People who have/had Cancer
Cancer Survival – Why Staying Positive is Never Enough
Posted: 24th October 2023
Stephen Bevan, Principal Associate at the Institute of Employment Studies and an Ambassador for Working With Cancer, offers an insight into his quest to stay upbeat for those around him since his terminal cancer diagnosis.
Aorta: A Good News Story
Posted: 24th October 2023
WWC regular contributor, Harmer Parr, has previously updated us about Melvyn the Melanoma, but in this article he shares the story of a new ‘private assassin’ – his aorta. Don’t know what that is and what it does? Read on.
Sharing my experience with breast cancer
Posted: 27th April 2023
In this article, our Ambassador, Gail Kenny, shares her experience of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis.
A Last Hurrah? Reflections on a Terminal Diagnosis
Posted: 3rd April 2023
WWC Ambassador Stephen Bevan, head of HR Research Development for the Institute of Employment Studies (IES), offers a personal reflection on the emotional impact of a terminal cancer diagnosis for him and his family.
Cancer and the Menopause: It’s Not Just About Women Getting Older.
Posted: 14th July 2022
In this article, Working With Cancer’s Founder and Director, Barbara Wilson, talks about the issues for women working with menopausal symptoms during cancer treatment.
Working with cancer
Posted: 15th February 2022
This is the final blog in the series of 5 written by Lynne Connolly, who is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at a global investment company, about her experience of working with secondary cancer and what advice she would give to others about supporting people managing work during cancer treatment.
Receiving a secondary and incurable diagnosis
Posted: 7th February 2022
This is the fourth of a series of five blogs by Lynne Connolly, who is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at a global investment company, about her experience of working with secondary cancer and what advice she would give to others about supporting people managing work during cancer treatment. We will be posting the final blog next week.
Returning to work after cancer treatment
Posted: 1st February 2022
This is the third of a series of five blogs by Lynne Connolly, who is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at a global investment company, about her experience of working with secondary cancer and what advice she would give to others about supporting people managing work during cancer treatment. We will be posting the remaining blogs over the next couple of weeks.
Being away from work
Posted: 24th January 2022
This is the second of a series of five blogs by Lynne Connolly, who is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at a global investment company, about her experience of working with secondary cancer and what advice she would give to others about supporting people managing work during cancer treatment. We will be posting each of the remaining blogs over the next three weeks.
Stepping away from work after a cancer diagnosis
Posted: 18th January 2022
This is the first of a series of five blogs by Lynne Connolly, who is Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at a global investment company, about her experience of working with secondary cancer and what advice she would give to others about supporting people managing work during cancer treatment. We will be posting each of the remaining blogs over the next four weeks.