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Nurse, I am recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I have been told i will get a strong dose of three types of chemo, I was wondering what they are exactly, now they are saying I have a schemic liver concern I’m not sure what that is? Thank...
Hi I’ve recently been diagnosed with bowel cancer two weeks ago, I had a stent procedure done to open my bowel and the doctor said I would experience cramps afterwards, and to take paracetamol to help but this isn’t really helping and I’m so uncomfortable...
Good afternoon, my husband and I left for England a year ago from Ukraine because of the war, my husband has lung cancer. Atezolizumab was prescribed. It has been taken every 21 days since September 2022. The result of the last CT scan showed a tumor...
I have my wle and slnb tomorrow. I think i will come on my period will I still be able to have general anesthesia on my period.
Hi, My 86 year old Dad has just been diagnosed with MDS. The 'immature' cells are low (5%), his haemoglobin levels are ok (he had a graph which showed that they did drop really low around the time when he first started complaining about breathlessness...
my daughter is due to start chemo by pill form next week , has already had 30 rounds of radiation for the 10% of brain tumour remaining. my question is at what stage would they decide she no longer needs to be on chemo as she's in a remissive state as...
Hi I recently had a LAMN appendix tumor removed and hemicolectomy. I’m struggling to find support groups for people who have experienced similar. im also wondering what the recovery process should look like. I’m 4 months post op and still struggling...
Hi I had a mastectomy in August last year for breast cancer recurrence Estrogen positive, i then had 18 weeks of chemotherapy which I finished in February, then had an oophorectomy After a routine oncology appointment I was sent for a ct scan, waited...
My dad is currently battling kidney cancer stage 4 which sadly had already spread to his lung. 10cm tumor in his kidney and 2cm in his lung, when he was first scanned. He managed to have 3 of the 4 immunisation treatments, but had to stop due to a inflammation...
Hi there, I have been in remission for ten years but I get myself in a brain anxiety loop about stress causing cancer which makes me more stressed and so it goes on. I worry it is still there - waiting for me. I dont get checks anymore as I am so far...
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