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Changes to your body and appearance

Body image, Coping with cancer, Hair loss, Weight gain, Weight loss, Lymphoedema

Cancer and cancer treatment can cause changes to your body, your skin and your hair and can affect how you look and feel, or how your body works.

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Depending on your circumstances, there may be some community support available to help you with these changes.

We've collected our favourite resources for you to read, watch, listen to, download and share to better understand and manage this concern, as well as clinical services if you would prefer to speak to someone about the emotional challenges of cancer treatment. 
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Look Good Feel Better

LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER

We recommend this resource because...

Look Good Feel Better is a national program dedicated to helping you face your cancer with confidence through free workshops. This website provides some practical tips and information on skin care, make up and headwear and registration information for workshops and home confidence kits.

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Changes to your appearance and body image

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT (UK)

We recommend this resource because...

A UK based charity offering information around concerns relating to cancer and its treatment including changes to your body appearance, support around managing other people’s reactions, sexual intimacy and ways to develop a positive body image.

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Hair Loss fact sheet

CANCER COUNCIL NSW

We recommend this resource because...

This easy to read factsheet, provides information on hair loss associated with cancer treatment with tips on managing this including access to wigs and headwear

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Body image

BREAST CANCER NETWORK AUSTRALIA

We recommend this resource because...

BCNA provides free information and support around the emotional and physical impacts of breast cancer (both early and metastatic disease)

Queensland Cancer Council Wig and Turban Service

Cancer Council’s Support Services

Talk to a health professional who has a background in understanding cancer and how it impacts family’s and friends and the person with cancer.

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Look good, feel better

Free community service program dedicated to teaching cancer patients how to manage the appearance-related side effects caused by cancer treatment.

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Sex and cancer
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Skin and nail changes
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Swelling
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