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Hi, I was wondering if you could just shine a bit of light on my awful situation. In August after having 0 symptoms, by accident, a tumour was found on my right kidney around 7cm so they opted for a full nephrectomy and it's been 10 weeks now. All my...
Hi I've been suffering from patches of red itchy skin around my neck, legs and on my back which I didn't have during my chemoradiation treatment for tonsil cancer. The consultant simply refers me to my GP who has prescribed various different creams...
Hello, I did bring this up on the live chat thing and they told me to post it here. So I'm 36, 3 children, last pregnancy was 13 years ago, I've never really had problems with my cycles for most of my 20s I had the Mirena which regulated everything...
I would like to explore the possibility of joining a clinical trial. There is a database on Cancer Research uk but it is not very user friendly. My NHS staff don’t seem very interested. What do you suggest?
I've been on three monthly Zoladex injections for more than three years now, and find I can cry at the drop of a hat, especially when I hear certain pieces of music or watching some TV programs. I never used to be like this, although I am an emotional...
Hi - my dad has stage 4 prostate cancer and is on chemotherapy. The steroids have caused his blood sugars to rise and after a week in hospital, he is now insulin dependent. Initially we struggled to keep his blood levels down but we are now struggling...
My mum has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer following a stage 4 bowel cancer diagnosis. The bowel cancer has been removed previously and a stoma has been put into place. The bowel cancer has metosized into the vagina where after months of...
I've been given an urgent referral for a small lump in my neck which isn't going away. I don't have any other symptoms at the moment. It has been there for quite a while though, I dismissed it initially as an inflamed lymph node due to a bug. As you can...
What the chances of surviving this cancer had it for two years been told it's low to moderate
I'm about to start on weekly sessions of paclitaxel. Is it worth my while wearing ice gloves and for my feet to.prevent nail damage and neuropathy?
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