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Hi, I was diagnosed with cancer of the maxillary sinus (squamous cell carcinoma) after a biopsy of my tumour was sent off after my endoscopic surgery back in august 2024. My ENT surgeon sent me for a PET scan after my surgery to see if the cancer had...
Hi I wondered if someone would be able to advise me. My mum has just finished an intense course of chemo and radiotherapy together. We are obviously aware that she will have side effects and be quite poorly for the next few weeks but the problem and the...
I had a scan and consultation with bloods to check my testes due to lumps 4 weeks ago. testes were all clear but bloods, in particular alpha-fetoprotein, were high and of concern to the pharmacist and consultant oncologist. The pharmacist checked my...
Hi I've been diagnosed with smouldering leukemia recently and have been on medication for three weeks. My skin is very itchy which was really the only symptom. My face has come up in a rash and sebaceous filaments and has not improved since starting...
I was diagnosed brain cancer a month ago and had the surgeon done then. Ive yet to talk to the surgeon who did the work, just nurses and "Hollywood doctors' who tell me nothing. I need some direction as to where I can fine pros/cons of difference directions...
I had a lobectomy 2 yrs ago. Suddenly started feeling unwell. Diagnosed with recurrence and spread to lymph nodes and liver. Lost 7 kgs in 8 months suddenly put back on 3 kgs. Is this good news or just another block in the naze ?
I’ve finished my 6 rounds of chemo and been given the all clear of stage 1c ovarian cancer. I’ve had all 6 rounds of chemo in my left hand. During chemo, when I touch the skin just above my thumb on my left hand it would hurt/be tingly. Now 4 weeks...
4 years after chemoradiation and brachytherapy for cervical cancer I have severe upper gastric pain that hurts my whole torso for days followed by a vaginal bleed sometimes there's alot a watery mix of bright blood sometimes it's just a little pink on...
I've been told l have an ill defined mass in my right lung and just waiting for a biopsy. What will the biopsy determine if they already know I have cancer and why can't they start treatment now? I am so emotionally drained with waiting. I've also today...
After a full hysterectomy last November and four and half weeks of chemo(2 sessions) and radiotherapy daily I was booked in for brachytherapy and was supposed to have my first session last Monday. After trying various sizes of applicators which were causing...
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