It was great to see everyone again this week. Our guest speaker was a late scratching so we were left to our own devices, chatting and swapping stories and offering tips and advice.    After welcoming new members we touched on a regular but important topic; how to manage one of the most common side effects of head and neck radiotherapy treatment, the damage to salivary glands. Salivary gland damage (either temporary or permanent) can cause reduced saliva and dry mouth (xerost

This month we heard from physiotherapist Megan Howard, Peter Mac’s resident lymphoedema and fibrosis specialist. Many of us have heard from Megan before and save up our questions for her visits!   She told us that lymphoedema is the "abnormal accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the interstitium” which in plain language is too much fluid in the space between cells within our tissues. This causes swelling. Causes of lymphoedema include cancer treatment such as radiotherapy or