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Hi How long after 1st round of chemotherapy can I expect hair loss to start ? I'm having anti-cancer therapy for early stage breast cancer - Drugs are TC Docetaxel - Cyclophosphamide Will all my hair fall out immediately? Thank you
Wife has bad fatigue. What medication if any is available to help my wife with her fatigue which seems to be caused by chemo.
Hi I had prostate removed October 24 and finished 20 sessions of radiotherapy 2 weeks ago ,all went well until 3 days after end of treatment. I developed a pain down my left leg from the butt check to and including my calf is this something I should...
Can you still go swimming (maybe just floating) if you have a chemo port in
Her cancer is Terminal so this is plaintive. What will be the possible affect on her, does it have the same impact on all sufferers. Can I get her anything to help her cope.
Hello, I've been diagnosed with stage 1B acral melanoma and am going to have WLE and SLNB next month. The WLE is under my little toe, which is a tricky spot. For the original surgery, they did a skin graft which hasn’t taken so it’s healing...
Hi All! not to sure what I’m doing but I was hoping for some advice/support.. any response is really appreciated. Back in January, I had an ultrasound for PCOS, during this scan they found solid masses on both ovaries which the ultrasound tech was...
Hello my sister woke up on the 2nd of January looking very yellow 'she's not a drinker or smoker ' was admitted to Watford general on the 5th and there she had many test and a drain from her bile duct and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, 3 months...
Hi there. I had TNBC in 2023 and was told NED in January 24. I have not had a scan since my mastectomy. I have had a cough for the last couple of months, it's not persistent.... I'd say I cough every few days, maybe even once a week. It sounds...
My husband is coming to the end of his radio therapy treatment (4 days to go). He has had 16 days treatment. Our MacMillan nurse is lovely but difficult to have a face to face talk with her. When my husband phones her she says she will ring back, but...
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