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6 hours ago

I've been living under a shadow for 13 years': life with prostate cancer

A man diagnosed with hereditary prostate cancer at 52 has endured 13 years of intensive treatments and severe physical and psychological side effects that profoundly impact his quality of life and family.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

I've been diagnosed with cancer twice in the past 12 months. Here's what the pamphlets don't tell you | Emily Thompson

I'm 45 years old and currently battling cancer. A few weeks ago, I threw up at work with such force that I peed myself. My first thought was: the treatment pamphlets tell you to sip peppermint tea and keep a fan at your desk for nausea, but nowhere did they mention you might find yourself in the staff bathroom vomiting so hard you become incontinent. If they had, I'd have popped a spare pair of undies in my work bag.
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