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My daughter has anal cancer, the tumour is protruding and causing her great pain, she has a Putnams anal cancer cushion and can manage to sit in her armchair albeit tentatively. The tumour is ulcerated and producing exudate continuously, and on occasion...
I live in Nevada I got diagnosed in February but I have met with an oncologist till a few weeks ago. The mass and my breast burns a lot, and it seems like it gets bigger when it burns the oncologist said that I went from level one from February to level...
Hello, I am caring for my friend who is nearing end of life. They live quite a way from me (in the same country but a different health region), and up until this point, I have been travelling there and looking after them as best I can. Their local palliative...
Hi I was diagnosed with left sided breast cancer 12 months ago. I have had left sided mastectomy and lymph nodes removal. 17 out of 24 positive for cancer. 12 rounds of weekly chemotherapy sessions then stopped due to side effects. 15 sessions...
I had tongue and floor of mouth cancer surgery partial glossectomy radial forearm free flap tracheostomy neck dissection lymph nodes removed December 23 another tumour removed January 24 all radiotherapy ended may 24 had multiple checkups and pet CT scans...
Hi can i take cetirizine tablets to help me sleep at night as I get restless legs too an unable to sleep
Please may I get some advice? I am receiving treatment for bowel cancer, I am receiving Capox through a drip and the nerve pain is very intense during and after the drip. My arm is numb, feels like lead & feels bruised for up to a week after treatment...
Hi ,I have been on Aromatase for 18 months now because of breast cancer grade 2 IDC. But since then have developed cataracts and retina branch occlusion. And eyes have rapidly detereated, I know that this can happen because of blocking estrogen which...
cant find a comfortable bra since having a whipples procedure, they all dig in under my boobs, spent a fortune on different sizes and been measured in M&S, is this common and what do other women do please?
Hi I had a thyroidectomy July 24 for thyroid cancer adjusted calcium levels went low to 2.05mmol 5 months after stopping supplements, gp put me back on calcium supplements 1 twice a day. Yesterday had blood test and results seem a bit strange they did...
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