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    Travel Insurance - definition of a terminal prognosis?

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    Hi - stomach and liver cancer

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    Metastatic squamous cell lung cancer - diagnosed last March. I was doing fairly well with treatment but I'm fearful the cancer is spreading

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    Delayed testing for non small cell carcinoma. 5 weeks for appointment, another 4 for results. 9 weeks feels like a scary time. Any advice?

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    12 months plus post chemo and seem to catch every bug around. Is there anything I can do to boost my immune system?

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    Waiting on results - been asked to attend a face to face appointment on Tuesday. I can only think the worse

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    Crippling headaches - they're scaring me and I'm worried my radiotherapy has caused them

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    I did it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 weeks of radiotherapy complete!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Elderly mum with early Alzheimer’s and suspected ovarian cancer

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    Chuffed to bits - managed to get through my first tonsil cancer scan with the mask on

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    Seaside Tracie - diagnosed with endometrial cancer last year, and about to start radiotherapy. How bad will the side effects be?

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