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Hi I had surgery last November to remove a 20mm tumor from my sigmoid colon and told no further treatment necessary however only 8 lymph nodes were tested what would be the reason so few were looked at as I believe the standard number is 12 upwards?
Can anyone tell me - on average - the time taken to deliver the Cisplatin IV. Also wondering on a 6-cycle regime of Cisplatin and Etoposide, what sort of post IV illness anyone's suffered. Very grateful for any info, so TIA.
Hello I was diagnosed with a ER-/ HER2+ breast cancer in February 2022 and had lumpectomy with clear margins/clear nodes so all good. Then I was told that I needed chemo which was a surprise as I was told that chemo was definitely NOT on the agenda...
I am finding it very difficult to bet an opinion which is not totally NHS based, regarding the above topic. I have read many, many medical papers, in a lot of the most popular medical journals, and elsewhere, that clearly informs that needle biopsies...
Hi there beind diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer, gleason score 5-5 Cambridge score 10. Being on hormone tablets 2 months now making me sleepy and forget things. Operation for removal is October 1st then see what happens, hoping to go back to work...
Having had my right kidney removed in January 2020 metastases started appearing in 2022. The nodules/lesions in my left lung and lobe were very small and have subsequently disappeared but unfortunately not the ones on my liver and right adrenal gland...
It was determined that treatment was required. Of the options radiotherapy was unlikely to stop growth so I signed consent form in Feb 2023. It was supposed to be fast tracked but to date still not done. They offered radiotherapy but since there’s a 50...
I had right hemicolonphty and have now been informed this has spread to my liver, the surgeon has referred me to royal marsden but was unsure if chemo will work, really scared . Any other treatments available.
Hi , hope everyone is well. when a kidney is removed (had a full radical nephrectomy of my left kidney) I know you have external sutures as I could see them. Do you have internal sutures too?? where the kidney and tubes were removed and I assume sutures...
Hello, I developed a nasty mole on my back while in Thailand, on my return I had it removed privately showing it to be cancerous and spread to Advanced Melanoma, I'm undergoing immunotherapy at the moment with Pembrollizumab, I am responding well, but...
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