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Good Evening, My partner has just been diagnosed with the above on his forehead. He is having a head and neck scan on Saturday to check for any other further cancers. He has been advised he will need radiotherapy and this will be arranged after the...
Hi, I have just recently had part of my Colon removed and are due to start Chemotherapy in a few weeks time. A friend recently told my partner that I should avoid sugary foods and beer as ‘Cancer loves sugar’. Is there any truth in this’ Thanks for...
My doctor has said Rituxan is toxic to my bone marrow. Does this completely rule out further Rituxan use? I'm wondering perhaps it depends upon how my blood cells rebound over some weeks. Thanks, Lorisue
Hi my mum has just been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer they started her on steroids a few days ago which she’s doing well on but know they said they are going to stop them so expect her to decline but why can’t they keep her on them ?
I have found a help for the problems with mouth and chemo - Folinic Acid (not Folic Acid) helps with the blistering etc, although things still taste awful. I am looking for help with fingers and feet...... I have gone through around 4 months of chemo...
A family member has Bowel Cancer and isn't being offered chemo due to other health concerns. What else could we be asking for, either different treatments or supplementary support? With low haemoglobin, what else will help rather than just iron tablets...
Hi, I was diagnosed and treated for base of tongue cancer (T4N2) in late 2015 with 35 RT sessions and 6 chemo sessions, I was given the all clear in April 2016. I attended all of my check up appointments I had a good few years, but since have developed...
I've another 2 week before my second PCV treatment I thought I would be feeling a little bit less tired with it coming out of my system but I'm feeling more tired every day is this normal
I have been on Letrozole for hormone receptive breast cancer for three years - two more and I will be 10 years post cancer. I have recently become vegan but I have some concerns that cutting out dairy will compound the bone thinning effects of Letrozole...
I finished my radiotherapy treatment in mid December but was admitted to hospital until 23 Dec due to water infections. Since them i have 2 further infection and have just finished a week of Nitrofurantoin mercury Pharma tablets but am still passing blood...
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