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    Ultrasound

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    Pain 2 weeks after mammogram.

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    Fit test 300 - being referred urgently and I'm terrified

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    Seroma - had it drained twice but can see it swelling again already. How long will this keep happening? Also, terrified of having chemo. Has anyone refused?

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    I feel angry and lost - husband has stage 4 colon cancer & about to start another chemo. I wish he had listened to me 2 years ago when I told him to see the GP

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    Neuroendocrine cancer - does anyone else have this?

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    Newby, but maybe not so. My wife had cancer in the 70s. I was diagnosed in 2023. We're both still here and just celebrated our 65th wedding anniversary

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    Colonoscopy experience without sedation

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    Need help - been having bleeding in my right ear on and off for over a month. What does it mean?

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    Rash all over body, then bruises and bleeding. What does this mean?

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    Started 8 hours ago
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    Hello - diagnosed with Barrett's Oesophagus, worried about it becoming oesophageal cancer, especially as I just became 10 years cancer free from thyroid cancer

    Started by Loone in Introduce yourself
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    Started 9 hours ago
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    Evening all: looking to talk to others who are fighting cancer

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