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Hi, I would be grateful if you could give me a little more current information on why micro-metastasis in the sentinel node is considered negative. When I had my surgery only the sentinel node was taken and this was found to have micro-metastasis. I was...
Hi My mother in law has Colorectal cancer which has spread to the liver. She is very much in denial and my partner is her care giver and finding it very difficult. The family are not pulling together as my mother in law has not wanted to know the severity...
I've been on letrozole for 6 weeks. Terrible flushes and slight joint pain. I've always suffered from excema. Now my lips have gone red and weeping and sore. Is this also a side effect and will all the side effects calm down at all?
Hi, I am a 60 year old woman. I had a one off very tiny post meno bleed so went to doc. Was referred to consultant who did an exam and said all looked fine. But she referred me for more tests just in case. Had ultrasound and it came back womb lining thickness...
I am a little over two weeks past an open RP, nerve sparing. I am getting back to more activities, longer walks etc, right now on flat ground. How long should I wait before getting back to slightly more vigorous walking, with moderate inclines and some...
I’m currently having a large mass inside a lymph node in my neck being checked for cancer. The first biopsy was inconclusive due to them struggling to get a needle into the mass itself. Between the initial set of tests and waiting for the next biopsy...
Hi, my husband had CT scans showing multiple enlarged lymph nodes around his bowel+ abdomen. He had further blood tests+ scans and they were still enlarged 8 weeks later so they suspect Lymphoma but have said they are in a tricky location so they cannot...
I'm coming to the end of 10 years on Tamoxifen and have been cancer free in that time. I would like to understand what kinds of effects it might have had on my body over this period and also what are the possible reactions to this ending? Thanks,...
got to have a hernia op soon can the procedure make the pain worse than what it is now
Hello - 4 weeks ago my husband was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma stage 4 brain tumour. He has had surgery and the surgeon removed 80% of the tumour. He is due to start radiotherapy/chemotherapy in two weeks and this treatment is for six week. I shave...
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