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Hi, My husband will be having surgery and radiotherapy for tongue and neck cancer. Logistically we would need to have the radiotherapy at a different hospital due to my work, childcare and support network. Is this easy enough to do? It would be...
Hello, My dad was reasonably healthy a few years ago but was then diagnosed with bladder cancer, and he's gone rapidly downhill from there. He had treatment for that and it has supposedly been fixed, but then he was left with radiation proctitus from...
I am concerned i have been on Anastrazole for 28 months. Recent blood tests have put up abnomolies with the following Low - Total White Cell Count High - Mean Corpysc.Haemoglibin (MCH) Low - Neutophil Count Low - Lymphocyte Count Are these what...
Hello, A friend has recently been diagnoised with thyroid cancer and is due to have a thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine. She is in her early 20's and is otherwise in good health. She has had an early diagnoises and a blood test has been...
Hello, My dad had prostate cancer with a PSA level of 29. He had his operation 2 days ago and has just received his results. His results show that his PSA levels have gone down to 9 on their own and the doctor thinks they will continue to do so. The...
Hi, My partner has just been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, immediately his on hormone treatment and taking tablets had began and has to have an injection every 3 months for 2 years, his chemotherapy starts towards the end of march, he just...
Hya I’m really worried the cancer has spread to my bones i was diagnosed with pallipary carcinoma to then find out it had spread to lymph nodes am in awaiting to get RAI… but I’m not well at all I have constant pins and needles in legs and arms my elbow...
Hello I've found by searching on the Internet, the above, it is a comparatively recently discovered treatment! I've spoken to a representative from the Company who's all for it (they probably earn a very nice commission!) and I am curious / anxious...
Hello, I know this is stupid, but my biggest concern about my cancer treatment is the vomiting. I am really scared of vomiting. I don't know why. Does kidney cancer treatment always involve feeling and being sick? This anticipated fear is my main anxiety...
Hello I was admitted to hospital on 21 Dec 2022 with DKA and was very very poorly was in icu for 7 days then up to side room until 9 January 2023. They actually discovered the cyst accidentally but did ultrasound and CT and discovered it’s stage 1V so...
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