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Hello I’m looking for support as I’m feeling totally helpless. My brother was diagnosed with chronic leukaemia stage 3 and an auto immune illness a few months ago. The doctors decided he should have the same treatment for both. He started ‘infusions...
My left mastectomy with lymph node excision was 11/2022. It's been over 15 months ago & I'm still having intermittent pain in & around scar area on some days, it varies. Nerve pain: mostly burning sensation, scar area tightness, some tingling & occasional...
I’ve had a piece of squamous cell carcinoma removed from near my eye, 6 months later the doctors removed another spot from my ear, I’m now worried I have one on my eye lid. Once skin cancer is in your body can they just ‘pop up’ anywhere? Thank you
Good Evening I writing on behalf of my mother who has been diagnosed with Metastasis Cancer which is the result of my bladder cancer last year.. I need something for pain but I am currently taking apixaban for blood thinning. I’m aware that I can only...
My mum is 80 and was told shadows on x rays and scans show that she has liver, kidney and lung cancer. She has declined any further tests or treatment. Obviously I fully respect her decision but I am wandering which is the primary cancer. Is it more...
Hello, I am in the process of trying to decide whether to go for chemoradiation or radical cystoprostatectomy as the definitive treatment for MIBC, and am seeking advice about whether having Diabetes Type 1 should influence my decision in any way. I...
Hello I have been diagnosed with a low grade non hodgkins lymphoma it has bèn detected in one node the pet scan showed no other tumors just one in the groin. I have been feeling tired and achy in my legs when I mentioned this to my consultant she said...
Hi I was diagnosed with APML Leukaemia in 2022.After my treatment ended last May and went into remission with a good prognosis.I’ve been left with neuropathy in my feet which my haematologist warns may never go away.I understand this and will just have...
good morning so I have just heard from my dad who is the one with cancer and I don't fully understand what he is saying but I don't want to press him for answers as he still struggling to come to terms. he was diagnosed with lung cancer on January 2nd...
My mother has been told her leukaemia has now advanced and she is to start chemotherapy she is in her 90s and very frail , Will this be palliative chemotherapy, there has been mention of blood transfusions if needed
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