... It’s been a year since my diagnosis, and this is what I’ve learnt Exactly 1 year on since she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Anita looks back on her journey and how far she still has yet to go. We shouldn’t think of breast cancer as a woman’s disease 10 years ago, Tony discovered he had breast cancer. Since then, he’s got involved with Breast Cancer Now to make other men aware of the risk... Seeing both my grandmothers go through breast cancer showed me how strong they are As a teenager, Danni felt helpless when she saw how treatment affected her grandmothers. Over time, she learned how to show them she cared. After treatment, you just want to draw a line under it and move on – but that’s not always possible Joanne is currently in treatment after receiving a second breast cancer diagnosis. She reflects on the resources she found helpful after her... Cancer made us appreciate our lives so much more During their marriage, Richard and Karen have both faced cancer. The experience affected them differently, but they’ve been able to move f... I shared my experience so that people could see breast cancer isn’t all doom and gloom When Lynsey was diagnosed with breast cancer at 24, she wanted to let other young people know they could be at risk. On Instagram she also o... Dear diary: What’s happened to me? Ruth wrote a diary about her breast cancer diagnosis. She shares how she overcame feeling a loss of control, and why she’s looking forward t... There is still room for hope with a secondary breast cancer diagnosis Anna, a 53-year-old mother of two, has been living with secondary breast cancer since 2017. Here, she talks about how her life has changed –... There is still a lack of information about BRCA genes – for patients and health professionals Tony found out he had an altered BRCA2 gene after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Before that, he had no idea what it could enta... I had a recurrence 10 years after my first diagnosis Cora was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. When she had a recurrence 10 years later, Breast Cancer Now provided her with essential... Previous 1 ... 6 ... 16 Next
My tips for managing the festive season with breast cancer As Lauren approaches her first Christmas after treatment, she explains why it’s important to be kind to yourself and shares her top self-car...
I love my body even more since having a mastectomy When Clare was told she needed a mastectomy, she expected to be upset. Approaching her treatment with positivity, however, she now feels bet...
I learnt to laugh more after breast cancer After treatment, Bunshri felt consumed by cancer. She reflects on what helped her move forward, from laughter therapy to picking up her came...
I never thought I would have children When Anikka was diagnosed, she worried about her fertility. However, she has since started family, as well as a business that helps other wo...
I had to learn to be my own advocate when I had breast cancer Verite was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, but still has side effects of treatment today. She explains here the importance of speaking...
My breast cancer diagnosis never made me feel like less of a man Dave has lost several close friends and family members to breast cancer, so was quick to get himself checked. Now, he uses his experience to...
Going through breast cancer treatment as a man is intimidating at times When Richard was diagnosed with breast cancer he found that treatment was female-focused. Now, he is working to raise awareness for other me...
How I manage my loved ones' reactions to cancer Rebecca, diagnosed with secondary breast cancer earlier in 2018, tells us how she handled her friends’ and family’s feelings about her diagn...
My life was derailed after my diagnosis When Catrin was diagnosed with breast cancer she felt like life had ‘derailed’. She tells us what helped her get back on track and move forw...
Breast cancer changed my perception of time After Ann finished treatment for breast cancer, she was struck by a wave of anxiety and grief as the impact of her diagnosis hit.
My new look: when my hair grew back after chemo Sheila McNicol describes how the day she stopped wearing her wig was the day she came to terms with how she looked, and why friends and fami...
Writing helped me face my demons Fran, from Dorset, tells us how writing helped her move forward after treatment, and gives her top tips for starting to write.
Learning to ask for help Recovering from her treatment, Harjit realised she was limited in what she was able to do. She talks about role reversal and relying on her ...
The hardest part was when my breast cancer treatment finished When Jenny was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of 2019, her treatment went by in a blur. After it was finished, she suddenly felt lo...
It's been 17 years since my diagnosis, but I am still raising money for others When Jane was first diagnosed at the age of 37, she was concerned for herself and her two-year-old son. After two successful courses of trea...
I plan to keep doing the MoonWalk until I physically can’t. Sally shares her amazing MoonWalk experience with us, revealing what initially drew her to the event and has kept her hooked ever since.
What I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed Ann gives eight tips that she would have told herself when she was first diagnosed and terrified of what the future might bring.
Why I chose to get a mastectomy tattoo Liz and her tattoo artist give their tips on finding the right design and studio for mastectomy tattoos.
‘You’ll feel so alone’: a letter to myself a year after my diagnosis In November 2019, Laura found out she had breast cancer. This is the letter she wrote to herself exactly a year after her diagnosis.
When treatment ended, I was alive – but I wasn’t really living Bex found it difficult to get through treatment alone due to COVID-19 restrictions, and struggled even more when that treatment ended. To ge...
I felt like I was the only gay man with breast cancer in the country Roger was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. He talks about his experience as a gay man going through treatment, and why there needs to b...
When I had a recurrence, I was forced to face my greatest fear Lucy was just 28 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. She faced a recurrence only 3 years later. She’s now taking part in a clin...
It’s been a year since my diagnosis, and this is what I’ve learnt Exactly 1 year on since she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Anita looks back on her journey and how far she still has yet to go.
We shouldn’t think of breast cancer as a woman’s disease 10 years ago, Tony discovered he had breast cancer. Since then, he’s got involved with Breast Cancer Now to make other men aware of the risk...
Seeing both my grandmothers go through breast cancer showed me how strong they are As a teenager, Danni felt helpless when she saw how treatment affected her grandmothers. Over time, she learned how to show them she cared.
After treatment, you just want to draw a line under it and move on – but that’s not always possible Joanne is currently in treatment after receiving a second breast cancer diagnosis. She reflects on the resources she found helpful after her...
Cancer made us appreciate our lives so much more During their marriage, Richard and Karen have both faced cancer. The experience affected them differently, but they’ve been able to move f...
I shared my experience so that people could see breast cancer isn’t all doom and gloom When Lynsey was diagnosed with breast cancer at 24, she wanted to let other young people know they could be at risk. On Instagram she also o...
Dear diary: What’s happened to me? Ruth wrote a diary about her breast cancer diagnosis. She shares how she overcame feeling a loss of control, and why she’s looking forward t...
There is still room for hope with a secondary breast cancer diagnosis Anna, a 53-year-old mother of two, has been living with secondary breast cancer since 2017. Here, she talks about how her life has changed –...
There is still a lack of information about BRCA genes – for patients and health professionals Tony found out he had an altered BRCA2 gene after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Before that, he had no idea what it could enta...
I had a recurrence 10 years after my first diagnosis Cora was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. When she had a recurrence 10 years later, Breast Cancer Now provided her with essential...