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Hi. My 81 year old husband has been diagnosed with T3 N0 M0 prostate cancer on MRI. He had a bone scan which was clear. He drvlined biopsy as says it wouldnt change his decision. His Urologist recommended HT and RT but my husband has declined. He is very...
Hi there, I had a lumpectomy with wire guided biopsy, and sentinel node biopsy on the 1st March. It has been 17 days and I haven't heard back from anyone about my biopsy results or a follow up appointment with the surgeon. do I assume then that...
This seems such a trivial question, compared with others' more important issues, but I have been on oral capecitabine to treat my stage 4 secondary breast cancer for a few months now and were seeing great results. I'd love to dye my short, very grey...
Evening, on 21 February my dad was taken into hospital with a suspected stroke. Dad has never been ill before. It hit us hard to discover he was diagnosed with having tumours in his brain, lung, liver and in his bones which is not curable. He is very...
Looking at bringing a relative , terminal with added complications from new zealand For a 2 weeks holiday if there are any problems whilst they are here can they get treatment on the nhs?
My brother has inoperative stage 4 cancer never received his biopsie as INR too high..a huge disappointment. This means he is not in system under oncologist and can therefore not have use of hospice but will go to hospitalward only? I dont understand...
On 21st February I had a lumpectomy with reconstruction and with sentinal nodes removed for testing. The lumpectomy has come back with clear margins and the first sentinal node is clear but my oncoplastic surgeon said that they are doing another (finer...
Hello, I'm unsure if this is the right place to ask, but my mother in law is 85 and has been newly diagnosed with Advanced Bowel cancer which has metastasised to the lung. The MacMillan nurses did call her the day after her diagnosis three weeks ago ...
After being diagnosed with Stage 3 Lung Cancer contained in the lungs only, I have received three out of proposed six chemotherapy treatments. I then undertook a CT scan which showed no reduction in the size compared to the original tumor size, hence...
Hi, I’ve joined this community as I am concerned about my mum. My mum has been quite private about her treatment but this week myself and my sisters have become concerned about her. We see her every day and this week she has not been herself. She has...
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