Tingling Hands and Feet During Chemotherapy?
Hands and feet tingle during chemotherapy because a few of the drugs damage the nerves that run out to the fingers and toes, the ones that tell your brain what you’re touching and whether it’s hot or cold. The result is pins and needles, a numb patch or a mild...
Second Opinion Before Cancer Surgery: Is It Worth It?
Yes. A second opinion before cancer surgery means asking another specialist to look at your reports, scans and biopsy and tell you whether they’d plan the same operation. It’s most worth doing when the surgery is complex, the cancer is rare, the operation will change...
Chemo Before Surgery vs After Surgery: The Difference?
Chemo before surgery is meant to shrink the tumour and show whether the drugs are working. Chemo after surgery is there for the cancer cells too small to see, so the cancer is less likely to come back. Often it’s the same drugs doing a different job. Doctors call...
Is Cancer Surgery Painful? Pain and Recovery Explained
Cancer surgery isn’t painful while it’s happening. You’re either fully asleep under general anaesthesia, or the area is numbed, so you don’t feel the operation. The real question is what comes afterwards. Some soreness is normal once the anaesthesia wears off, and...