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Self Help

Chest of Drawers

Chest of Drawers

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called A Chest of Drawers.…

Keeping a Journal

Keeping a Journal

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called Keeping a Journal. For…

Enhancing connection through gratitude

Enhancing connection through gratitude

FORCE Oncology Support Specialist Roseanna Southall suggests some ways to feel more connected and positive, especially at a time when…

Prescription for a better experience

Prescription for a better experience

Hilary Mitchell is exceptionally well placed to highlight the ways in which clinicians can make a diagnosis of cancer and…

Massage techniques to practise at home

Massage techniques to practise at home

Massaging your hands can help relieve stress, reduce pain and promote relaxation. FORCE Cancer Charity’s Complementary Therapies Coordinator Kayleigh Brown…

Join a Relaxation & Anxiety Management course

Join a Relaxation & Anxiety Management course

FORCE Cancer Charity is piloting a number of online support groups. There are spaces available on the initial Relaxation and…

Keeping you connected

Keeping you connected

FORCE Cancer Charity’s support centres in Exeter, Okehampton, Tiverton and Honiton may be temporarily closed during the Coronavirus pandemic but…

Good advice from FORCE’s Emma Ellis

Good advice from FORCE’s Emma Ellis

FORCE Cancer Charity’s Oncology Support Specialist Emma Ellis offers some good advice at a time of uncertainty. We are also…

Taking control of your day

Taking control of your day

FORCE Cancer Charity Oncology Support Specialist Gerry Gillespie offers some useful tips on taking control of your day. Check out…

A guide to managing anxiety

A guide to managing anxiety

FORCE Cancer Charity has produced a series of short films aimed at helping people deal with some of the common…

A guide to sleep

A guide to sleep

FORCE Cancer Charity has produced a series of short films aimed at helping people deal with some of the common…

A guide to managing fatigue

A guide to managing fatigue

FORCE Cancer Charity has produced a series of short films aimed at helping people deal with some of the common…

Latest news

From £400 to £9,236: Devon bikers go the extra mile for FORCE!

From £400 to £9,236: Devon bikers go the extra mile for FORCE!

What started as an idea between two friends to ride their motorbikes around Devon and raise a few hundred pounds…

Best friends take the plunge for FORCE with marathon swim challenge!

Best friends take the plunge for FORCE with marathon swim challenge!

Two best friends, Harriet and Amelia have swam the equivalent of a marathon in a single day to raise money…

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Cancer touches almost every family in Devon. Whether it’s a parent, partner, friend, colleague or neighbour, most of us know…

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

  The annual Nello cycle ride has raised more than £82,000 in support of local people dealing with a cancer…

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

It’s been a tough couple of years for young dad Guy Richardson. In late 2024 he was diagnosed with Burkitt…

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

When Laura Baker from Exeter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 at the age of 39, she was treated…

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Mark Stott from Exeter discovered he had cancer in February and three weeks later had his stomach removed. It was…

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Two former long-serving police officers from Devon will team up next month to tackle what’s been described as the most…

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark Durk will be taking part in his first Nello ride this year, cycling 60 miles to ensure that cancer…

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

A young mum from Devon she has channelled her experience of an incurable cancer diagnosis into writing a book. Charli…

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