The Sydney Cancer Survivorship Centre (SCSC) have a quarterly newsletter which they produce. It features information around what the centre does, patient stories and upcoming fundraising events.    You can find an example of the latest newsletter below,  ... View more

  This Daffodil Day (Friday 28 August) Cancer Council NSW will be hosting our first ever LIVE Q&A event, on Facebook and Instagram!   Topic: How is COVID-19 impacting cancer in Australia? Panel: Researcher: Professor Karen Canfell, Director of Research, Cancer Council NSW Oncologist: Dr Nick Pavlakis, Medical Oncologist, Associate Professor Medicine, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney Patient: Wayne DeVenny, lung cancer patient Moderator: Steph Bedo, News.com.au Where: Instagram and Facebook, Cancer Council NSW pages. Join the Facebook event here.   Tune in and watch our live panel discussion as we explore the impact of COVID-19 on cancer in Australia. You’ll also have the opportunity to submit any questions you might have, live, in the comments.     See you there! Katie   ... View more

    Hi everyone,    I hope you're all staying safe and well.   You may have seen Cancer Council NSW webinars before, and our next one will be Thursday 28th May from 7pm which will focus on Life Changes in Survivorship.     Every day tasks don’t stop when you or someone you love is diagnosed with cancer and on top of that, you must also consider getting to and from the hospital and managing side effects. It can be overwhelming. You may start to feel like everything is falling apart and start to harbour anger towards others. What happens when treatment finishes and you still feel this way?   In this webinar, we will explore the complexities of significant life changes and managing every day when it feels like nobody understands. We will outline strategies for getting through and provide insight into support that is available. Being that we are all in isolation due to COVID-19, we will also touch on the impact this has had on our well-being and tackle questions sent through in the registration process.    If you would are unable to join us on the night, you will be sent a recording of the webinar.    You can register here, or if you would also like to see our suite of webinars, you can go through to our website.  ... View more

Hi everyone,   CCNSW’s Survivorship team is delighted to welcome you to the Survivorship Living with and beyond Cancer online community. We’re here to introduce ourselves and get to know you better! In these short videos we share our favourite ways of staying happy and healthy at home, and offer suggestions for Cancer Council resources that may help you through these challenging times. We encourage you to post videos of your own so we can all get to know the people in our Living with and beyond Cancer  community.     Please leave an introductory video/picture/post below.  Hope you're all staying home and staying safe.  Thank you for your dedication to supporting each other.  🐞 The Survivorship Team ... View more

  Hi everyone,   As you may be aware, exercise is great for not only our physical health but our mental health as well. With most of us at home and staying safe, I wanted to introduce (or re-introduce) some fantastic resources that are available to us all.    If you have found something that works well for you, pop it in the comments below. Let's share some ideas for incorporating exercise into our lives. Whether you're trying something new or starting fresh, having a variety of avenues for exercise can help keeping things interesting.    Note: Physical activity is generally safe. By starting a physical activity program, you are likely to experience many benefits. Before commencing any exercise program consult your doctor. Start slowly and gradually increase your activity. Expect soreness when you first start any physical activity. This is normal and will go away in a few days as you continue to be active. Stop being physically active and promptly notify your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: pain, pressure, heaviness or tightness in your chest or pain down your arms severe shortness of breath irregular, rapid or fluttery heartbeat dizziness or fainting nausea and/or vomiting extreme or unusual tiredness or weakness.   A great place to start is Cancer Council's exercise and cancer website: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-support/exercise-and-cancer/   If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will find a range of simple exercise videos to get you started and feeling comfortable with techniques.    Exercise Right have also put together some fantastic videos to try at home (click to see): https://exerciseright.com.au/homeworkouts/   We also did a webinar specifically around exercise and cancer, which you can view by clicking here:   The American College of Sports Medicine has compiled a fantastic one-pager about the Effects of Exercise on Health-Related Outcomes in Those with Cancer.   If you have any tips or tricks that you have found helpful in incorporating exercise into your day, please share them here, 🐞 The Survivorship Team     ... View more

  Hi everyone,    I hope you are keeping safe and well in these uncertain times.    Being that we are staying home more, I wanted to flag our suite of survivorship webinars that are available to view through the Cancer Council Website: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-support/webinars/    They cover a range of topics, including: - Fatigue - Sex and Sexuality - Anxiety and Depression - Caring for the Carer - Incontinence - Living with Advanced Cancer and so many more.   If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to add that here.   Take care. We are all in this together.   All the best, Katie    ... View more