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VIDEO Breast Check – Breast awareness is as easy as TLC (Touch Look Check) Books There are...
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Dictionary of Terms Adjuvant (additional) therapies cancer treatments besides surgery. Main adjuvant therapies are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Allopathy a system of treatment where a condition is treated with...
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How long have I got left to live? This is what most people want to know when they have secondary breast cancer. It is also almost impossible to answer and will depend on where the secondary breast cancer is and how it is...
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Living with recurrence Breast cancer may return in the area around the breast or in other organs of the body. If the breast cancer comes back in the breast or the skin of the chest it is called a local recurrence. If it spreads...
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The Future Questions about the longer-term effects of breast cancer can be very difficult for someone to ask. Many of them are concerned with subjects who are rarely discussed – the possible recurrence of disease after...
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Finance Am I entitled to sick pay if I can’t work for a few months? Each employer will have their own sick pay arrangements. Some only pay the legal minimum, while others are more generous. If you have been paying National...
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Employment Should I tell my boss and my colleagues that I’ve got breast cancer? That is entirely up to you. Some people tell everyone at work what is happening, some may tell only one or two people, and others choose not to tell...
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Life after breast cancer – Contraception and Fertility I’ve had breast cancer treatment. Can I still take the contraceptive pill? This will depend on a number of factors, for example, the type of breast cancer you...
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Life after breast cancer – Sex and Relationships Does having breast cancer mean I have to stop having a sex life? No, it doesn’t. While many people find that they are quite tired during and immediately after a course of...
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Can I go on holiday straight after having treatment? Usually, yes. It can be very beneficial to get away and rest in order to build yourself up again. However, you may find you still have some side effects and so you may want to...
Read More35. Life after breast cancer – Smoking, Exercise and the Sun
Smoking I’ve got breast cancer. Should I stop smoking? Whilst the strict medical answer to this is going to be ‘yes’, it is not quite that simple. If you have breast cancer, then you may want to adopt a new approach to life in...
Read More34. Life after breast cancer – Practical Help
I’ve always been a person who gives help, not asks for it. Now I have breast cancer, how do I ask for help? Look at this the other way round. Relatives and friends often find it hard to know where to start to help someone who is...
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