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    I'm being moved onto Hydroxycarbamide - is anyone else on this?

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    Family member having chemo and I'll be having a baby soon. What safety precautions do we need to take?

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    Kim - bowel cancer - awaiting scan

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    Stage 1 lung cancer with copd

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    Uterus needs to be removed after tumour was removed from my liver. I'm so unclear about what's going on

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