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This guide helps you understand your diagnosis, explore care options, and support yourself and others during treatment.
We cover essential terminology including treatment terms, medical procedures, common side effects, and more.
Your options for treatment may be varied or few, so our guide aims to offer an extensive run-down of options.
The following articles and resources have been developed by Icon to help you gain a better understanding of a cancer diagnosis and treatments.
Wearing an immobilisation mask for radiotherapy
What is cancer & oncology?
Unlocking clarity: navigating chemo brain during cancer treatment
What is a cancer biomarker and why is it important for cancer treatment?
Understanding financial terms relating to cancer treatment
How to tell family and friends you have cancer
Managing work and cancer treatment
Recently diagnosed with breast cancer? 3 essential things to know
Infection prevention during cancer treatment
Cancer & women’s sexual health
Putting together a care package for someone going through cancer treatment
Is radiotherapy safe?