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Hi, My mum has stage 4 breast cancer (diagnosed Nov 23) which has spread to her skull, hip and arm. She is on hormone treatment and also a steroid ( Dexamethasone, I think), as well as pain killer. She is getting stronger compared to November when...
My sister has recently had a mastectomy, next is radiotherapy and immunotherapy. We know nothing about immunotherapy or what to expect and online it’s scary… can you give any information? Thanks
Hello, My mum has been unwell for a few months and it has become increasingly clear that something is very wrong. She's hospitalised at present, and a scan has shown a suspicious area in and around her bladder. Her doctor confirmed this does look cancerous...
I am having surgery for a vulvar cancer that is located on the clitoris. They are removing the clitoris and margins around it. I am very concerned with after surgery wounds and infections especially urethra problems. I have had a history of urinary tract...
Maybe it's unusual for a bloke to be writing here but I have a problem that's causing me worry and I wonder if anybody can help? My wife had a R mastectomy in 2023 Her wound was leaking seroma and she was sent back for rectification surgery. The original...
Hi, I’m suffering with an anal fistula at the moment following partial vulvectomy operation. I’m having problems eating food other than bland foods, toast, water crackers and drinking water. Please can you advise anything that will help with eating...
Hi there. My name is David. I am a 66 year old British national presently living in Spain. After a PSA test revealing extremely high levels ot this marker in my blood sample and subsequent biopsy, I was recently diagnosed with grade T2C cancer of the...
Hello! My 79 year old Mum has been through 2 cycles of cancer in 2023 and the most recent cycle didn’t have any impact and the cancer in her liver has grown, it’s in her lung, lymph nodes and peritoneum. She is at home and cracking on with life and my...
Having had a cancerous polyp removed via colonoscopy I today received a follow up call from the cancer nurse. She informed me that polyp margins are clear at 1.5mm and that my CT scan is clear with no signs of metastasis or lymph node invasion. Great...
I have Grade 2 IDC and have had a lupectomy 2 weeks ago with a sentinal biopsy which had 1 positive lymph node. I have been told I need to have all the nodes removed after my CT scan results. Then once these nodes have been tested it will determine my...
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