Is the mortality rate of breast cancer declining?
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Around 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime, meaning it is likely to affect us all in some capacity. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is important that we celebrate the strides that have been made in breast cancer survival over the past 50 years and focus on what can be done to further this progress.
Green Therapy: The Relationship between Mental Health and Nature
According to the Mental Health Foundation, at least one in six of us experienced a common mental health problem last year. That’s a scary statistic.
Little Things You Can Do When You’re Feeling Blue
Give yourself a break and try not to feel guilty for your emotions. It’s normal to feel a little blue, so, with the last strand of motivation I have left, I’ve pulled together a list of small activities that have helped over the past 11 months.
Kris Hallenga: Her Story
23 years old, travelling, falling in love, making plans, living your best life. Then you find a lump on your boob and you’re told it’s not only cancer, but it is in fact incurable. This is what happened to Kris Hallenga in 2009.
What to Expect From a Mammogram
Mammograms are x-ray images of the breast. They are used to detect early signs of breast cancer before they become physically noticeable. Mammograms are offered to all women over the age of 50 up to their 71st birthday and they are invited for a screening every three years.
Fundraising Ideas for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Here’s a list of inspiration and tips for fundraising this Breast Cancer Awareness month.
How Reading Can Help You Find Solace During Anxious Times
As someone who suffers from general anxiety the majority of the time, I’ve had to lean on a few techniques to help me navigate the discomfort of the weirdest year and 7 months of our lives.
Why Taking Mental Health Sick Days at Work is Important
Spend your mental health day the same way you would any other sick day: being kind to yourself and nursing yourself to health.
Subverting Expectations for World Mental Health Day
I think World Mental Health Day is great. I know some people are of the ‘we shouldn’t need a specific day to talk about mental health’/’it’s pointless because everyone forgets about it the next day’ schools of thought, but I’m a little more optimistic. We have to start somewhere, and if that means talking about it for one day a year, that’s better than talking about it for no days a year, right?
A Message From A Breast Cancer Survivor
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a world-wide annual campaign, which involves thousands of organisations aiming to spread as much awareness as possible on the cause during the month of October.