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    Dent in Areola - have an appointment at the breast clinic in a weeks time. How do you manage the worry? I can't stop thinking about every worst case scenario

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    Appendix cancer - 6 months on and we still doesn't know if my 16 year old son has this or not. We need answers

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    THY3F - advised to have half my thyroid removed but my lymph nodes have become swollen. A&E said they could be infected or that they've grown. What should I do?

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    Found a breast lump 9 weeks postpartum after giving birth to my premature identical twin boys. I haven't slept or eaten in days. I honestly can't cope

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    Metastasised - has anyone had colorectal cancer spread to the bones after being cancer free for almost 20 years?

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    Really unsure - dad's cancer has spread but he's acting like there's nothing wrong. Could his prognosis be wrong or is this the calm before the storm?

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