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In July 2024 i went to the doctors after noticing a painless, moveable, swollen lymph node in my neck just above the supraclavicular area with no symptoms of illness. I had bloods done and everything was fine apart from a slightly elevated CRP of 15....
Hi, My 85 year old mother has just completed round 2 of chemo IVO-AZA for AML with the mutated gene IDH1 and, following a liquid bone marrow biopsy, they have found that the leukaemia blasts have increased from17% to 50%. She is considering the two...
My husband has been given a 5 week tapering off schedule as he no longer needs the Prednisolone steroid. The first week he reduced from 10 mg to 5 mg daily, which seemed to be okay. The following week was 5 mg every other day, at which point some of the...
I have had SCC vulua cancer nearly 5 years ago. I have had various surgery to move vins & other biopsies since my first surgery. My last biopsy showed increased P53 impression which was into the margins with Background LS. I am currently on a urgent...
My mother had a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer 7 weeks ago and has totally given up. She has been told that she can receive palliative care in the form of chemo therapy to give us some more time but she is against it. She has been told that she needs...
Anyone any tips coping with biopsy waiting times. Ive 6 more days for my biopsy results, live alone aged 64 and currently still off sick from tonsillectomy and panendoscopy
Hello, I’ve had chemo/radiotherapy for tonsil cancer and am feeling anxious about potential tooth decay regarding food intake. Just wondering if you can advise re where to get information on the safest foods to eat to avoid hidden sugars and acidity...
I had an elected full hysterectomy for heavy periods worsening with perimenopause. the histology found adenomyosis, endometriosis and high grade serous on fallopian tube, both ovaries and a peritoneal nodule, ALL microscopic. I then 6 weeks later...
My husband has bladder cancer which Is aggressive. After 3 rounds of immunotherapy it was decided that he needs a total bladder removal which is going to happen on Thursday . We did have queries following two previous cancellations of the operation as...
Hi, my father, 73 years old, had lung cancer three years ago, it's back and has spread to the liver. He was diagnosed on the 29th May following a trip to A&E as he was in severe pain. We saw his oncology team two days after diagnosis with no clear path...
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