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Hi i have just joined today and am not sure if it’s a dumb question. My haematology appointment still a few weeks away. Hoping you can help i was diagnosed with MGus IgA Lambda with abnormal ratio /high light chains last June after bone marrow biopsy...
Do paitiants always have follow up treatment after a tumour removal no matter tge size
Hi I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that is now in my spine sacrum and ribs I’ve been told I’m terminal what is the normal life expectancy after this diagnosis
Is a man in his early 80's and in relatively good shape, with a diagnosis of a grade 2 cancer tumor in the sigmoid, with no PET or CT scan evidence of spread of the disease, a high risk patient for anastomotic leakage if a primary anastomosis is performed...
Hello there . I was wondering if you could tell me if my lesion ( Dr words ) is positive , would a scan show only that ? As im trying to be positive, but preparing myself for worst case scenario . Its on my prostate i obviously should add & intermediate...
My husband has aggressive prostate cancer. Gleason 9; PSA 28, with spread to seminal vesicles. Staging T3B. So far, he has had radiotherapy and is on hormone treatment. In October our GP sent him for a scan because he had chronic pain in his back. The...
Since I finished chemo and radiotherapy in June 2021 I have had a dry mouth and tongue . I’m awakened 3 or 4 times during the night with this problem . I keep a glass of water by the bed side , and my GP prescribed pastilles to suck on but nothing seems...
Hello, I have kidney cancer which has spread to both lungs and some lymph nodes. I have recently had a CT scan of my chest and abdomen. Today I received my 3 yearly breast cancer screening letter. Do I need to go to the screening too?
Hello, please could someone advise if Prostap 3 is meant to be given every 3 calendar months (as the name suggests!), or every 12 weeks as part of post breast cancer hormone therapy? My treatment letter from my oncologist says every 3 months, the Prostap...
Hi, I am currently going through the process of figuring out if I have leukaemia with my GP and I was just wondering if you could still have leukaemia with normal blood test results? Is it okay to push for a referral/more tests if my symptoms are...
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