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Hi , my husband has been diagnosed with secondary cancerous tumor to his neck and brain lesions. He had a fit on Monday and is on various anti seizure drugs, as well as steroids to try to hold the fits at bay until his radiotherapy starts. I'm terrified...
Hi I have stage 3 TNBC diagnosed in March 2025 hace bee on chemo and immunotherapy since then. My CA15-3 tumour marker has practically doubled from 26 to 47. Can you give me some advice as to what I should ask my oncologist or action I should expect...
My mum is 88 and had her follow up appointment with her consultant this week, let me give you some history, 1st appointment was after a positive fit test, first doctor said not worried about this result your on blood thinners, regarding the diarrhoea...
My husband has just completed session 2 of 6 Chemotherapy with targeted immuno therapy for stage 4 primary bowel cancer and secondary liver cancer. He is suffering really badly with sore mouth and tongue and the Diflofam and gels he has been given and...
If muscular loss is very evident on inspection but bodily weight does not diminish, does this infer alternative unseen growth eg cancer?
really not understanding much, its my daughter only 26 been diagnosed since oct 2024 lots of lows ca125 was 4333 after some treatment went down to 4003, shes had more ct scans biopsies bloods etc 2 wks ago results friday, it has spread to her peritoneal...
Please can you help? My follicular lymphoma has relapsed and may even have transformed - tests in progress. I've been 6 years in remission and really took my eye off the ball in relation to the current treatments for follicular lymphoma. I am a lapsed...
Hi i have lung cancer and had pneumonia in May, my recent ct in August shows no recurrence thank fully but does show a new solid nodule that wasn’t visible on my ct in May due to pneumonia consolidation, could this be due to cells that have gathered...
Hi there I came across this exciting article the other day: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-medicine-pioneering-strategy-may-keep-breast-cancer-coming-back I was wondering if you know anything more about this trial and whether the NHS will...
Good evening, I don't know if there are any experts on travelling out there, but I need help on travel to France please. I have terminal gall bladder cancer and am on a syringe pump to dispense morphine throughout the day. I'm currently trying to get...
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