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Hi, I had my first annual scan a few weeks ago. I received news yesterday that they had seen 'something' in my abdomen and I've been referred back to MDT. A return of the cancer is not confirmed until MDT on the 13th of May. I don't want to use Dr....
Hi, I am new here. My dad had a left radical rephrectomy due to rcc in 2010. Right adrenelectomy in 2020 and right partial nephrectomy in 2021. He has now again got a mass on his right kidney with the cancer gone into his vein in the kidney too...
Hi there i had a BCC removed from my forehead via MOHS surgery with a split skin graft used for the reconstruction. The hole was approx 2.5cm in diameter and the split skin graft taken from my thigh. I’m so worried that it will look awful once healed...
Hi there, I’m looking for some advice please. I had stage 3 kidney cancer and had a tumour and my left kidney removed just over 2 years ago. At the same I was told my right kidney was compromised due to endometriosis damage. Since then...
I had tonsil T2 NO MO cancer in 2007 and have now got nerve problems. It has come out 20 years nearly after my treatment. I am having terrible trouble and finding it hard to cope. I have constant pain and burning in my arms and legs, no feeling in 1/4...
Hi, I was diagnosed with FL 3 weeks ago. I was told I will most probably be on watch and wait for a while. I think it's grade 3, slow growing with 10% proliferation. I will be monitored at Christie Hospital, Manchester. My question is what medical...
Hiya, just wondering what sort of level support we should be receiving from Macmillan? Husband is stage 4 oesophageal cancer and all we have received is a booklet, email and phone numbers, (that we have contacted but its days before we get an answer...
Morning all x Hope every1 and fam aswell as can be Every1 you all are fighters n sending much love n prays yours way x ️ N all the professionals helping ones suffering and there loved ones along there journey you all deserve a medal I'm looking...
I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer (ALK-Positive) with bone mets August 2024. The first line therapy worked well for the initial 5 months and was later switched to the second line immunotherapy (Lorlatinib). I had recently fainted...
My father was diagnosed with prostrate cancer in January with a PSA of 36. His MRI provided the following information- T4 N1 M1A and his Gleason Score from his biopsy was 9. He commenced Degorelix injections in February and has been offered Apalutamide...
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