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Hi all, I'm a hormone receptor-negative, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patient receiving Paclitaxel, Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab on the first week of each cycle, Paclitaxel on the second week and then a third week off. I have osteoporosis that predates...
My husband has ad 3 months with symptoms of a brain tumour that despite numerous GP and specialist visits wasn’t picked up. Now we ar told he is not suitable for an op or chemo just 2 weeks of radiothearpy . Please could you give me some sort of symptom...
Hi :) My mum has recently been diagnosed with small bowel cancer with mets to the liver. She is commencing chemo next week, however the oncologists have said that her primary tumour and mets are inoperable and incurable. I understand you cannot...
What is the research or advice about having a bilateral mastectomy with one needed but bilateral possible
Hi. Have just posted similar in community, then found this option. Why was I not offered treatment for DCIS in left breast 4/5 years ago? Just put on yearly mammo. In Jan diagnosed with 2.5 cm IDC in *other* breast only 10 months after clear mammo...
A close family member of mine has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. They are going to be having chemo and it's taken a long time for this to start (nearly 2.5 months). They've decided they don't want to know about timescales which is their right, of...
Dear MacMillan I'm a carer for a relative with advanced stomach cancer, on a break from chemo (no more chemo may be possible). We spoke to nursing team about constant mucus coming up. Could this be ascites? Relative also has swollen ankles and sometimes...
My Auntie has just had a telephone conversation with the one of York District MacMillan Nurses. Who couldn’t make her the personal visit last week or this week but have rebooked to see her at home next week. The nurse asked her if she had any questions...
husband had radical nephrectomy almost three years ago followed by set of clear scans. Biopsy of removed tumour and close lymph nodes indicated no spread; 18 percent CCRC. Recent scan showed one enlarged lymph node by lung which biopsy confirms contains...
Dear nurses, is toxicity from chemotherapy present in bodily fluids excreted by a patient on chemotherapy? If there is, what are the actions that chemo patient and family members should take to avoid being exposed to them, please? I came across advice...
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