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    Shocked at father in law's diagnosis of lung cancer with liver mets. He was only admitted to hospital 2 weeks ago and he's now been taken off all medication.

    Started by Caz22 in Dying with cancer
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    Last Reply 16 minutes ago
    from Moderator Steph
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    Polyp & post menopausal bleeding

    Started by Bunnie in Ask the nurses
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    Last Reply 50 minutes ago
    from CRUK Nurse Jemma
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    Prostrate cancer incurable st4 T1N1

    Started by katymc66 in Caring for someone with cancer
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    Started 55 minutes ago
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    Help!

    Started by Angelagertrude24 in Ask the nurses
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    Last Reply 56 minutes ago
    from CRUK Nurse Tina
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    Smear test 3 days ago but been having cramps ever since. Is this normal? I haven't experienced this with previous smears

    Started by KD001 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    1 reply
    Last Reply 1 hour ago
    from Moderator Steph
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    Black/brown toenail with black line

    Started by Beks348 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Tumour removal next week - how will my mobility be affected?

    Started by Elwick in Ask the nurses
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    Last Reply 1 hour ago
    from CRUK Nurse Celene
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    Received letter for my father. Can anyone explain what this information means?

    Started by Finn1707 in Ask the nurses
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    Started 3 hours ago
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    Dad of 3 just given 12 to 18 months.

    Started by KingK in Introduce yourself
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    Started 5 hours ago
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    Elderly mum with early Alzheimer’s and suspected ovarian cancer

    Started by Shnor67 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    4 replies
    Last Reply 5 hours ago
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    Trying to move on but struggling due to conflicting information about consequences of cancer

    Started by Lucy-T-W in Moving on
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    Started 5 hours ago
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    Can an ulcer be a sign of breast cancer?

    Started by xxSparklesxx in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Last Reply 10 hours ago
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