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After watching aine Lawlors documentary on RTE I was very interested in the fact that she had her ovaries and Fallopian tribes removed to decrease her chances of cancer there. My father has had lung , prostate and intestinal cancer and my mother has ...

After watching aine Lawlors documentary on RTE I was very interested in the fact that she had her ovaries and Fallopian tribes removed to decrease her chances of cancer there. My father has had lung , prostate and intestinal cancer and my mother has ...

I have found over the last few months that the breast I had the surgery on is very tight. I had the lump and some lymph nodes removed in February. I find sleeping at night very difficult. I try to stay on my back but I am never successful. Every t...

My hair is growing back but it's really frizzy and startin to get curly. I had really straight hair before. Now I love my hair but so don't love the curls...

Hi guys Since my cancer and brca diagnosis I am left with the decision to be preventative now. I am just wondering if anyone has had a double mastectomy and recon and what the results and recovery were? I was told that using the skin from my back is ...

Morning all Hope you are all well! I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it's still possible to claim back expenses incurred during treatment?? I found an old post from 2011 here on the forum, but not sure if it still applies? I am PAYE but my hus...

Hi just wondering if anyone has gone against their surgeons advice and decided not to have a Mastectomy. My cancer was very small - stage 1 and Im had a lumpectomy and a re incision but I still have some cells in that margin. I feel that radiation ...

Has anyone suffered from itchy skin. My arms and legs are itchy from time to time and the skin must be delicate as I've scratched it and it starts bleeding, then I've scabs on it. Driving me mad. Finished chemo over a year ago and rads in May....

Hi all I haven't been on in awhile but just wanted to share some good news! My beautiful baby boy was born last Tuesday morning and is absolutely perfect! I underwent a mastectomy and 4 sessions of AC while pregnant with him and luckily it's had no...

Hi everyone, back again.Went to see oncologist today re result of oncotype test good news I don't need chemo just radiotherapy and tamoxifen.Ishould be dancing down the street ,right, but I am not .I feel completely numb inside ,am I going nuts any...

We would like to let you know about an upcoming open day as part of Lymphoedema Awareness Month, organised by Lymphoedema Ireland on March 1st, 2014 in the Lodge, St Lukes’s Hospital Rathgar, Dublin 6. This meeting will take place from 10am until 2p...

Hi all, Just a quickie, recently started taxol and herceptin, having completed 4 x AC. I have heard that this chemo taxol does not affect hair, anyone else hear this, do you think I can expect to see some hair growth soon Hope your all doing well...