I do think breast awareness campaigns are a good idea but i also think they need to be accompained by GP awareness campaigns.
there is no point in going to the doctor and being made feel like a fool or a hypochrondiac when you have breast cancer tha...
Having had my first chemo session on monday, I thought it might be a good time to put up a thread for people to put up some good advice for us newbies starting.
Im having 8 rounds. 4 AC and 4 T.
I was just so relieved to get it started, i wasnt wor...
I lost my Mam a year ago to ovarian cancer, and got through the first year fine, but I'm finding this year harder - it's as though I never really grieved her properly the first time around. I was so focused on 'getting through' that I never really s...
A warning for anyone coming off HRT.
After BC diagnosis I was told to stop taking Hormone Replacement Therapy immediately. This resulted in a very sudden and violent onset of menopause symptoms which are still making my life a misery after nearly sev...
Hi Everyone,
If you need to complain about, or compliment, a hospital or member of staff you have encountered, this is the email address to send your feedback to.
yoursay@hse.ie
This is the official HSE contact and they aim to respond within 30 ...
I was diagnosed with cancer of the oropharanx in August 2005 and finished my treatment in December of that year. I am now cancer free. However in the process I lost the use of my swallow muscles and am totally dependant on peg feeds for my nutrition....
Im new to this site but my mam was diagnosed with cervical cancer about 10 yrs ago. She lived through the pain and suffering of cancer for about 4/5 years but unfortunately died on the 1st july 2002. I miss her so much 6 yrs later to me it never gets...
Hi there
I was diagnosed with d c i s in march of this year and had a full mastectomy and immediate reconstruction done in april . When my results came back after the op I was told the the pre cancerous cells had not spread out side of the duct and...
We have only recently found out that Dad has cancer 2.5 weeks ago. All the signs were there but we didn't want to see what was right in front of our eyes. Dad was in hospital for Two weeks he is home now but he seems so distant there is Mam ,myself 2...
dad, i just hope you really are in a better place now as everyone keeps telling me. its not even a fortnight yet but i miss you so much im actually feeling physical pain. i would never want to bring you back to suffer again as i know your pain was ho...
What is leukaemia and how is it treated?
Leukaemia is a cancer of white blood cells .This occurs in the bone marrow where all the blood cells are made. Sometimes young white blood cells grow rapidly but do not mature properly. Other times old white ...
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