Wellbeing - October

October is the month of Breast Cancer and Menopause

Awareness, should you, or anyone you are close to, is affected by either of these issues, please find attached

some useful resources.

Breast Cancer - The Signs and Symptoms to look out for

In the UK, 1 in 7 women will experience breast cancer in their lifetime and 400 men are diagnosed every year.

Resources including What is breast cancer, Symptoms, Survival, Risks & Causes, Stages, Types and Grades, Treatment, Clinical Trials and Living with Breast Cancer: cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breast-cancer

Resources & info including What to expect, Cancer stages, Types of breast cancer,

Understanding different types of treatments: breastcancernow.org

Encouraging women to self check, raise awareness of breast cancer and giving everyone the best possible chance of surviving breast cancer: coppafeel.org/your-boobs/

Video on importance of self checking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuxEM2ZmgKc

Variety of resources around Breast cancer, including bespoke content depending on your personal circumstance: macmillan.org.uk

Symptoms, Treatments and self help:

The NHS has a factsheet that covers the most common queries regarding menopause, this can be found at: nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/help and support

Guides to symptoms, HRT, FAQ's, Menopause in the workplace and many more resources: menopausesupport.co.uk

Evidence based information on Menopause and Women's stories of their experiences

themenopausecharity.org

Information about all stages of the menopause journey, incl. A-Z glossary of terms and podcasts: menopauseandme.co.uk

For those diagnosed with premature menopause:

Daisy network is dedicated to supporting those women who have been diagnosed with Premature menopause. More information can be found at daisynetwork.org

Video on Menopause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozlQXBfT5oU

Wellbeing - October