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The beauty products made for anyone with cancer

The beauty products made for anyone with cancer

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18 November 2015
There are so many cruelties that come with having cancer, but one of them is the sensitivity that treatment brings to your skin and the limited number of products that can soothe it and really work. Working with nurses, patients and her own honed knowledge of skincare products, Jennifer Young is the creator of a […]
Sports and Spas: Breast Cancer

Sports and Spas: Breast Cancer

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19 September 2013
For Women’s Wellness Week, Sky Sports presenter Vicky Gomersall, talks about finding out that her mother had breast cancer, and how important it is to stay aware to #bekindtoyou. In this, Women’s Wellness Week, I wanted to help raise the awareness of breast cancer as its something that my mum suffered with just over ten years […]
The rise of cancer rates and why we mustn’t dismiss an integrative approach to health and wellbeing

The rise of cancer rates and why we mustn’t dismiss an integrative approach to health and wellbeing

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14 September 2020
With the updated statistics, knowledge and way we approach health, most oncologists and forward thinking medical professionals accept that there’s a need for an integrative approach to supporting cancer patients as well as preventing cancer, and there’s a role for spas within that.
Women are not checking breasts for cancer due to body image concerns

Women are not checking breasts for cancer due to body image concerns

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10 January 2018
Body confidence is playing a part in potentially delayed breast cancer diagnoses, study reported in The Independent shows.
Seaham Hall and cancer touch therapy

Seaham Hall and cancer touch therapy

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27 September 2017
This year, the beautiful Seaham Hall, famed for its connection with Lord Byron, made the decision to train its spa therapists in cancer touch therapies.
Seaham Hall introduces Cancer Touch spa treatments

Seaham Hall introduces Cancer Touch spa treatments

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17 August 2017
Joining Spabreaks.com’s Recovery Retreats with cancer touch spa treatments for anyone with or recovering from cancer, is luxury spa hotel Seaham Hall in County Durham.
The woman changing spa treatments for cancer patients

The woman changing spa treatments for cancer patients

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04 May 2017
Meet the woman who’s changing the spa experience and spa skincare for cancer patients…
Does skincare affect cancer patients?

Does skincare affect cancer patients?

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20 October 2016
When you have cancer, skincare can play a more important role in psychological wellbeing than you think…
The latest update on TpoT: changing the spa industry for cancer sufferers

The latest update on TpoT: changing the spa industry for cancer sufferers

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04 December 2015
Michelle Hammond, Founder of the Spa Business School talks about TpoT , the not for profit organisation that she and other industry leaders including Spabreaks.com are pioneering to change the spa industry for all cancer sufferers in the UK… What’s the reaction been so far to TpoT? Quite simply overwhelming! from presenting the research we […]
Let’s talk about skin cancer

Let’s talk about skin cancer

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19 May 2022
It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month throughout May and we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the stats and symptoms in case they’re helpful to anyone reading. We are not doctors, and all of this information is in the public domain, but if we hope that in sharing it, it could help someone to get a diagnosis a little earlier.