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I have an infected tooth, obvious as there is pus at the gum. I have called cancer helpline and was told my oncology nurse will call back. not heard anything. my question is can I go to a dentist and if he gives me antibiotics can I safely take them...
My husband was taking oral chemo (inlyta) for 5 weeks for kidney cancer tumours between his heart and lungs and then had a devastating neurological event. It was initially diagnosed as stroke, then treated as encephalitis, then lumbar puncture and MRI...
Hello, I’m after some advice please last week my wife and I were told the horrible news that she has stage 2A skin cancer. she has had the mole removed and we’re now waiting for an operation to see if it’s spread. She has had a flu like symptoms since...
i am currentley getting immunotherapy for incurable tongue cancer, i have had 2 cycles already, for the past 4 weeks i have had a cought that has gradually got worse, im am fetching an amazing amount of phlem up during the day and night and my throat...
Hi I was diagnosed with Actinic keratoses in September 2022. I was prescribed a chemotherapy cream called efudix. Which I used to remove the lesions on my chest and back. I also had 3 biopsies taken also. 2 of them turned out to be Basal cell carcinoma...
Are there any studies detailing a correlation between CA125 level and mortality/morbidity? Thank you
Hello, I had a colonoscopy today they removed 5 polyps they are benign, but one they found was top of anus and a lesion which was 8mm in the rectum, when I asked was it cancer they said the lesion appeared to be AIN 8mm and polyp that looked the same...
my grandfather was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago and now, 2 weeks ago, the chemotherapy treatment was changed to a "better" one. But since May 21, my grandfather hasn't eaten anything substantial, so he is given infusions with all the...
My mum has recently been diagnosed with lung ca with mets to the brain, bones and adrenal glands. Previously the healthiest woman I know. She’s only 55 god bless her. I just don’t know what to do. I’m a nurse, in my 20’s previously working in palliative...
Any single woman / women couples that got NHS funding due to cancer can help me out? I would like to freeze embryos, but everyone in the clinic I am tells me something different and are now saying bc I’m single I can’t freeze embryos even if I pay for...
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