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Good afternoon I have just had my axillary seroma drained of 250ml fluid prior to radiotherapy. I have been told to lie flat for 1 hour each morning and afternoon. I am wearing a tight bra as instructed but does this need to be removed when I lie...
Good Morning, Some advice please. I had a colonoscopy and scan over a week ago. The colonoscopy revealed at the Proximal descending colon there was a tumour of malignant appearance 35cm from the anal verge. Six biopsies were taken. Additionally, polyps...
Hi! Back in mid February I started to experience sharp pain in my left breast and upon examination I noticed there was a small hard lump under my nipple. I went to the gp who felt the lump and said it was around 1cm big, she reassured that it would be...
My husband has a CT scan which apparently picked something up but the colonoscopy, which was especially thorough around the suspicious area, showed no trace of cancer. They removed a teen pollop but that was all they saw, apart from piles. Now we had...
My mum has a cough. It was Chronic before her diagnosis. The doctor said it was psychological. It went away for the first few months of her diagnosis but appeared again. She has terminal metastatic pancreatic cancer. The cough always precedes sickness...
Hi, I have had 4 rounds of chemo and I am feeling very fatigued. Can you help me with this or advise what I should do to increase my energy. Thank you PVMC
Hello I am 7 years post breast cancer.and have completed 5 years of Letrozole . I’m thinking if starting magnesium glycenate supplements to help with sleeping and stress. Would this be ok going forward, my cancer was being aided by oestrogen . I have...
Hi. Apologies, I hope this doesn't seem frivolous or a daft question. A dear friend has a breast cancer diagnosis, but is still weeks away from beginning treatment whilst scans are done and her plan worked out. She loves a sauna (traditional hot steam...
I have completed 10 years of Letrozole for ER+ breast cancer and did not suffer side-effects. Would I benefit from continuing taking letrozole if that is possible? I’m 66 years old and in good health but am overweight therefore I do need to lose about...
I was diagnosed with stage 3, ER positive breast cancer in February. During my first meeting with the surgeon I was told they found cancer in my breast and lymph nodes. The planning of my treatment was postponed because I needed another biopsy in my breast...
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