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Good afternoon in 2014 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I have had a mastectomy chemotherapy and radiotherapy and have been on tamoxifen for the last 9 years almost. I will be taking it for another 12 months. im just a bit concerned what...
My partner has just been diagnosed with colon cancer following a colonoscopy. However, they didn't do a biopsy and I'm confused as I thought this was normally done to confirm. I just want to know how they can be sure without doing a biospy? T...
Hello, I’m 38 and had a double mastectomy for dcis last year which was completely excised and I didn’t require any further treatment. I asked my surgeon who said that when I go through the menopause he recommends that I do not take hrt because of the...
When my late mother in law had lung cancer she became psychotic and ended up in hospital for that. Her usual calm manner changed so much that she hit a policeman who my fil called because her unpredictability frightened him. She was a 79 year old church...
Hi my mother had a hysterectomy at stage 1 ovarian cancer and chemo a few years ago. Last year she was diagnosed with fluid on the stomach and started aggressive chemo. Now she is on chemo tablets for life term. What she cannot explain to me is what...
Can lorazepam aristo medication cause a lot if confusing and los to days qbit like dementch,my dad has turmal osphgus cancer that has spred we got told we had a month with him 11week ago.he on other medication for pain but he recently been on the tablets...
Hiya i had my 1st chemo last week felt ok but friday and saturday i started to feel out of sorts nerve pain in my arms and achey all over still dont ferl well is it normal symptoms? I did sit in the sun on friday do you think that was it ? What pain killers...
Good afternoon my husband had surgery nearly 4 weeks ago to remove cancer of the oesophagus. He’s doing generally well however has started having chronic stomach ache over the past week or so. We’ve looked into dumping syndrome and it doesn’t appear...
Looking for some advice before I start my Veno Treatment for CLL in a couple of weeks. particularly Tumour Lysis and Neutropenic sepsis both of which are causing me great anxiety. I thought treatment was bad enough and didn't realise there were such...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2020. I had 6 rounds of chemo (3 x EC and 3 x Docetaxel), I had a mastectomy in May 2021 then had herceptin injections. I was prescribed anastrozole and ibandronic acid which I have been taking for almost...
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