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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with their work trying to side-line them when they come back to work? I work in a large public sector hospital and have been out from work for just over 2 years. Our Occupational Health...

Hello. My mam is currently undergoing treatment for lung cancer, she is receiving chemo ( carboplatin + paclitaxel ) and immunotherapy ( pembro ) and she will also need one session of radiation in the coming weeks. I was wondering whether it is safe ...

Hi, Has anyone here used scalp cooling/the cold cap in recent years? (I see there is another post about cold caps, but it's ten years old and I don't want to potentially trigger the original poster if they get email alerts to say there have been rep...

Hi there, I was diagnosed in January with IDC 3cm tumor and 1 sentinel glad with 5mm met. My doctor said it's localised I've had a lumpectomy and started the 1st of 4 AC's to be follwed by taxol every week for 12 weeks. After my first AC last week I...

Hi I've been on tamoxifen for 6 weeks. 4 weeks on 10mg and 2 on 20mg. Since upping the dose I'm struggling with side effects. Acid reflux very extensive skin rash fatigue sweats flushes. I have read online but mostly on UK forums that changing brands...

I was called today and asked to come in this Thursday to get my biopsy results. Does this mean it is more than likely bad news? Just wondering what common practice is. This waiting is so hard. ...

I have a suspicious mole on my arm. It is two colours. It's brown and has a very dark nearly black centre. I have a lot of moles on my body. This mole looks different than the rest of them due to the colour. I went to my GP and she referred me to...

Hi, I hope it's ok to post, I found a lump just under 2 weeks ago due to my dog constantly sniffing my left breast, i know, sounds totally strange! I've had lumps and an abcess in the same breast before but when i felt this 'new' one, it just felt 'o...

I came off Tamoxifen on the 13th May after 10 years, I do feel slightly anxious coming off it even though I did have some side effects whilst taking it. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced any bad side effects when they came off Tamoxifen - what...

Has anyone been given either trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) or trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd)? If so, what kind of side effects did you experience with either of them? I’m after completing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer and surgery, an...

Hi, I’m recently diagnosed with Er/Pr + breast cancer. I’m 6 weeks post op breast conservation surgery. I start chemo next week. I was shocked that I would need a PICc Line. This will be inserted the morning of my first chemo. Is this usual. I will ...

Hi. I'm currently on letrozole for estrogen positive breast cancer. I have completed my surgery and radiotherapy treatment. I've been on letrozole for about 10 weeks now, I'm finding the side effects very difficult and they are impacting my daily li...