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Hi - my husband, who has colorectal cancer with a lung secondary is currently undergoing chemo - had 3 out of 12 treatments so far - prior to potential surgery. He is obese and also has diabetes type 2 and the oncologist consultant is keen for him to...
Hello there! I am trying to fill in a colossal form asking all sorts of medical questions in connection with buying an annuity (I retired at the start of the month). One section of the form asks about cancer. A couple of years ago I had a successful...
I'm at the stage where I need to choose between a lumpectomy or mastectomy. I'm mostly concerned about the changes to my breast aft radiotherapy
I had breast cancer in 2021 with a mastectomy followed by 6 months of chemo. In 2023 I had womb cancer and had a radical hysterectomy, no other treatment required. January 2025 I persuaded my surgeon to remove the other breast. I was left with a little...
My mum just got a diagnosis of hilal cholangiocarcinoma, she has been unwell since May last year and has has sepsis 5 times before Receiving this diagnosis. 4 of these since November I’m at a loss as to how we got here without a diagnosis until now. It...
For one reason or another I ended up having steroids with dosages of up to 1000mg for 9 months. I finished weaning a couple of weeks ago but I am suffering badly with fatigue and associated nausea. My bloods are fine. is this normal? I get up at 9 but...
hi im new here, i dont really know whats happened i have this like fattyish type baggy thing on my balls,i have had it over 2 years,no paint no growth nothing just stayed here on both of my balls.Im not sure if this is cancer or something else?ive also...
2021 double mastectomy (Stage 2 lobular & ductal ,no spread to lymph nodes - 3 SLN removed either side) July last year diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic - multiple nodules on lungs suggesting cancer but not definitive & also Triple Negative in 2 lymph...
My Serum Gamma came back from the Lab with a high reading of 244. I began looking for supplements like Milk Thistle to help but upon researching this and other supplements, it advised not to take these if you have suffered Breast Cancer ( of which i had...
Hello, when will the neuropathy start to improve? I’m a month on from my final chemo treatment and I read that it will get worse before it gets better. Is this true? I was on a reduced chemo dose to help stop the neuropathy getting any worse and I am...
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