Managing breathlessness
Audiobook
Published:
01 Mar 2024
Next review:
01 Mar 2027
Edition:
5
This audiobook is for people experiencing breathlessness because of cancer or its treatments. The audiobook explains the causes of breathlessness and the different ways to manage it. It has breathing and relaxation techniques. It also explains medicines to control breathlessness.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 The lungs
- 4 What is breathlessness
- 5 Causes of breathlessness
- 6 Breathlessness scale
- 7 Managing breathlessness
- 8 Relaxation
- 9 Breathing techniques
- 10 Medicines and other help for breathlessness
- 11 Practical tips for daily actvities
- 12 Diet
- 13 Going out and keeping a diary
- 14 Sex and breathlessness
- 15 Your feelings
- 16 Looking after someone with breathlessness
- 17 Who can help
- 18 About our information
- 19 Other ways we can help you
- 20 Other organisations
- 21 Further resources
- 22 Can you do something to help
- 23 Information about this recording
Published:
01 Mar 2024
Next review:
01 Mar 2027
Edition:
5
This audiobook is for people experiencing breathlessness because of cancer or its treatments. The audiobook explains the causes of breathlessness and the different ways to manage it. It has breathing and relaxation techniques. It also explains medicines to control breathlessness.
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