Hi I’m really not sure if I’m in the right place, my mum had kidney cancer 4 years ago and then had breast cancer 2 years ago with her having a double mastectomy, on her yearly kidney scan they have picked up a mass in her lymph nodes and we got the results of biopsy yesterday and the breast cancer has retuned but in her lymph nodes, so this time she is to have chemotherapy, with the previous 2 cancers it’s always been an op to remove and no further treatment so chemo is new to us and I feel like I’m going down a rabbit hole with all the information, if anyone has anything they wish they had during their chemo journey or did have which helped can you please let me know, I want to make my mum a bag for her chemo journey so she has all the bits she needs, can she use normal body lotions and face creams does it need to be for sensitive skin etc??
thank you for any responses xx
Whatever cancer throws your way, we’re right there with you.
We’re here to provide physical, financial and emotional support.
© Macmillan Cancer Support 2026 © Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). Also operating in Northern Ireland. A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales company number 2400969. Isle of Man company number 4694F. Registered office: 3rd Floor, Bronze Building, The Forge, 105 Sumner Street, London, SE1 9HZ. VAT no: 668265007