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Hi, I've been told I will require brachytherapy after radiotherapy/chemo for cervical cancer. This will mean a 3 day stay in hospital. Are other options available please? Treatment as an outpatient or different treatment options? Many thanks ...
Hello. I had bc almost 5 years ago. It was 8/8 hormone positive. This means I couldn’t take my usual things like evening primrose oil, starflower oil to support joints etc. do you know if there are any supplements I can take for joint pain, swelling etc...
My dad is 82 and gets very confused at his appointments however with covid he goes alone. He recently was diagnosed with prostrate cancer that has spread to his bones. He is unclear as to what more was said but following hormone pills he has now...
hello there group, I am contacting yourselves as I would like some help. i had a pet ct scan on the 31st December of my body. i am very very thin and my body shape has changed. i look as if I have cachexia. My arms are getting thinner every day and...
Hi, have colon, liver and ovarian cancer is green vomit a cause for concern ?
Hi there About 18 months ago I had a liposarcoma removed from the left hand side of my groin, along with other tissue. I exited the hospital one day and was quickly whisked back in the next again day with sepsis, which, was much more of an ordeal, both...
4 weeks ago I started a combination of cetuximab infusion and encorafenib tablets. I returned 2 weeks ago for my 2nd infusion but I was not allowed the encorafenib due to a problem with my ECG. I was then asked to return a week later (last Friday...
Hi I work for Scottish Ambulance Service and had a query from a pt's wife who wants to get a Sepsis Alert Card for her husband who recently suffered from sepsis and is undergoing chemotherapy. Do you know where she can get one?
My husband has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, it started with lung cancer, kidney cancer and lymph glands. It has moved into the bones. Three weeks ago he was admitted to the hospital with a chest infection and the doctors found that the cancer...
Hi Annerose, thank you for your reply and the information you have given me. Would an mri colongraphy/mr colongraphy be able to detect bowel/colon cancer? Thanks reference: HM
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