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Hi my mum has been diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer, which ha spread the the liver. We have been told there is nothing that can be done. She says she has a constant burning “peppery” sensation in her stomach and going up into her mouth. She is not...
I've been taking Provera 200mg for stage 1 grade 1 endometrial cancer for 6 months now- I'm about to have my first biopsy in a few days to check progress. I have recently started to have tender/painful armpits, one side in particular gets very sore. Is...
Hi, my brother has just told me he has kidney cancer which has spread to his pelvic bones and lungs and consultant has told him it's terminal with only months left. I'm absolutely devastated. He lives a 3 hour drive away. How fast will all of this happen...
My Mum is undergoing chemo for TNBC (just finished 4 th session with Epirubin). I am aware that there is some evidence of Reishi mushroom as an adjuvant (Cochrane review) to improve treatment outcomes/ response to treatment, and similarly using with Turkey...
Hi I had a situation during Oct and Nov of 2023 it was during what I assumed was my menstrual cycle because I only bleed during this time of the month In Oct I had very light bleeding for 5 consecutive days the blood that accumulated on my panty liner...
Hello , my dad has recently been diagnosed with cancer in his neck , it’s a very very big lump and the doctor said we will have all the results back in two weeks but he said as a doctor who has done this for a while he thinks it’s too far gone and there...
MHi, my husband has been through the intensive 6 weeks of radiothereapy plus chemo for his middle neck cancer (August/Spetember 2023). Unfortunately his scans etc showed there "might" still be cacner in his lymph nodes. Then at the start of May...
I am waiting on results from being told I have stage 2 lympnodes and a mass in the throat, results will be given on Monday. I am so scared and really have no idea what to expect. I have gone through so many tests ; ultra sounds ; ct scans , biopsy I didn...
Firstly, I am so grateful that I am alive , thanks to my medical team. I really don't like to complain, but I am the end of my tether. I am in remission from multiple Myeloma, but the drugs I took have caused peripheral neuropathy. I wonder if there...
Iv got precancerous cells in the margins 0.3mm post lumpectomy and mammoplasty. I was initially told i need 2nd surgery /shave to remove this. A week later they are saying i can have radiotherapy boost instead or both. I’m so overwhelmed and unsure of...
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