Your physical wellbeing

We have a series of resources that cover various aspects of emotional wellbeing, physical health, and self-management.

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Videos on this page

Managing symptoms and side effects of lymphoma
Practical toolkit - from the 2021 Lymphoma Focus Day
Living well on active monitoring (webinar)
Diet and nutrition
Exercise and keeping physically active
Our 'skincare and make-up questions answered' webinar with our friends at Look Good Feel Better
Nika shows you how to tie a headscarf
Nika shows five simple seated rejuvenating stretches that you can do at home

Lymphoma and women's issues

Our video looks at various issues that are particularly relevant to women who have, or have had, lymphoma.

Managing symptoms and side effects of lymphoma - a webinar

In this video, recorded during a live webinar, our expert panel discussed the causes and management of symptoms and side effects, with a particular focus on fatigue, itching, peripheral neuropathy and ‘chemo-brain’.

Joining us were Dr Dan Monnery, Palliative Care Consultant and NHS England National Clinical Advisor for Enhanced Supportive Care, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Nikie Catchpool, Consultant Occupational Therapist and Macmillan Professional and Joint Clinical Lead, Bath Centre for Fatigue Services and Charlotte Bloodworth - Advanced Nurse Practitioner, University Hospital Wales.

This video was recorded during a live webinar on Tuesday 12 April 2022.

You may like to see our information on symptoms of lymphoma and on side effects of treatment.

Practical toolkit: Fatigue and physical exercise – Jennifer Woods, Senior Haematology Oncology Occupational Therapist, and Aimee Green, Specialist Haematology Physiotherapist, The Christie

In this video, Senior Haematology Oncology Occupational therapist Jennifer Woods and Specialist Haematology Physiotherapist Aimee Green talk about an important physical impact of lymphoma: fatigue. The video explains what fatigue – and cancer-related fatigue in particular – is, what guidelines for exercise are, barriers to physical activity and some of the ways in which it can be improved. (This video was recorded for our 2021 Lymphoma Focus Day.)

The video also includes:

suggested relaxation and sleep apps (starts at 38 minutes);
a progressive muscle relaxation technique (starts at 39 minutes);and
signposts to physical activity resources (starts at 49 minutes).

Living well on active monitoring - a joint webinar with Leukaemia Care

The aim of this webinar was to explain the principles of active monitoring (or 'watch and wait') and the rationale for it, the benefits of this approach, and discuss strategies for coping while on active monitoring. We heard from clinicians with experience of supporting individuals with active monitoring, and from people with blood cancer who have experience of this approach.

We were joined by Professor Adam Mead, Consultant Physician and Professor of Haematology, University of Oxford, Dr Chris Fox, Consultant Haematologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and John and Denise who are both living with blood cancer.

This video was recorded during a live webinar on Friday 19 March 2021.

You may like to see our video on how to check your lymphoma nodes.

Diet and nutrition

Regional Development Manager Karen Bonell talks to Lymphoma CNS Sarah Wells about diet, nutrition, how to eat well and how to manage eating-related side effects of lymphoma and treatment.

This video was recorded in August 2020.

See our information about diet and nutrition.

Exercise and keeping physically active

Regional Development Manager Karen Bonell talks to Lifestyle Advisor (cancer exercise specialist) Jane Mullarkey about how to keep active and exercise while at home.

This video was recorded in July 2020.

See our information about exercise and physical activity.