Mary has a brain tumour - CLIC Sargent

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A week later the doctorcame to see Mary, Mumand Dad, and told Marythat she would need tohave chemotherapy and shemight need radiotherapy aswell. With the chemotherapysome would be tablets andsome would be medicinewhich would go througha central line. There aredifferent types of central line- a portacath and a Hickman line.14
Often the line is called a wiggly! The line is very usefulbecause, as well as giving medicines, it is used for takingblood tests. The doctor said that Mary would not be inhospital all thetime but she wouldneed another smalloperation to put thecentral line in. Firstshe could go homefor a while to get alittle bit stronger.15Hickman line
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