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Is the prednisolone 5 mg tablets twice daily prescribed with Abitaterone and Olaparib given to me to deal with side effects or to boost the efficacy of these two medicines. I've found that I've been missing out the Prednisolone ( due to the overall...
Can anyone explain to me why it takes sooooo long to get the results of a CT scan? online says a week to ten days. it is now three weeks since and no word. i am shattered waiting for the results.
Hi, my husband has stage 4 melanoma of the lungs and has had 5 immunotherapy treatments now which it looks like are affecting his kidneys. The last 3 months he has had swollen red/purple feet and this month it's got worse with hands also swelling and...
Hi all, just looking for some advice It all started around September when I suffered some pretty severe stomach cramps which prompted me to run to the loo - only to be confronted with a toilet bowl full of blood. Pretty graphic I know I do apologise...
Hello, My Mum has ovarian cancer, it was stage 2-3 two years ago. She's always been asymptomatic, but recently there are signs the cancer is spreading (larger lymph node). I need an understanding of how much time we may have left together if she decides...
Hi, as an ex-nurse I am wondering why we are hearing of so many people these days getting diagnosed with several types of cancer? It was virtually unheard of 20 years ago. People got cancer that metastisised but not different types at once. Thank...
I have recently been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma grade one,and have had a ct scan and pet scan.the suggested treatment is stereotactic radiotherapy. Is this commonly used for this cancer and is it usually successful.? What are the side effects and...
I am 63 have hpv pos 16 oropharynx scc. Stage 1. I have completed chemo and radiation neatly a month ago. Everything tastes like metal when will my tastebuds come back and eat normal again? I’m drinking protein drinks and bone broth. And is chemo or radiation...
Hello; I’m not sure if I’m posting in the right place but I’m looking for a little reassurance if possible? I can’t thank you enough for letting me offload here. I apologise for the lengthy essay I will no doubt end up typing. I had stage 1b triple...
Hi guys, I’m new here and I don’t know where to turn. I’ve had a lump in my lateral femur above my knee around 2 years and it’s become extremely painful to the point I can barely walk. my doctor sent me to physiotherapy, the therapist sent me for an...
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