hi all, im a 29 year old woman, whose had pre cancerous cells removed from my cervix twice already at the age of 22 and 26. about 8 months ago i noticed a lump in my right breast but didnt pay any heed because it moved backwards and forewards upon mo...
I am due to go for my second surgery on Friday and yet still dont feel fully recovered from my first .I have a pain in my left breast thats very tender if anyone can tell me is this common or am I just watching everything to closely now...
Kally...
Hi I got my genetic test results in Crumlin on Monday and I tested positive fo the Brca 2 mutation. I kinda expected that result as both me and my sister diagnosed with breat cancer in our thirties.Trying to get my head around it and gather as much i...
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just wondering if anyone else out there can relate?Im finished chemo(end of march)and 6 weeks out from surgery,all recovering well thanfully.But i cant seem to shift the 'lost'feeling.I have gone from the safe cocoon of appointments wit...
I had a wide local excision and sentinal node biopsy done this day last week. My scar is much bigger than I thought, around the nipple and right across the breast. That hasn't been too painful, but my God is the sentinal node biopsey scar sore and ...
I am having chemo every 2 weeks I have suffered from GERD or Reflux (acid) for years, controlled it with a nightly pill. but the chemo seems to have brought on excess acid 100 times over, got medication from my doctor but like taking smarties, a...
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I too visited this site in March 2011 and there was no posts on the Melanoma board. My husband had just been diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma and I felt like our world had been turned on its head. He's not a sun worshipper, when we went on...
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Have had 4 chemos no surgery yet and today have a very painful, red and swollen arm anything to be worried about? Or is this just part and parcel of chemo? Anyone had this before?...
Our daughter, 25 years old, was diagnosed last July with oral cancer. She had an operation on her tongue, neck and no follow up was necessary. She visits her doctor every two months and is followed closely. She is angry with her parents, siblings an...
I am taking salvestrols as I have breast cancer. The person who developed salvestrols is Prof Gerry Potter, who also developed the new drug for prostate cancer called arbiterone - you might have seen it in the papers recently.
Salvestrols are based o...
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