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What if .....?

Helpful video from Dana Farber on Metastastic Breast Cancer

January 10, 2010

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If you are one of those with Mestastatic Breast Cancer, you may feel little attention is paid to you. Those with this type of cancer often say they feel forgotten, ignored, and not enough care or attention is paid to their problems.
Metastatic cancer occurs when cancer cells spread from the [...]

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How often should I have a check-up mammogram?

November 28, 2009

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One of our biggest worries is “what if cancer returns?
What if this niggle proves to be the start of cancer in another part of my body?”
Whatever we do, however a healthy life-style we adopt, at the back of every survivor’s mind is the “what if?” question.
So it makes sense [...]

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Bowel Cancer

November 5, 2009

This is such an easy test to take, and there is no ‘embarrassment’ factor.
If you haven’t already had a test sent to you through the post, ask your GP to get a Bowel Cancer testing kit sent to you.
A dinky little package arrives, with easy-to-read instructions on how to take a sample, which you scrape [...]

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Examining moles for skin cancer

November 5, 2009

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MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER
Bad news is – once you have had cancer every tiny pimple or mole sends warning signals – is this skin cancer?
Good news is -it is unlikely, but if is kin cancer it is easy to diagnose and treat.
So be skin aware – watch any moles and if they [...]

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New test for mouth cancer

November 5, 2009

I bounced out of London’s Aqua Dental Spa having had a ten minute examination with a new Velscope Mucosal Examination system, imported from Canada. The test verified that my mouth was clear, there weren’t any nasties lurking that might be cancer, and it cost £20 to set my mind at rest. In the process I [...]

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