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Hi , I just wanted some advice about my mums diagnosis, yesterday we found out that mum has got small dots of cancerous cells on her rib The doctor says it's not cureable , we are devastated, she had a tumour on her tounge and was cancer free and now...
I have had CLL for several years and i have been told i need to start Treatment ,i will be offered either Chemo or Tablets for life , what i want to know is what happens at a Chemo session how do they proceed to give you the chemo what exactly happens...
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February at a very early stage and had a lump removed in March. I had 5 days of radiotherapy in April and was given the all clear I had 6 lymph nodes removed and they also came back clear I had a smear test in October...
My husband has stage 4 rectal cancer - metastic rectal adenocarcinoma with liver lesions, retrocaval node, pre- sacral nodes. MMR proficient, BRAF wild type and KRAS wild type. The original cancer has been removed and he has a permanent stoma. He has...
I have fap had operations in teens now in forties my girl she 15 going next week for hosp I haven’t a clue what happens we haven’t told her much she only had one scope two years ago as was good results can’t get in contact with hosp or my own gp at...
&kidney removed in September 2022. I'm experiencing my stomach being hard below my incisions . Why.?
My father has recently been diagnosed with Stomach Cancer (22nd December). He has been vomiting since October. He is very weak and growing weaker by the day. Due to his age and other conditions, there is no treatment available for him other than Palliative...
Is it a death sentence if you catch one? What can the doctors do? Are there medications etc that can help you survive a serious virus like flu or covid etc?
Hi, It's been 28 years since my wife's treatment for breast cancer. Lumpectomy, radiation, 5 years tamoxifin, 5 years femara. She recently has had pain in her shoulder and arm. To diagnose it the doctor she's seeing scheduled an MRI. We were worried...
I read the recent post on this with interest and have booked an assessment online. I would like to know if I have the right to insist on a double mastectomy. There is no medical reason for this; purely that I am very self-conscious about my breasts...
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