Country:  Turkey

Department: not specified

Challenge: Cancer is an unseen condition. If you tell a teacher they may not understand the many ways this can affect your life.  A student with cancer can have extra needs:

S/he may need more time because

• s/he misses classes and/or exams and need to catch up
• s/he is tired and finds it difficult to concentrate
• the stress of living with cancer distracts from the priorities of a 'normal' life
  

S/he may be more tired because

• the treatment can be physiologically tiring
• there are extra journeys to hospital; this might be in a different town.  
• getting to class can be tiring
  

S/he may have extra costs

• s/he needs a clean environment ... so they cannot use common bathrooms/ kitchens
  
• s/he needs to be able to rest  ... so they cannot stay in noisy dormitories 
  
• s/he can't use public transport (standing up waiting or on a bus crowded bus is tiring).  Taxis are better but cost more than public transport: 

Solutions:

• Free campus-wide transport to travel between lessons/ buildings
• Quiet places to rest on campus
• Information to instructors and lecturers, so that absences are understood and exam alternatives can be arranged