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Scott and Cindy Pullen, with children Jesse and Zoe
Scott and Cindy Pullen, with children Jesse and Zoe

You can pick up a copy of LifeSupport magazine in your local newsagent now, or buy one online by clicking here. To get an idea of what's inside, click on the stories in the "Finding out" section below. 

Finding out

Even if you have had your suspicions, hearing someone say
“You have cancer” can be a blow that sets you reeling. Don’t worry about what you don’t know. Now’s the time
to start asking questions.
Getting the news
Telling people

Getting ready

There will be things you can’t control while you’re having treatment, but there are some areas – including money matters, food choices and fertility issues – where you can lay
down your own plans.
Keeping house
Working on it
Manage your money
Get your diet on track
Planning for a family
Dealing with distance


Making choices

The treatment options available today are generally more effective, safer and less disabling than at any other time in history. Nevertheless, they all have pros and cons for you to consider.
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Stem-cell transplants
Hormonal therapy
Biological therapy
What's new?



Getting through

The symptoms and side effects of treatment are a challenge in themselves. Just remember that there are strategies and support services available to help you manage and control them.
Physical changes
The emotional fallout
Feeling tired
The eating challenge
Aches and pains
Life with kids
Personal relations
Sex and cancer
Taking care


Moving on

The end of treatment and the beginning of a new life
after cancer is a time of celebration. But like any transition it can also be a time of questions, reflections and shifting priorities.
What happens next?
Starting over


Endings

Sometimes treatment is not successful and families turn their thoughts to providing end-of-life care. Help is available for those going through this most fragile of life stages, if that help is wanted.
A beautiful goodbye

 Resources

A directory of research centres, cancer advocates and
support services nationally.
Support directory


“
I still feel the same as I did before 
and I believe it’s important to understand that cancer
doesn’t change who you are. But cancer can teach you 
some very valuable lessons about life.
”

Chris Boyd

INITIATED BY CHRIS O’BRIEN LIFEHOUSE | SUPPORTED BY CANCER GROUPS NATIONALLY