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Cancer and Mental Health Series Part 1: Preventing cancer and spotting it early

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This course is the first course in the Cancer and Mental Health Series. It provides information about:

  • What cancer is.
  • Cancer screening.
  • Signs and symptoms.
  • Getting to know your body.
  • Seeing your doctor.
  • Changes that can reduce the risk of cancer.

There are three courses in this series. However, you only need to complete the courses you are interested in. Of course, you can complete all the courses if you wish to. They are:  

  • Part 1 – Preventing cancer and spotting it early.
  • Part 2 – Diagnosis and receiving cancer treatment.
  • Part 3 – Living with and beyond cancer.

Cancer Research UK, Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind, Macmillan and Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust collaborated and developed this course.

A number of partner organisations were involved in the initial consultation and the content has been developed by people with lived experience.

This course will take approximately 60 to 90 minutes 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.

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About the course

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.

Course Content

What is cancer?
Common beliefs
Cancer screening 2 Topics
Lesson Content
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Knowing your body
Seeing the doctor
Reducing your risk of cancer
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