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This blog focuses on the emotional and practical implications of caring for an older parent with cancer. It accompanies a related blog, ‘Cancer and older people’, which looks at general facts and support for the older person.

My blog today is about the emotional impact of not being able to have a baby, because of cancer and its treatments.

A guide for parents with tips on how to help your child and how to look after yourself.

A look at the allowances and UC elements that build up to make the Maximum UC you could potentially get.

The first of four parts in a series on UC sums, looking at who you can claim for, how the UC sums work, how often they are repeated and how savings and capital affect things.

The fourth part in a series on disability benefits, looking at how all three of them - AA, DLA and PIP - can struggle with the sheer variability of the difficulties that cancer and its treatments can bring.

A look at how to speak to your GP about concerns your cancer has come back, and a list of symptoms to look out for.

Information about help available with the extra costs of travel to hospital, prescription charges in England, dental and optical charges and the costs of wigs and fabric supports.

Part four in a series on Universal Credit (UC), looking at some of the specific UC issues for people affected by cancer.

In the third part of a mini-series on Universal Credit (UC), we look at: How do you claim? When will you be paid? What help is there while you wait?

Advice on finding reputable sources for accurate cancer information.

This blog looks at the practical differences that claiming health-related benefits under “special rules” makes. Which benefits are affected? How does that change the way a claim is made?

A look at when the special rules apply and some myths and confusion around the criteria.

Advice on reducing the risk of cancer as we age, questions to ask your GP and how Maggie's can support you.

A blog on how different types of cancer treatment may affect your skin and nails, with tips to caring for your skin and nails.

Tips on how to help your friend when they have cancer and coping with your emotions and feelings.

Living with cancer and its treatments can cause emotional turmoil. Its effect on our own mood, and everyone else around us, can be devastating. This blog includes some tips on boosting your mood, including how Maggie's can help.

This blog includes a few tips on how to be safe in the sun when you’re going through chemotherapy.

The second in a series of blogs introducing Universal Credit (UC). Here we look at the latest timetable for the gradual roll out of UC and what that means for both those who might be seeking income-related assistance for the first time.

The first in a series of blogs on Universal Credit (UC), answering questions you may have, including: What exactly is UC? Which beneefits does it affect and which does it not? When does it finally take over? Who claims it?