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Hello, I’m still in shock at my husbands diagnosis 6 days ago. Aggressive cancer which started in the prostate is now in the bones. He started hormone treatment 3 days ago and got his injection today. I have looked online for timescales and I have seen...
Dear Linda "I’m not sure if you have tested positive for a gene mutation or whether you have been advised of a risk of developing a specific type of cancer due to family history. " Both. I have braca1 and my family on both parental sides have had...
Hi My partner has finished his radiotherapy and chemotherapy 2 months ago for throat cancer. He has just started experiencing severe joint pain in his shoulders and also one side of his head/scalp is extremely painful to touch. He said the shoulder...
Hi, well what a year with first covid. So felt unwell and tried to get an appointment and my dr said paracetamol! Two weeks later a heart attack then open hear surgery. Eight months back and felt unwell! GP told me I had a uti! Now to today with prostate...
Having Capox and capecitabine in two weeks time. I hake a lot of supplements and dont know if i can keep taking them and if there are interactions
Hello I was wondering why a thoracic surgeon was unable to biopsy a lymph node. He had to do a cell scrape instead as he said he wasn't able to obtain a tissue sample. What would prevent a tissue sample being taken? I did ask but got no answer before...
My wife’s collar bone broke when getting out of bed, the bone has breast cancer in it. As to Jackie has a number in her spine and humorous. now this has broken, Will it take longer than usual to heal...? Can it happen again ? Is this a sign that...
Hi, I had a double mastectomy 29 of December, one boob is now soft the other has a lump which is uncomfortable in bed, is this normal and will it soften in time? Should I be doing something like massaging it? thank you in advance x
Hi There..I have posted on the bowel cancer thread quite a few times now about my hubby's bowel cancer and I have had the most marvellous responses of support and encouragement but I just have this worm in my brain if you like that I am struggling to...
I had treatment for prostate cancer 5 years ago. I had brachytherapy which was suggested by the surgeon. The question I want to ask is about the side effects after the operation, I am suffering with a discharge from the rear I am having to wear pads it...
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