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I had a hysterectomy almost 5 weeks ago , had a few little problems but on the whole things are going quite well , I have lymphoedema in my right leg but now both of my legs are very swollen and feet making them hard to lift up have also had 22 lymph...
What percentage of patients does immunotherapy work for? Thank you
Hello. My dad was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer last year and had surgery in May 2023 to remove the tumor. The surgery was a success, however he was only able to complete 2 out of 4 rounds of chemo due to his atrial fibrillation getting worse at...
Hello, My father is coming to the end of his life having had terminal bowel cancer now for 4 years. He is in care home being looked after 24/7. He was placed on a syringe driver last night as his pain has been getting worse over the last few weeks and...
Hi, I was given the diagnosis of an invasive mole (GTN) yesterday at Charing Cross hospital. My hcg taken then showed a drop from the previous week so I declined starting chemo and came home with the view the hcg could keep dropping my itself. The consultant...
Breast cancer.. lymph nodes removed and mascestomy 4 cycles of Ec followed by 4 cycles Paclitaxel. Oncologist advised radiotherapy 4 weeks after last chemo to allow body to recover.Have had radiotherapy planning scan today and dates given for radiotherapy...
Continuing treatment l had a hysterectomy six weeks ago and they now want to do further treatment radiotherapy for five weeks mon to Friday with cisplatin chemo on day one and twenty two . Have heard that cisplatin in very aggressive and can cause hearing...
Hello, My husband had testicular cancer in 2021, he had one testicle removed and then 1 round of Adjuvant chemotherapy. Thankfully he is recovered and all clear on cancer currently. Before he had the operation, he did a sperm sample. A year after...
My wife was diagnosed with CLL over 10 years ago and she has been on watch and wait ever since.She has regular blood tests (fbc) which have remained ok Her doctor ordered a genetic blood test over two months ago and we still hav'nt heard anything.Is...
Hi I had my lower bowel and several lymph nodes removed to eradicate cancer in April last year,then was fitted with a stoma which I had reversed on 11/7/24 .Since then life has been pretty difficult the operation went well ,pain has gone and the scar...
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