Managing Paperwork
Keep a history of your illness. Include dates of scans and results, as you will be asked these dates often. Ask your oncologist to explain what the results of investigations and tests mean.
My hands, elbows and feet have cracked due to chemotherapy treatment, it is called Hand and Foot Syndrome. Symptoms Hands My fingers swelled a little and became red, then cracks opened up that reminded me of the radiation burns I had had after radiation. It was nasty and very sore. I experienced the side effects…
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During our endeavour in 2014 to persuade the Newman government to reverse its decision to cut the funding for our service, Advanced Breast Cancer Group member Brighid Maxwell’s had her story published on the website Mamamia. Mamamia is a very popular Australia website covering a wide range of topics from pop culture to politics, body…
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Keep a history of your illness. Include dates of scans and results, as you will be asked these dates often. Ask your oncologist to explain what the results of investigations and tests mean.