Previous online support events: catch up on demand
Watch recordings of previous online support events.
An Expert Explores: Prehabilitation for cancer treatment
- Date: Thursday 7 September 2023
- Who's it for: anyone newly diagnosed with bowel cancer, and their family and friends
- Topics covered: the different parts of the prehabilitation programme and how to access this service
- Speakers: Professor Tara Rampal and Roberto Laza-Cagigas
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An Expert Explores: Diet
- Date: Thursday 29 June 2023
- Who's it for: anyone affected by bowel cancer, and their family and friends
- Topics covered: eating healthily following surgery, and during and after treatment. Changes in bowel habits, nutritional issues and alternative diets
- Speaker: Joanna Injore
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Having investigations for bowel cancer
- Date: Wednesday 26 April 2023
- Who's it for: anyone worried about symptoms of having tests for bowel cancer, and their family and friends
- Topics covered: what to expect if you visit your GP with symptoms, tests you might have if you’re referred to hospital, the different health professionals you might meet and their role in your care, the next steps following the outcome of your results and how to find the support you need
- Speaker: Harriet Watson
Living with bowel cancer as a younger person
- Date: Wednesday 23 November 2022
- Who's it for: everyone under 50 affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: impact of a diagnosis on emotions, fertility, relationships and family life, finances, career and lifestyle
- Speaker: Harriet Watson
Living well with advanced bowel cancer
- Date: Saturday 12 November 2022
- Who's it for: everyone affected by advanced bowel cancer, including friends and family. Advanced bowel cancer is when cancer has spread from the bowel to other organs in the body. You may also hear it being called secondary, metastatic or stage 4 bowel cancer
- Topics covered: the different types of surgery for bowel cancer, treatment pathway, how to get involved in clinical trials, bowel problems after treatment, emotional wellbeing and difficult conversations
- Speakers: Filipe Carvalho, Professor Richard Wilson, Rachael Edwards, Dee Holmes
Living well with a stoma
- Date: Wednesday 26 October 2022
- Who's it for: everyone affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family – this session is particularly relevant if you're living with a stoma
- Topics covered: introduction to stomas, what to expect with both temporary and permanent stomas, managing problems, practical tips on how to live well with a stoma. One of our volunteers, Wynne Roberts, shares his personal experience of living with a stoma, and how he managed day-to-day life before his stoma reversal
- Speakers: Melissa Holland, Wynne Roberts
Supporting each other through the emotional impact of bowel cancer
- Date: Wednesday 28 September 2022
- Who's it for: everyone affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: coping with changes to work and family life following diagnosis, supporting someone through diagnosis and treatment, self-care for caregivers, managing difficult conversations
- Speaker: Dr Clare Reeder
Preparing for end of life
- Date: Saturday 3 September 2022
- Who's it for: everyone affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: making practical arrangements, symptom control, emotional support
- Speakers: Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, Dr Sarah Holmes, Nadia El Gazar, Claire Coughlan
This event was co-produced with Marie Curie.
How to manage peripheral neuropathy
- Date: Wednesday 27 July 2022
- Who's it for: everyone affected by bowel cancer
- Topics covered: chemotherapy can damage the nerve endings in the hands, feet and lower legs. This is called neuropathy and in this event a panel of experts discussed peripheral neuropathy following treatment, the common symptoms and ways to help manage them
- Speakers: Lauren Urwin, Bethany Sellwood
Intimacy, relationships and bowel cancer
- Date: Wednesday 25 May 2022
- Who it's for: everyone affected by bowel cancer
- Topics covered: sexual dysfunction after treatment, how to manage side effects, changes in your sex life and the psychological impact it can have on relationships
- Speakers: Sue Lennon
Living with and beyond bowel cancer
- Date: Saturday 23 April 2022
- Who it's for: everyone affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: eating well, managing changes in bowel function, coping with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis, physical activity
- Speakers: Claire Coughlan, Joanna Injore, Dr Darren Fernandes, Dr Helen Galliard, Toni Wyatt, Lauren Urwin
Living well with advanced bowel cancer
- Date: Saturday 6 November 2021
- Who's it for: everyone affected by advanced bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: surgery for advanced bowel cancer and navigating the pathway, upcoming treatments, clinical trials, coping with the side effects from treatment, managing your cancer journey
- Speakers: Filipe Carvalho, Paul Ross, Helen Ludlow
Living well with bowel cancer
- Date: Saturday 19 June 2021
- Who's it for: everyone affected by bowel cancer, including friends and family
- Topics covered: coping with the side effects of bowel cancer, eating well, coping with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis, doctors get cancer too, chair yoga session
- Speakers: Dr Darren Fernandes, Joanna Injore, Dr Robin Muir, Dr Philippa Kaye, Denyse Ritz
The information in our events was correct at the time of publication. Our resources are reviewed by healthcare professionals every two years to ensure our information is up to date.