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Hi I completed adjuvant radiotherapy in June this year, I had 25 sessions to treat womb cancer. Afterwards my bowels were a bit disturbed, sometimes a bit runny, other times constipated and sometimes alright. Lately, just over the last few days, I...
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last week. She has not yet started her treatment. this weekend i was giving her a pedicure and her nails were black and cracked. she has never had them like this before. Does anyone know why this could be?
The area around my anus is becoming increasingly sore. I have just completed three weeks of chemo/radiotherapy at Guys Cancer Centre with two and a half weeks still to go. I'm not sure the skin around the anus will last that long. What to do? Thanks.
I am a 68 year old female recently diagnosed. I will be starting a regimen of daily oral Capecitabine on the days I have radiation which will be 5 days a week for 6 weeks. In addition, I will have 2 infusions of Mitomycin. Does anyone know if you can...
Hi, on Wednesday I was diagnosed with kidney cancer stage 2, so I have been advised that I will have to have my whole kidney removed. The same week i was also advised that I likely have BAV with mild aortic stenosis and moderate to severe aortic regurgitation...
Hello my 89 year old Dad has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer a week last Friday.- he is basically at the end of his life. The following day my 57 year old brother died of a totally unexpected heart attack. Dad was sent home on the two days later...
Hi! I’ve always been told I have kind of lumpy breasts, but recently my husband has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and is going through chemo so I’m more paranoid. I’m still breast feeding my toddler and my one breast tends to get kicked by him...
I have been having a lot of pain in my left arm and shoulder I am seeing a physio in a couple of weeks time my underarm where my lympth glands were removed seems swollen do I have anything to worry about I am in a bit of pain
Hello. I am so worried and not yet seen a doctor. I have a red flat patch on side of my nose that has literally been there for years! I just got used to it. However, I woke up and it had been bleeding. I don’t feel it was scratched and it looks no different...
I have been having some strange things happen to me. My vision seams to be blurry, I had a lump appear (not had previously) now it has turned into a bruise on my breast. Bad constipation tummy pains & lots of wind. Is this all normal to expect. Mel x
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