Cancer Research UK Annual Review 2011/12
Cancer Research UK Annual Review 2011/12
Cancer Research UK Annual Review 2011/12
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> | 27<br />
It’s why we’ve created a mobile site for <strong>Cancer</strong>Help<br />
<strong>UK</strong>. Providing the same essential information as<br />
the website, the layout adapts to fit the device it’s<br />
being viewed on.<br />
We’ve also added videos to support people who’ve<br />
returned home after treatment, covering areas<br />
such as exercises after breast surgery or managing<br />
breathlessness.<br />
Sharing experiences online<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Chat, our online discussion forum where<br />
people can share experiences and information,<br />
has been improved too. More interactive than<br />
ever, there’s a new area where people can post<br />
questions for our specialist cancer nurses, who host<br />
a live question and answer session every week.<br />
‘I thought I was the only one with questions that<br />
I was too embarrassed to ask, worried my cancer<br />
specialist would think they’re silly,’ says Allison<br />
Hernandez, 48, who is from Scotland and was<br />
diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.<br />
‘<strong>Cancer</strong> Chat made me realise that no question<br />
you have is stupid. I liked that I could go on<br />
anonymously, in the middle of the night if I wanted<br />
to. Being part of the community and knowing<br />
other people were going through the same thing<br />
was a real comfort.’<br />
Sometimes<br />
when you’re<br />
talking about<br />
cancer it can<br />
be clinical and<br />
impersonal. With<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Chat you<br />
can hear about<br />
other people’s<br />
experiences.<br />
It made a real<br />
difference to<br />
know that other<br />
people felt the<br />
same as me.<br />
Sue Buzzeo<br />
cancerresearchuk.org