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Well there you have it in the title No measurable disease, let’s hope this is the start of remaining clear for a long time.
To recap this last cancer episode, in April 2018 a scan showed an enlarged lymph node so it was suggested by an oncologist I had never seen before that I should have surgery to take it out. However logical it may seem to anyone reading this, it was not logical to me as back in July 2015 when I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma too many nodes were affected and surgery...
Very tasty and easy to prepare fish dish. If you follow the recipe verbatim, it is quite spicy which may not suit everyone. If you want to tone down the spiceiness, omit the cayenne pepper and the chili flakes. If you want to turn the heat up, substitute Szechuan pepper for the black pepper. Best of all, this recipe only needs 1 pan for the salmon and the prawns and 1 for the rice.
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Finding out you have cancer can be an incredibly emotional and challenging experience. There’ll likely be more than enough questions and concerns running through your head without having to worry about the small things - such as, “what should I bring with me to the hospital when I go for treatment?”
I’ve compiled suggestions across the Community from our members, and put them together to form a small check-list.
“Trashy TV, films on iPad or DVDs…Favourite music, comfy headphones...
A very simple but nutritous vegetable soup that is delicious with a crusty loaf. A winter favourite that can be made early in the day and is ready for an evening meal (plus it makes the house smell great).
Serves : LOTS
Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 4 hours
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INSTRUCT...
Versatile but simple tuna based recipe that can be served as a dry salad, wet salad, wrap or as a tuna "canneloni".
This is very much a "seat of the pants" recipe and everyone I've given it to has modified it to suit their families tastes. Some only use 1 can of tuna, some substitute baby spinach for the shallots, some omit the olives, some use highly flavoured tomato sauces and some prefer plain old ordinary passata.
It's really up to your families tastes and preferences...
Really, really tasty and creamy. This is a favourite of the whole family, from Nanny down to the grandkids. And the neighbours usually drop in if they smell it cooking.
Serves : 4
Preparation time : Approximately 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 25 minutes
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Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce:
Lovely fresh lemony taste and very easy to make. The quantities below will completely fill 1 large and 1 medium baking tray. You will need to cram everything in to get them all to fit, but this is how I was shown this recipe and it really works. In reality, these quantities will feed 6 but we usually make this amount for 4 so we have plenty of leftovers for the next day. Store the chicken leftovers with the leftover juices in the fridge overnight and it is even better eaten as a chicken chunk or...
I was going to say that I have suffered cancer, but I haven't. I've put up with it, which is hardly the same. I've known it was there, have seen its picture, seen the way my stomach changed position when a third of my lung was removed and my diaphram moved up to fill the new gap. That all just gave me chronic wind till it settled down. I can see the scars of course, and very clever they are too. The lung exercise went in via a cut up under my right arm and the lung removal was via a similar cut under...
