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I'm finding it hard to find information on "Invasive urothelial carcinoma (papillary)" A family member was told her cancer was localized to the kidney (renal pelvis) and that surgery removed it all but it was recommended that she follow up with adjuvant...
Hi I developed a little itchy spot back in March seen GP last week 8/5 after it changed considerably within 2 weeks was 1cm in size at time of seeing GP he red flagged me but my health trust is showing 10 week wait for red flag another week on its still...
Is it normal practice to be given cancer diagnosis over phone, with just a photo and x ray taken. Thank you
Hi After my ovarian cancer surgery, with a large midline scar, my gynaecologist now wants to take me back to theatre to check for any further spread. My CNS has said that I will be asked on the morning of the surgery when he sees me, if I would prefer...
My partner found out last year he had melanoma just below his belly button. He had this removed and then found out it had grown into the 2nd layer of skin so needed a larger area removed and lymph nodes removed from either side of his groin. He got the...
Hi there my mum had a brain tumour removed last year from the right side of her frontal lobe they classed it as stage 3 progressing to stage 4. she had radiotherapy and a 12 month cycle of chemotherapy. she has literally finished her chemo therapy and...
Hello I recently underwent lung surgery at Guys Hospital- I am now 3 weeks post surgery. 2 weeks discharged from the ward. i have very painful distended abdominal air/ gas on my left side. I raised this with the hospital and was provided buscopan ,...
I had the operation nine weeks ago and still have diarrhoea most days. I thought it would have settled into a normal stool by now. I don't have the confidence to go out much as I have had a couple of accidents and don't want it happening again. Can I...
Hi i had an excision on my back just over 2 weeks ago and the anxiety of waiting for the results is absolute torture. I know from reading other people’s stories that I’m not likely to get the results at least for another couple of weeks. i have quite...
My mum was diagnosed earlier this year with Luminal B, Malignant metastatic breast cancer. What does this mean? She lives in Spain and feels like things are getting lost in translation. Is metastatic always Stage 4? Or can it be a lower stage also? thank...
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