NTT is working jointly with Barts Cancer & Palliative Care Psychological Services to Fear of Cancer Recurrence workshopon Thursday 16th March 10.30am-12.30pm face-to-face at Vicarage Lane Health Centre, E15 4ES. Macmillan Cancer Support service from Newham University Hospital will be supporting the workshop too.
- Who is it for?The workshop is aimed at adults (18+) living, working or studying in Newham who havecompleted active cancer treatment(surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) withcurative intentand are either discharged from the hospital/ under OAFU or being seen intermittently in a follow up clinic.
- What can you expect and gain from the workshop?The content will focus on how it is normal to worry about cancer coming back after treatment, teaching strategies to deal with these worries and flagging up where people can go to get more advice and support if needed (eg their cancer teams, Macmillan, IAPT)
- People who won’t be suitable for the workshop (exclusion criteria):People who are currently undergoing active cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy), People with stage IV/ advanced disease,People who are receiving/ have received palliative treatment
To register for the workshop email:elft.nttworkshops@nhs.netorcomplete the registration form by clicking here– if the name of the workshop is not on the form, please select ‘Other’ and write down ‘Fear of Cancer Recurrence’.
We would really appreciate if you can help to spread the word and share the attached leaflet to appropriate colleagues, parents, students and anyone else who you think might benefit from this – we will also be sharing the workshop on our socials too
Please get in touch with Jayshree (jayshree.pithia@nhs.net) if you have any questions or queries
