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In the Eye of The Storm: Ocular Melanoma, Maternity Care and Me

29th July 2020 By doulamaddie 10 Comments

In May this year I was diagnosed with a very rare cancer called ocular melanoma. This means I have a tumour in my eye, behind my retina. This kind of cancer can spread to the liver, so as well as radiotherapy treatment for the tumour, which involves a hospital stay to have a radioactive plaque Continue Reading

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