This course is the third and final course in the Cancer and Mental Health Series and provides information about ways to help you cope with life and your mental health condition as you find a new normal after cancer, or when you are living with a treatable but not curable cancer and, or the long-term side effects of cancer and its treatment. It also explores coping with palliative care, facing end of life and has a section for carers.
However, you only need to complete the courses that you are interested in. Of course, you can complete all the courses if you wish to. They are:
Cancer Research UK, Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind, Macmillan and Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust collaborated and developed this course.
The initial consultation included discussions with a number of partner organisations. People with lived experience have also helped to develop this course content.
This course has four sections. The course will take approximately one to two hours to complete, but this timing will depend on how fast you read and how long you spend on any questions. You do not need to complete the whole course in one go. If you leave and come back to the course, it will remember where you got up to.
If you want a certificate for doing this course, press the ‘Mark Complete’ button at the bottom of each page.
This course is for education and information only. It does not provide therapy, medical advice, or professional support. If you need crisis support, please contact local mental health services, your GP or telephone 111 or the emergency services.
Course updated: March 2025.
Information about cancer is available from Cancer Research UK (opens in a new tab)
Take a look at the Macmillan website (opens in a new tab)
The Mind charity (opens in a new tab) have lots of mental health related content.
Information on stress, anxiety and depression is available via the NHS website (opens in a new tab),
The NHS has information on finding help for suicidal thoughts (opens in a new tab)
You can contact Samaritans (opens in a new tab) using their various ways of contact
You can access Information about advanced cancer (opens in a new tab)
There is also a National Breast Cancer charity (opens in a new tab)
You can access information about when cancer doesn't go away using: Survivorship during and after treatment (Cancer.org) (opens in a new tab)
You can access information on Advanced Cancer (GOV) (opens in a new tab)