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Caring for someone with cancer

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    My mother has just been told she has end of life liver cancer. How do we get palliative care started? Is it through the specialist or the GP?

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    Malignant melanoma stage 1A - so worried. Will be life ever be normal again?

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    Last Reply 23 days ago
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    Confused

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    speech loss - family member struggling with his speech. Will it come back? He has lung cancer and a brain tumour and because it's terminal he's had no treatment

    Started by caerphilly in Caring for someone with cancer
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    Last Reply 23 days ago
    from Moderator Steph
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    How do I tell my children their grandad doesn't have long left?

    Started by Gemzilou in Dying with cancer
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    Blood test question

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    Last Reply 24 days ago
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    ct scan results

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    Chemo and seasickness accupressure band

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    My father was told he had cancer from a endoscopy yet the biopsy has come back no cancer?!

    Started by Culbul85 in Ask the nurses
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    Last Reply 24 days ago
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    MRI on prostate PIRADS 5 Awaiting biopsy

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    Enlarged spleen with splenic varices - scared of pancreatic cancer in the tail

    Started by lifewithanxiety5 in Pre-Diagnosis, Signs & Symptoms
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    Arm - seems I have a squamous cell cancer. Waiting for an appointment but worried as it seems to be growing in size

    Started by K8BRO in Introduce yourself
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