Here we are introduced to 19 year old Millie who explains how she was diagnosed with a hereditary condition called Cowden’s Syndrome which can increase the risk to certain cancers. Millie then chats about how she was later diagnosed with Thyroid […]
Films Tagged: Radioactive Iodine Therapy (6 films)
In 2010, Abbie started college when she first started to become tired and withdrawn. Abbie’s parents thought she was just going through a rebellious teenage phase. Whilst Abbie was taking her AS Levels, Abbie visited her GP to have a blood […]
FYSOT ’14 – Abbie’s Story
It’s time for a quick catch up with Lauren who is about to go into hospital for her radioactive iodine treatment. Lauren fills us in on the side effects of having no thyroid and how the most difficult thing to […]
The Papillary Thyroid Cancer Diary Continues
Meet Lauren who has been diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Initially Lauren was misdiagnosed after finding a lump on her neck, but as the lump grew Lauren went back to her GP who gave her a two week cancer referral. […]
The Papillary Thyroid Cancer Diary
Faye had to spend three days in isolation on Christie’s Young Oncology Unit, somewhere were she was used to seeing as an outpatient but not as an inpatient. Faye explains the difference between being treated on an adult ward to […]
“If I had to pick a cancer, I’d pick yours” – Part Two
When Faye was born she had a small red patch on her neck which her parents noticed was getting bigger, eventually it got so big it began to press on Faye’s windpipe so the decision was made to give Faye […]