Facilitated by trained volunteer survivors, the free workshop will be held in Wagga on?Saturday.

About 1650 people in the south-west region are diagnosed with cancer each year, and across the state more than 60 per cent of people treated for the disease are survivors.

Yet the end of treatment can bring many practical challenges, from changes in appearance and body function, to managing the emotional and social impacts of the disease.

“Cancer survivors often view the world differently after their experience, despite the expectations of family and friends for them to just ‘get back to normal’,” Cancer Council south western regional office’s Megan Savin from.

“It’s a confronting and challenging time. Many cancer survivors feel as though others don’t understand what they have gone through, or they could be suffering from problems such as depression and fatigue.

“We’re encouraging anyone who’s affected by survivorship issues to come along to our free workshop to connect with others who have been through a similar experience, and collect tips, ideas and activities which may be helpful and enable them to live their life after cancer well.”

The Living Well After Cancer workshop is open to all cancer survivors, their carers, family, friends and work colleagues who are seeking practical information, discussion and ideas about how to adjust to the changes following cancer treatment.

Ms Savin pointed out Wagga hosted a successful Relay For Life event, which was well attended by people from all walks of life in the community.

“Every dollar raised at Relay For Life events help us to find ways of preventing, detecting and treating cancers, she said.

“It also allows us to run important programs like the Living Well After Cancer workshops that make a real difference to the lives of local people,” she said.