Financial Support for People affected by cancer - information for patients and carers
Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Multi-disciplinary Team
Exercises after breast cancer surgery
Reducing the…
Blood clots
After any surgery, you're at risk of blood clots developing
To prevent blood clots, your nurses get you up as soon as possible after your operation. They encourage you to move…
Breast Cysts
Fibroadenoma
Breast Calcifications
Fat Necrosis
Duct Ectasia
Intraductal Papilloma
Sclerosing lesions of the breast
Benign phyllodes tumour
Gynaecomastia
Go outside
Exercise is beneficial in all aspects of recovery
Cancer treatment can you feeling very fatigued. Treatment can also make your white blood cell count drop, which puts you at a higher…
Most women and some men with breast cancer have some type of surgery. Common types of breast surgery are lumpectomy, mastectomy, and taking out removal of lymph nodes from the underarm. Women(and…
Breast imaging (taking an image of the breast)
Mammogram
A mammogram is a breast x-ray. A mammographer (an expert in taking breast x-rays) will ask you to undress to the waist and stand in front of…
Managing the late effects of breast cancer treatment
Living the lymphoedema after breast cancer
Menopausal symptoms and breast cancer
Reducing the risk of lymphoedema
Bone health - after breast…
Biopsies
A biopsy is where a small sample of tissue, or amount of cells is taken from your body, to be examined under a microscope. This will help the medical team to determine whether a…
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