Phase 2 · Support at every stage
Living well on treatment
On treatment and trying to hold everything together?
You’re having chemotherapy, but life doesn’t stop. There’s work, children, relationships and a house to run, all while managing side effects and pretending your battery isn’t empty. Then maintenance therapies bring complicated decisions and a whole new set of side effects, just when you hoped life might get back to normal.
How I help
- Practical strategies for fatigue, energy and brain fog
- Understanding and managing side effects, and knowing when to call your team
- Making sense of maintenance therapy options, such as PARP inhibitors, and what eligibility depends on
- Emotional support through chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy
- Help talking to your employer, family and children
What changes: side effects feel more manageable, decisions feel clearer, and you have someone in your corner between appointments.
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by Rachel Mugnai RGN, Independent Specialist Cancer Nurse
What's inside
- Grounding techniques to interrupt anxious spirals in the moment
- Breathing and body-based practices to calm your nervous system
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From Rachel’s Reflections
Written by a specialist gynae cancer nurse
Rachel Mugnai
I'm Rachel Mugnai, an NMC-registered Specialist Cancer Nurse and former gynae-oncology clinical nurse specialist with more than 25 years of oncology nursing experience, including years as a research nurse.
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