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Hi. I have survived stage three rectal cancer, after a July 2021 diagnosis. I went through Chemoradiotherapy, then had surgery to remove my tumour In February. After pathology, my cancer was downgraded and I was informed it had not reached my lymph...
Hello 4 week ago i had a radical cystectomy and i have been home 20 days know. I feel well and doing OK for an 82 year old man. I have a problem with the night bag. When the bag gets half full the urine starts to fill the day bag and the night bag fills...
Is it possible to survive inflammatory breast cancer with out having a mastectomy. Can chemotherapy entirely remove the cancer.
My Dad had his scan ect in preparation for his radio therapy, which didn't quite go right (too much water in his bladder, couldn't find a vein). So they went through the scans and tests again around the following week, which we thought went successfully...
My wife has stage 4 metastatic melanoma which was diagnosed in January. The illness had spread with main issue being a tumour in her brain. A course of dab tram worked wonderfully well pushing everything back to ‘residual abnormality’ . This lasted until...
Hello my mum has been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer . She is 50 and no family history of breast cancer that we no of. We are awaiting an mri Monday to see the extent of the cancer but going by the ultrasound and mammogram no lymph node...
Hello do you hear of many cases where the patients mental health rapidly declines to points of sycosis, this has happened recently to my partner who has renal cancer , I contacted all the relevant people he even went in to hospital and they sent him back...
Hi, I've had oestrogen positive breast cancer in 2020 and had a lumpectomy which is now clear but I continue to take Anastrozole for it. Can i use Vaginal oestrogen? Also am I ok to use Testosterone prescription?
Nearly 2 & a half years ago my son went to A&E because of covid with a lump in his groin the doctor said it could be cancer & referred him for scan/biopsy etc the biopsy was never done various other tests scans colonoscopy etc came back negative & 12...
Hi I just been diagnosed with a low grade glioma brain tumour I was In hospital for 3 weeks I got discharged 4 days ago the hospital have not gave me any support from any nurses I'm at lost on what I do my hair is falling out 2 days ago but I don't have...
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