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Hi everyone. i have lung mets that are now advanced and large and I have increased breathlessness when walking and climbing stairs i have managed to access portable oxygen by getting a referral to the respiratory nurse at my hospital by my oncologist...
How long after finishing a BCG course for bladder cancer can I have the vaccines?People on the bladder forum post very different times given by different hospitals.
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Can herceptin cause back pain and pins and needles in arms and legs
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Hi I want to have my mastectomy carried out by a surgeon in a different trust. Can I choose? Will they see me if I am out of area?
Hi, my hubby has prostate cancer spread throughout his bones. He has said he wants to die at home. I won't be physically able to do all the manual handling this will need, as he is heavier than me, I am just over 8 stone, and 5 feet high! When Mum and...
Is it safe to have vaccination - annual flu jab or covid boosters?
I had my post op appt today and was told that the tumour removed had clear margins and lymph node was clear too. So I will have five days of radiotherapy and have been prescribed Anastrozole. I have osteoporosis and have been taking biophosphates for...
My dad was diagnosed with esophageal cancer last year and has undergone radio and chemeo in order to treat it. Thankfully the treatment seemed to work and he hasn't been scheduled for another course of treatment and the Drs seem happy with his recovery...
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