Blogging can be a great way to journal your experiences and share with others. Why not create your own cancer journey blog, or have a read of other blogs created by our members?
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Difficulty sleeping, also known as insomnia, can be hard to deal with. If you or a loved one has a cancer diagnosis, not getting enough sleep can sometimes cause additional difficulties. The Online Community is here for you at any time in the day or night. Sleep problems may be caused by how you’re feeling emotionally, or as part of the side effects for cancer treatment. If you find it hard to have a good sleep, you’re not alone. Here in Community News, we’re here to help you find support....
Sorry for my delay in updating the blog, we had the call on October 6th from the lung specialist and were advised that a Biopsy needs to be taken from Dal's right lung to determine the cause of the markers they found during the scan.
So to do this they will perform a navigational bronchoscopy, which is basically a telescope down the throat that is guided by a CAT scan through the veins to the correct area of the right lung, enabling the biopsy to take place. Then of course it is the waiting!
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October is Breast cancer awareness month around the UK and as part of this, we'd like to feature what’s discussed in our Breast cancer forums here on the Community.
The different Breast cancer forums have around 11,725 members who offer each other support every day, including all hours of the night. If you’ve visited the Breast cancer forums you will have seen there’s lots of discussions about symptoms, treatment options and side effects. There’s also lots of friendly and reassuring...
