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Hi everyone - I hope someone can help... this is my first time posting here. I have just had 5 days of 'short course' radiotherapy treatment for my rectal cancer which completed on 07-June. I stopped all supplements during the treatment as advised...
In December I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, with metastasis in my bones and my brain. I have had 6 cycles of doxytaxol and radiotherapy. 2 weeks ago I saw my oncologist and they had my brain scan results because which showed significant...
Hi there My husband has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer 11th May. We are still Iin shock but I am worried when he has chemo next week with Folfirinox. Today he had his PICC washed but he has no energy. I had to put him a wheelchair to on oncolgy...
Hi, Hoping you can help as following a colonoscopy last week i'm a bit confused and wanted to put my mind at ease. I wasn't given a great deal of information following my colonoscopy although maybe more than i recollect due to the sedation. My colonoscopy...
Hi, I had surgery November 2022 to remove a 5 cm area to the top right quadrant of the right breast and lymph node removal. I had further surgery as the margins weren’t clear. I then had two weeks radiotherapy. My breast is still quite firm and is tender...
My mum went into hospital via A&E for serve sciatica on 14th May, on 15th we were told she had bone cancer(they indicated it was metastasis), the following day the found the primary cancer in the lung. The bone cancer is on a vertebra and has since...
Hello, received my biopsy results on Monday following a fluke breast cancer find after I signed up to a BRAID study (an ABB MRI) for women with dense breast tissue. Am 50yrs old with very high oestrogen levels (ranging from 1300 and 2198 during a serious...
I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, but, 52 days after diagnosis, have not been offered any treatment. How do I start to investigate where I might get best and speedy treatment ?
Hi there i had a lobectomy nearly 4 weeks ago and ever since it feels like i have a lump stuck right in the centre of my chest. It feels like i need to be sick to bring it up but i have had several chest x ray’s for various reasons since my op which...
I had a robotic full modified hysterectomy in April which went well and I felt brilliant. My consultant called to say although they had removed all the cancer and the 13 lymph nodes that were also removed came back clear, I would need Adjuvant therapy...
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