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Hello I’ve had a GP appointment confirming that I have a lump. I have tests at the breast clinic on 24 sept. However in addition to pain in the breast I’m aching all over, pains in hips, serious fatigue, feel really miserable and have lost my appetite...
My wife had a Colonoscopy over two weeks ago where a large flat ulcerative tumour was found, a further CT scan was arranged a couple of days later. We’ve not yet heard anything further from the specialist nurse who saw my wife after the Colonoscopy to...
Hi, my husband had his one year chest scan four and a half weeks ago, and he still hasn’t got the result. The consultant was on leave for two weeks but has been back for two weeks now (his sec said the scan report was sent to him on 19 Aug). It is extremely...
My DH is VERY anxious and is unsure if targeted radiotherapy for rectal cancer is likely to have a significant impact on his immune response in a similar way to that from chemo.
Hi I was told this afternoon that the CT scan I had a few days ago (needed before I start radiotherapy for breast cancer) 'clipped' a picture of part of my kidneys and liver which both show what they think are cysts. I now have to wait until the MDT...
Hi I’m bit confused, My scan in April mentioned that the node on my liver, and also the gastro lymph node both reduced in size and also significant regression of the gastro oesophageal junction tumour. The results I received this time mention the liver...
Can you tell me whether probiotics ( drinks actimel) are ok if you have complete response lymphoma ( richters syndrome / anaplastic ( apparently very rare and bad prognosis. Thankyou Chris
My wife is due to undergo a colonoscopy as a belt and braces measure, having already been diagnosed with inoperable, incurable lung and liver cancer, as something - potentially innocent - showed up in her PET CT scan. The issue is that she is yet to...
Hi my MIL is currently in a care home on palliative care for metastatic small cell lung cancer which has gone to the liver and a thread in the brain ( not quite sure what this means)? She was told by her lung specialist of the confirmation of the...
Hello, I was very recently diagnosed with a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma with good prognosis and whose treatment will most likely consist only of surgery. I have been advised my levator scapulae and trapezious muscles will need to be removed ...
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