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Ive recently been diagnosed with womb cancer i have my operation on March 10th full Hysterectomy is it normal to all of a sudden be experiencing major fatigue I feel absolutely worn out an struggling to eat , when I do eat I want to be sick but...
Sorry for what feels like a bit of a self-indulgent question but I need cheering up - I have stage 4 BC in my lymphnodes and bone mets in my sternum - I just want to check if there is any problem with me having either Teeth Whitening or Botox while i...
Hi there, I wonder if you can help as I'm confused not a rare occurrence but in this case some clarity really would help. Had a diagnosis of Intermediate Grade Ductal Carcinoma, 8/8 for oestrogen & progesterone receptors in one breast. I understand...
Hi, Ive just been diagnosed with melanoma. I had a mole removed from my scalp. The consultant didn’t tell me a stage he just said it’s about 0.7mm and he thinks we’ve caught it early and that I need to have a WLE and 2 more moles removed and biopsied...
Hi, I'm one week into my first cycle of oxaliplatin and capecitabine, following removal of a tumour from my bowel, and am doing pretty well. One side effect I am getting is a sensitivity to the cold, particularly on my bottom. Is this normal / common...
We were due to get married in august but as i have recently been diagnosed with best cancer we have decided to postpone until after treatment although i dint know when is a ‘safe’ time to rebook to? It has cost us a lot of money and concerned we’re going...
Hi my husband was diagnosed 2 years ago and has gone thorough two rounds of chemotherapy. He’s on number 7 of 10 next week however his PSA is dramatically increasing every time. It’s almost 400 this week. we saw a locum consultant this week who suggested...
I was diagnosed with low level prostate cancer such as to be treated by brachytherapy radiation. I am now 78 years of age and active. In November 2017 I had a TURP operation. This was followed in May 2018 by a brachytherapy implant of 135 seeds. Everything...
I have had lumpectomy with mammoplasty for stage2grade 2 breast cancer. I start radiotherapy soon to the breast and axillary nodes as one was positive. Can you please explain why they have decided to irradiate the supraclavicular nodes too? Is this common...
I’m getting conflicting information about hair care. I have long thick curly hair and due to start chemo next week. I have said i will try the cold cap (not sure if I’ll cope with it though) should i cut my hair to shoulder length prior? Can i put my...
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