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Your space to discuss the impact of living with cancer. It can help to share with people who understand.

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Caring for someone with cancer

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    Is it normal to see an oncologist for complex cyst?

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    Light pain lower abdominal and in testicals

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    94 year old mother has been offered stereotactic radiotherapy for lung cancer - worried about side effects

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    tonsil cancer - waiting for results, so scared

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    LLTEZ still bleeding..period or procedure

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    So worried about family history with cancer. Could this be caused by a gene mutation?

    Started by Olivia2026 in Ask the nurses
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    Pathology results

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    Two positive HPV results, then negative, then positive again

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    Last Reply 1 day ago
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    Help needed

    Started by chrissypaul in Ask the nurses
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    Doing well following bowel surgery, but still waiting for results after 5 weeks….

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