Introduction to cancer
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Suitable for:
- Public
- Staff
- Volunteers
- Professionals
- Macmillan Professionals
Format: E-Learning
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Increase your basic understanding of cancer and how it can affect people's lives.
The course explores questions such as:
- What is cancer?
- How does diagnosis and treatment work?
- What is the financial, practical and emotional impact?
Course Modules
- First of all - test your existing knowledge and what you want from the course
- What is cancer? What cancer is and how it behaves and develops.
- Recognition, diagnosis and treatment. The cancer journey, from warning signs through to diagnosis, treatment and palliative care.
- The impact of living with cancer. How cancer affects people's lives and those caring for them: their relationships, employment and lifestyle.
- Case Study: meet Anita and follow her account of her cancer journey.
- Resources
Acknowledgements
This course is generously supported by The Bonita Trust. Working for the benefit of the community.
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