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Hello By the time I receive my 1st appointment with an oncologist to discuss my treatment path, 9 weeks will have passed since my surgery to remove the tumour. Is it normal to have to wait this long? My oncotype dx result was a score of 20 and have...
I have had a colonoscopy which they found an ulcerated flat lesion on the right side. I have since had a CT scan and now I had a call from the colorectal nurses to say I need a MRI of by bowel & liver so I’m scared it’s spread. I haven’t had an official...
Hello, I am on pembrolizumab and lenvatinib for inoperable kidney cancer. For the past fortnight I have experienced headaches in the back of my head. They vary in intensity and are sometimes hardly noticeable. I called the hospital 24 hour number...
l have prostate cancer and from the sound of it l have around 4-5 years to live which l am not afraid of but l am afraid of dying in pain or in a state. l am having treatment and at the moment l feel fine but l know that is not going to be last. My PSA...
I had was diagnose with breast cancer and x2 tumours were found in my right breast through a routine mammogram I have a significant cup size difference now and a significant indented scar. The cup sizes are my right cancer breast is a small d cup but...
My 79 year old dad has distal gastric cancer and 80% of his stomach is removed. Staging is 3b. Can I give him Modified citrus pectin (MCP) ? Will that prevent metastasis? Since MCP has fiber, I wasn't sure. He will be starting chemo in a week.
Hello I had breast cancer in 2022 and have been on Tamoxifen since then. I did a test for my cortisol level which is really high and I wanted to try and take something to help lower it. I have found Cortisol by Free Soul but I am not sure if I can take...
Hi I am aware this is going to sound superficial but it’s the only thing I feel in control of at the moment. I’m on Mounjaro (since 1 December 2024) for weight loss and list 2.5 stone. I was diagnosed in June 2024 with anal cancer after a polyp was...
Lung cancer & metastasis treatment SamJG I was diagnosed 4 and a half years ago with lung cancer and also had spread to lymph, and spine. I had Radiotherapy on my spine which blasted the tumour and 18 months of Chemo and Immunotherapy. I have...
Hi, my dad has recently been diagnosed with high-grade B cell lymphoma. He had his first course of treatment last Sunday after a two-week stay in hospital, having both lungs drained and stomach drained for fluid buildup. His right lung had collapsed twice...
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