Credit: SWNS / Kristen Beatty
A cancer survivor revealed her do's and don'ts for what to say to a cancer patient - after being told to "look on the bright side" during her treatment.
Kristen Beatty, 33, was diagnosed with non-hodgkin lymphoma - a type of cancer that forms in the immune system - after experiencing chest pain.
She underwent chemotherapy and was given the all clear a year later.
Kristen shares her story online and gives advice on how to address the topic of cancer.
In light of the recent news of the The Princess of Wales' recent diagnosis, Kristen feels she would have had to have been "selfless in the way she told her family".
