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Hi, my husband is suffering with ongoing symptoms following his surgery in April 2023 for bowel cancer and subsequent chemo. He had 6 months of chemotherapy which ended in 5 Jan 2024. He is currently awaiting a one year chest scan before reversal of his...
My partner has stage three throat cancer , I’m sure he’s trying to protect me but he says stage three in throat cancer isn’t the same as any other cancer? He never had any symptoms until this week ( this has gone on since February) his treatment...
I was diagnosed with lung cancer last August and had keyhole surgery for three wedge resections and removal of some lymph nodes in September. I had a recurrence in March and required an upper lobectomy and wedge resection on lower lobe by open surgery...
I was due to have my hysterectomy yesterday but the delays meant my operation was cancelled. I am now worried that the cancer has more time to spread while I wait for another date for the procedure. Should I just go with the flow or try to get funds to...
My wife has just finished a chemo course of 8 treatments of Gem/Cis/Durvalumb, the cancer has shrunk by approximately 50% from when first diagnosed. She is about to move onto the maintenance phase with Durvalumab treatment every 4 weeks for the next 18...
I had a muscle sarcoma diagnosed in 2021. I had radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and my leg amputated. I always knew that my particular kind of cancer had a strong chance of recurrence. My notes say a 29% chance of getting to 10 years without metastasis, but...
Hello, I had news today that my dad’s scc skin cancer has gone to his lymph nodes and he has quickly developed 2 more skin tumours in a short space of time. I can’t believe it as I though SCC only v rarely spread. He’s in his early 80s and there are...
My partner has Oesophageal cancer that has spread to his liver and one lymph node. Do you know how well Xelox can treat this at all? Having 6 sessions which started yesterday. Medical staff are not giving much information on life span. I know that everyone...
I have Stage 1 - ER/PR+ HER2 LOW duct - just had lumpectomy and sentenial and one other lymph removed. Will the HER2 Low be treated as if it was HER2negative or HER2positive? I have planned Radiotherapy and Letrozole for HER2 neg Will I require...
Hi I have a brother in law who has just been given 12 months to live I see him as a brother how do I go about helping him be comfortable and help my sister to his wife we as a family are so broken right now and I feel so lost myself mentally the thought...
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