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Hello, i understand its the weekend, and noone is around to answer me... Im just been a worry wart, had Breast cancer last year, grade 2 lumpectomy, with 2 negatitve lymph nodes. I know it takes a while for everything to heal, but im still in alot of...
My wife has breast cancer which has migrated to the bones, one in the long bone at her shoulder in her arm, one in the collar bone where the bone broke but managed to mould back together in a mass, one in her spine in her neck, several further down her...
My mum has been diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer and she didn't want to know her time frame, but I wanted to. She has been given 3 months to live. The oncologist wasn't clear or helpful in terms of helping my mother decide whether or not to accept...
Hi Could these vacines cause a reaction with imnotherpy & laser treatment. My mum had vacines and its like her legs have just stopped working infact she has pain in her groin she says no swelling or bumps but just dont know
I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma grade 3. I understand that grade 3 means its is able to spread faster than grades 1 & 2, but when they say that, how fast do they mean? I have had my tumour removed (22mm) with clear margins but need to have...
I have a strong history of ovarian cancer in my mum's family. My mum had a diagnosis as had two of her maternal aunts. Her own mother had a a hysterectomy in her thirties. I am 50 and peri-menopausal wonder whether I could be eligible for an oophorectomy...
My partner has advanced prostate cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. He had his fifth out of six treatments 5 days ago. Last night, we went out for his birthday. He fainted whilst we were out and came round a few minutes later. Apart from a cut...
Hi, Any tips for dealing with the unpleasant taste of liquid morphine? It's so unpleasant that it's making the person I'm caring for feel sick and more inclined to endure the pain rather than take it as needed. Thanks.
stage 4 with brain metasties i have been a good immunotherapy responder with no change in mri or cts in almost 2 years despite inital poor prognosis but im told my pembro will stop at 2 years and i will continue to be observed with mris and cts why? im...
I had my SCT in December 21 then in July had a dli as my T cells were low. I encountered no GVHD with both of these procedures and feel well in myself. I had my third follow up bone marrow biopsy recently & was told that my counts were still not where...
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