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    WORRIED that a lump I've found on left side of my neck could be a supraclavicular swollen lymph node. I've been referred on the 2 week cancer pathway

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    Finished my brachytherapy for cervical cancer 1st of Aug. Want to go back to work but don't have the strength I used to. Is this normal?

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    Chemo tablets after surgery for lung cancer. I think I would prefer this to other treatments that are available. Has anyone had this too?

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    live alone with an incurable diagnosis

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