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My Serum Gamma came back from the Lab with a high reading of 244. I began looking for supplements like Milk Thistle to help but upon researching this and other supplements, it advised not to take these if you have suffered Breast Cancer ( of which i had...
Hello, when will the neuropathy start to improve? I’m a month on from my final chemo treatment and I read that it will get worse before it gets better. Is this true? I was on a reduced chemo dose to help stop the neuropathy getting any worse and I am...
I was taking the teva brand of anastrazole as a named brand on my prescription until it stopped being available any longer. The pharmacy has given me a new brand called sun pharma. This was the one that sent me to a black hole before. As the packaging...
Hi im new to this hoping someone can put me at ease I'm 53 and started bleeding really heavy last month was sent for a scan which showed a cyst on both my ovaries and thickening of the womb I've had a hysterectomy last week and they took a biopsy of my...
Hi Just to brief, my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2021 which had spread slightly beyond just cancer at the time. Radiotherapy was done to the prostate and controlled with hormone therapy provided going forward if I am not right. Following...
Hello. I had ER+BC back in 2012. Had chemo, radiotherapy and mastectomy followed by reconstruction 2 years later. I was on tamoxifen for 10years and came off this 2022 at the age of 49. The tamoxifen put me in early menopause. I haven’t had a period for...
Hi, I had chemo in 2022, after the first round in July, my periods stopped in august. I have been on tamoxifen since January 2023, this month April I have had that bloating aching feeling and got my period. Is this normal? many thanks, samaa
Hi I am looking for a bit of professional advice for my dad. He has a GP and Oncology appointment next week and a Urology appointment in the 1st June. He was diagnosed with Prostate cancer in October 2024. Had radiotherapy and brachytherapy at...
I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2013. It had not spread to my lymph nodes and I opted for a preventative double mastectomy. I have had no reoccurrence or cancer concerns since my initial treatment 13 years and I am in good health...
Hello, I found a new lump in my right breast On tuesday. I found the doctor and i've just been in for a physical examination. The doctor has felt the lump and said it is one centimetre inside hard.But moves around the skin easily She believes this...
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