Breast Cancer Support app made for CAST hackathon
It’s an app to help women who have just finished their treatment for breast cancer, which could include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
After finishing hospital-based treatment, women often experience feelings of isolation, loss and low mood. They have told us that it can be a real struggle to adjust to life after breast cancer; and whilst others expect them to quickly get ‘back to normal’, in reality they are facing lots of ongoing issues that can have a real impact on their emotional well-being. These could include, changed body image, fatigue, early-onset menopause (triggered by medication) and fear of the cancer coming back.
This will be a tool that gives daily prompts, or cards, of activities to give structure to a user’s day, boost their mood, normalise their experience and encourage healthy behaviours.
