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We always try to create resources in collaboration with the Shine community. Below you’ll find videos where we asked the questions you gave us to the experts in their field. Find out more about anxiety, fertility, working after cancer, sex, life insurance, and diet and cancer. We’d love to know what you think we should cover next. Get in touch and let us know. 

fertility and cancer

How does cancer treatment affect your fertility and how might this affect how you’re feeling? Watch our videos below with onco-fertility expert Kathryn Nattress. We have more information on our fertility page too.

Having a family via donor conception

Surrogacy as a route to parenthood

If treatment has caused infertility....

What are the general risks of cancer treatment for fertility?

Are there risks if you have a baby after treatment?

Long-term implications of treatment-induced menopause

work and cancer

What are your rights after a cancer diagnosis, and what should you tell potential employers? Watch our videos below with Barbara Wilson from Working with Cancer. Be sure to check out our other resources for working after cancer here.

What are my rights in relation to employment?

What to consider when planning to return to work

What do I need to tell a potential employer about my diagnosis?

What support is available when I do return to work?

What are my options if work is no longer possible?

Am I entitled to extra sick days?

anxiety after a cancer diagnosis

What is anxiety and why can it rear its head after cancer? How do we explain it to our friends and family? We talked to counsellor Kathy Lett for her thoughts. And make sure to check out our other resources, including blogs and podcasts, on our mental health page.

What is anxiety?

What psychological effects can a cancer diagnosis have?

What strategies for coping can be useful?

How can we support our family and friends after our own diagnosis?

How can we help friends and colleagues to accept our diagnosis?

sex after a cancer diagnosis

Sex is one of those things that everyone thinks about but no one wants to talk about! Below we asked Dr. Isabel White, a psycho-sexual specialist, some of your burning questions. We’ve got additional resources, including podcasts, on our sex after cancer page.

How do hormone treatments (for men and women) affect sex lives?

What are the most common sexual problems after cancer?

Is it possible to pass on chemo drugs through sex?

life insurance

A lot of people ask us whether it’s possible to get life insurance after cancer. It’s not an easy question to answer! We put some of your questions to a Michelle Chambers from the Three Counties Group. Watch on below for some thoughts – and if you’ve got questions about travel insurance, check out our information page on travel here.

Why is it so difficult to get life insurance after cancer?

What is the most important question to ask when obtaining life insurance after cancer?

Do different cancer have different life insurance premiums?

What can you do if you're refused life insurance cover?

What do I need to disclose about my cancer if I'm in remission?