MIOG Blog
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18 July 2019
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, they undergo a biopsy during which 3 receptivity markers are tested: ER (oestrogen), PR (progesterone) and HER2 (human epidermal growth factor). Each...
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27 June 2019
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men.
Presenting symptoms of prostate cancer:
Some men have no symptoms at all this is called 'Asymptomatic presentation'.
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24 May 2019
Peripheral Neuropathy is a common side-effect of some types of chemotherapy: especially the taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel), the platins (cisplatin, carboplatin) and vinca alkaloids (vincrist...
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14 May 2019
Should patients with cancer exercise?
Historically patients with cancer were advised to rest, however these days we know better! Physical activity and targeted exercise are benefi...
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10 May 2019
Meditation is no longer associated with highly spiritual people sitting cross legged under a tree. It is becoming increasingly popular even with us common folk, and is proving to be v...
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3 May 2019
Twenty-two is such a strange age to endure a life threatening disease.
I was almost twenty-three years old, and from down the other end of the phone, from a doctor who was almost not going t...
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