Body image and cancer
This booklet is about how cancer and its treatment may affect your body image. This is the way you think and feel about your body.
This booklet is about how cancer and its treatment may affect your body image. This is the way you think and feel about your body.
About this booklet
Treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and targeted therapies can change the way your body looks, works or feels. People affected by cancer are often worried about their body image. There are things you can do to improve your body image, and ways to get help and support.
This information is for anyone who is worried about changes to their body caused by cancer or cancer treatment. We hope it helps you deal with some of the questions or feelings you may have.
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How we can help
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