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Hi I have just finished my radiotherpy for er breast cancer and i am on astrozol for the next 5 years I had a lumpectomy carried out in august. I have recenlt had a dexta scan which show i have osteporosis which is his for somebody my age 56 my...
My Pops has anal cancer. He has a stoma which misbehaves but the mucous which is excessive causes him SO much pain and keeps him awake at night. Is here anything that can ease it? Any suggestions gratefully received. He needs some respite. please...
Hi, my partner was diagnosed with prostate cancer 3 years ago, he had a radical prostatectomy followed by radio therapy. Things have been ok for a few years and his PSA levels have stayed low. A few months ago his PSA levels had risen and he had a PET...
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to my liver. I have started on ribociclib and letrazole, but otherwise I am really well. I am at work, exercising and otherwise totally fine (most of the time). Before the...
I have been offered brachiatherapy and SABR as treatments for prostate cancer. I have just come off active surveillance after one year and was originally diagnosed gleason 7. Was wondering if anyone has had these treatments and what the main side effects...
My mum has recently (July) recovered from a successful Whipples operation (for pancreatic cancer) and while adjuvant chemo was advised she decided to turn it down as she feels she would not mentally or physically cope with it. It took her many anxious...
Hi all, My father was diagnosed with Grade IV glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype, unmethylated in September 2023. It has been controlled through a combination of immunotherapies, following Stupp protocol. Treatments have included dendritic cell therapy, oncolytic...
I had a left Orchiectomy perfomed around 20 years ago. I was told by surgeon post op that he had had difficulty removing all of the testicle but "had got most of it out". Since then I have experinced what looked like something hanging into my scrotum...
I know Gem/Doce is not used in the UK, but BCG involves a similar 6 week initiation, if that’s the right word. After my third Gem/Doce instillation, I contracted a UTI and was treated with an antibiotic for 10 days, which meant I missed two instillations...
Is it possible to change phesgo dose? I’ve had about 60 injections but recently they are wiping me out & have discovered that at 7.5stone I get the same dose as someone who is double my weight.
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