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I am serious walker who needs to walk free to feel sane and content. I mean at least 10 miles- up to 25. Not "dog walks" , hobbling slowly around a crowded park- but up in wild places feeling free. Although there is a good company in Spain ("This...
Hello I'm 49 years old a female and had blood in my stools. On the 2nd July so the nurse at my surgery gave me Fit test the following night did the Fit Test on 3rd of July and on the 4th July sent straight to my surgery to send off. The Lab received...
Just home and my boob is really swollen, hard and sore this wasn’t the case after my original lumpectomy at all fine otherwise no temperature is this normal / from my recollection it feels a bit like when your boob gets blocked when you are breast...
My husband has been on cemiplimab for Stage IV cancer for nearly two years and has had a very good response. Sadly the funding is now coming to an end, and we are feeling rather anxious. We were wondering if it is possible to continue immunotherapy in...
Hello i have received a referral following a doctors appointment for an abnormal lump. My referral appointment says “suspected cancer”. In the appointment she said not to worry but that seems like quite a scary term for the appointment. Does that mean...
Hi, I had lumpectomy and radiotherapy for breast cancer in June 2023 and began Letrozole about November when all treatment completed, but have had awful side effects, hot flushes (had acupuncture for this), mood swings, night sweats - but especially joint...
After surgery on 6th March I found out that I had a melanoma on my back. I spoke to consultant on 23rd may and was told my melanoma was stage 2c. He then recommended sentinel node biopsy and wide local excision. I am still awaiting this surgery and concerned...
My sister was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in December 2022 after having what she was told was a cyst removed from her neck but was actually metastatic melanoma. It was named stage 4 as was a bit in her lung and her thigh but brain scan was clear...
My mum was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer in Feb this year. She was fit enough to be offered the Whipple's procedure (Mid March), she has made great progress, and although food and gut health have been issues, this did not slow down her progression...
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancel with secondary in the spine. He was prescribed a course of Bicalutamide 50mg and is waiting for radiotherapy. Should he be taking this medication right up until the radiotherapy starts? He was only prescribed...
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