Recently I was seeing an episode of ‘Call the Midwife’ and one of the characters said ‘you just have to keep living until you are alive again’. She was referring to her attitude after losing two members of her family: … Read more
‘Am I going to die?’
Many of us are uncomfortable discussing death. I work in a cancer care setting and at times, after a cancer diagnosis, patients do ask this question. It is a question that can make us feel uneasy because as health care … Read more
Am I a perfectionist? – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this blog we discussed which traits may belong to a person who is considered to be a perfectionist. In this second part we shall be discussing some tips which can help a someone overcome perfectionism.… Read more
Am I a perfectionist ? – Part 1 of 2
Many people believe that being a perfectionist is advantageous, and most consider having high standards as a positive quality because striving for excellence can show that you have a good work ethic. High standards can also push you to reach … Read more
Sexuality and cancer. An introduction Part 2/2
What do we need to be aware of when we face cancer…what questions do we need to ask:
- My qualities: I can be young, I can be old, in a relationship or single, gay or heterosexual. Sex can be
Sexuality and cancer – An introduction Part 1/2
Cancer care has improved over the last couple of years and so has survivorship. Many types of cancer have evolved from an acute to a chronic disease because diagnosis equipment has improved and treatment options are varied and targeted. However, … Read more
Health behaviour and health promotion – Part 2 of 2
As stated in my previous blog, I will now look into different models of how healthy behaviours can be promoted. These models mainly include; The health belief model, the theory of planned behaviour and the transtheoretical model of behaviour change.… Read more
Health behaviour and health promotion – Part 1 of 2
“Eat this because it’s healthy”, “drink that because it’s healthy”, “exercise like that because it’s healthy”. These are some common phrases that most of us have probably heard in our life. Behaviours undertaken by people to enhance their health are … Read more
Childhood Cancers in Malta
What are childhood cancers?
Locally, we have some statistics and data about childhood cancers. Although they are not the latest statistics, it can help us generate a picture of the incidence of childhood cancers. Childhood cancers, are cancers in children … Read more
Smoking Cessation
The end of year tends to make us more reflective on the past year, in which we evaluate and attempt to take steps to better ourselves. It’s a great initiative however for one to complete their goals the specific change … Read more