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My friend who has recently completed chemo for colorectal cancer, is travelling from Jakarta to Glasgow and worried if she will get stuck at the ID fingerprint check as her fingers have roughened and markedly changes with chemo, Please can you advise...
I am 3 years post mastectomy and on Letrazole for 10 years. In the last few months I have been having g pain like small electric shocks with sensitivity just below my scar. Is this something I should see about?
Lat year after radio therapy following breast cancer i developed lymphedema in breast im having physio for this to help i developed swelling along my bra line my physiotherapist thinks its from radiotherapy im just wondering if youve come across this...
My mother diagnosed with recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma mid third stage 2 grade a tumor but surgery inoperable due to previous radiated area with full of fibrosis so no further radiation but going chemo and immuno she aged around 44 where...
Hi So my mum was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer 7 years ago. In the past 7 years she has gone many rounds of chemo and radiation + immunotherapy. She had her bad days while taking the treatment but the in-betweens were good, she worked full...
Two days ago I had to take my husband into A&E as he was suffering breathlessness, severe pain in his chest, back and his lower lumber region. They were excellent with him. He had; ECG - that was OK., Chest Xray - that was OK, blood tests which showed...
I had a right lumpectomy in August last year, followed by the removal of a large haematoma. I have been to see the breast care nurses a few times since because I have developed a lumpy filled sack to the side of my breast, was told that I had oedema and...
Hi there, I've just had my entire colon, My entire anus and half of my prostate removed. I got home today. I'm having some trouble sitting - no matter if chair, soft couch and the car seat was a nightmare. I'm asking if there is a recommended cushion...
Hi I was diagnosed with stage 4a bowel, vulval, lymph nodes cancerous, I had a anovulvectomy with Inc of the lymph nodes, followed by 12 weeks of radiotherapy. They thought if I lived for 5 years they done their job. I am still here 9 year later...
I had a lobectomy to remove Typical neuroendocrine Carcinoid Tumour in September 2026. The consultant said it was successfully removed. Clear margins and no lymph node involvement. Can I ask how often surveillance scans should be? Ive just had...
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