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Hello My son had thymoma and his thymus removed at the end of May. Some microscopic cancer cells remained in his pleura and he has to have 6 weeks of radiotherapy to zap these. He has had 3 weeks of it so far. But over the last week (his 2nd week of...
My son has just been diagnosed with lung cancer and lives in Holbeach Lincolnshire. From what he has told me if treatment can't be done at King's Lynn he will have to travel to Nottingham and as he won't be able to drive after treatment is there any chance...
My mother has recently been diagnosed with brain metastasis from a lung cancer primary. The onchologist has only allowed her to undergo palative brain radiotherapy and has completely ruled out immunotherapy saying that it doesnt do anything for brain...
Hi everyone. ive recently been diagnosed with skin cancer , the results of my MRI and CT show it hasn’t spread . ive just had a call asking me to to attend Edinburgh Cancer centre to speak to a plastic surgeon . This really has taken me aback . I...
Increasing pain in my wrists and fingers,increasing from Chemo 8 years ago. Is there anything I can do to help the pain, and why does parts of my body ache since treatment?
Please can you explain what I should expect at my radiotherapy treatment planning appointment for pelvic radiotherapy... thank you
I am watch and wait re long standing Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, but also have an attacking immune system which caused Hashimoto’s disease and Secondary Sjögren’s syndrome. My review appointment a couple of months ago with a phone call from haematology nurse...
I have tongue cancer and the pain is becoming unbearable, being treated with oromorph. Does the increase in pain mean my cancer is progressing?
I'm day 6 after chemo and the muscle pain is awful. no sleep at all. can I take paracetamol? it's horrendous. I've tried ice, heat, massage. nothing helps me.
Hello, I have only recently been diagnosed and beside being panicked and very stressed I feel I need to get a plan in place to improve my diet, wellness and fitness in preparation for the treatments I will have to endure. Are there resources within Macmillan...
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