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Hi, Please can you tell me what would be an acceptable timescale to wait for an initial appointment letter after being referred for chemo? My husband has been on w&w for 5 years and in December 2021 he was referred for chemo, he will have to go to a different...
My husband has terminal anal cancer and has been given months to live. At present he has multiple open tumours on his groin, bottom and legs, which weep constantly. The cancer has now spread into his hip bone too which is very painful. He's in a lot of...
My brother has had treatment for colon cancer all going well with treatment etc. he has regular scans Ct and mri as well as colposcopy’s (camera test) all clear for two years. Th latest ct scan has shown a small shadow on his lung but the medical team...
My Husband was a UK permanent resident and went for an extended stay to see family in the United States. Whilst there two major events happened. Firstly he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer which subsequently moved to his bones and secondly with...
HI, Mum ages 75 has been told she has stomach cancer, not anywhere else. She has feeding tube fitted but has been struggling with pain and runs when on the feed. We need to build up her strength in order to have chemo and hopefully surgery. Any ideas...
I have just started my first cycle of CAPOX for stage 4 bowel cancer with liver metastasis. I am 5 days with the only side effect so far being Neuropathy. Can you tell me at what point further side effects can appear and if these are cumulative throughout...
I had a lumpectomy to remove 2 cancerous lumps in right breast November 2017 I had 4 chemotherapy sessions at hospital followed with approx a year of Herceptin leg injections every 3 weeks. I also had 4 weeks of Radiotherapy in March 2018. I also have...
I am scared and I don't know if I should be checked out for vulvar lichen sclerosis and If I do how do you say hey doc I need you to check my girly bits cause I don't have any education (except for Google) but can you check me for LS? And then I don't...
Good Day , My husbands lung cancer is now terminal , he was given Oramorph , however he is no longer taking it as it constipates him . Any suggestions for an alternative to relieve the cough. I am now using honey lemon as olive oil .
Hello, My gp referred me to hospital for xray, bloodtests and biopsies of a mouth ulcer that hasn't healed after 7 weeks and another area of white patches. The doctors told me I have to wait 6 weeks for my results and that the tests will confirm cancer...
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