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Hi, I had an operation early September last year for Bowel Cancer, and got fitted with a Stoma Bag. I only had the Stoma Bag for a week and deteriorated quickly and my Consultant did an emergency Reversal. I was in hospital just under 3 weeks. My...
Hi I had debulking surgery the end of October for ovarian cancer at follow up with my consultant I was told the cancer was stage 1c and was to start chemotherapy of 6 rounds,I've received a letter and my first appointment with the chemotherapy team will...
Growing increasingly desperate. Have been suffering from excruciating lower back pain almost every night. So much so unable to sleep. Not yet received a diagnosis but seeing consultant for the first time tomorrow having had x-ray, CT, PET and lung function...
Reading the posts on here and the Cancer Research community chat too there is an obvious pattern to diagnosis ie x-ray, than CT, then PET then the news. That said there seem to be a lot of people who appear to have a diagnosis relatively early in this...
Family member with terminal lung cancer needing gel nail Polish removed. She is receiving radiotherapy. Can I use acetone one time only to remove the gel Polish? The nail products she has at present were not applied by me but I’m keen to help remove them...
Hi I need some advice and help on this please, I have recently been to the GP with a sore throat, pain in throat , problems eating as pain sometimes, I then got a 2 week referral and went to ENT specialist at the nearest hospital. I was seen and had a...
Hi My brother has just been diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer. He is 39 a lifelong alcoholic, and abused drugs. We are not close due to this, but I would like to put a care package together to see if it encourages him to care for himself. He...
Looking for some advice and guidance from anyone that has been through non-muscular invasive Bladder Cancer (stage 1). Long story short, my Dad was diagnosed with this a couple of months ago and had successful surgery to remove the cancer cells. It was...
Not been to the doctors, but have a very large sporadic purple rash on left breast, and a tiny area on right. Really terrified about it, a little pain in breasts but more achey. I have a very big chest, so always had that really. It's more the rash I...
Hi, I have been taking tamoxifen for just over 2 years and win be turning 53 at the end of Feb this year, I have not had a period for the last 2 years and assumed that at my age I had gone through menopause. My period has just suddenly returned, is this...
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