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Hi, I would really appreciate your advice. I finished my treatment (lumpectomy, chemo and radio) 4 weeks ago and I don't have BCN at the moment. Can I resume going to Turkish baths, Steam Rooms and/or Saunas? My breast is "tanned"/darker and sensitive...
Hi, so I have a family member who has been suffering with a pleural effusion since May of this year. She had a drain inserted a couple of months ago and has been having the fluid drained at home. The fluid itself looked like a pint of bitter - dark yellow...
Hi, I had acute nausea/vomiting after my first chemo on Thursday. They've given me cyclizine to take and that's working great. My question is, am I still likely to get delayed nausea, or is it a one or the other thing. I know there's no fixed rules to...
Hi there sorry i am new here and i'm posting with regards to a good friend of mine. He has recently had a ct scan and a pet scan following pains in his back, breathlessness and fatigue. They found fluid on his lungs. On his first appointment following...
Good morning. A few days ago i posted one here about how worried i am about waiting for my biopsy results and a few people have kindly replied back to me. I know lots and lots of people are in a similar situation which is horrible, the worry has taken...
My 80 year old mother has just had a mole removed from her face that was diagnosed as a stage 1 melanoma. She’s awaiting surgery to remove more around the margins but have not offered a snlb. I’m worried they are not doing it due to her age as they are...
I had a low anterior resection back in July of last year and I’ve been constipated ever since, I have to rely and lactulose daily, now when I was first diagnosed with rectal cancer my surgeon did say I’d have long term poor bowel function but was in so...
My PSA after brachy seed implant was below 1 -8 years ago, Gleason score of 6. last 5 years PSA has been climbing, it is 5.7 now. Had a biopsy when it was 3. No cancer was found. Had MRI-guided biopsies when it was 5.7, 18 core, and still no cancer found...
Ive started radiotherapy ive had 2 sessions out of 15 what cream would you reccomend?
Hi I'd like to see if you have a list of therapists that can do massage on people receiving chemo?
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