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Hi. Newbie here. I got diagnosed with muscinous ovarian cancer last year, have had it removed along with a full hysterectomy, removal of appendix and some other bits. I started chemo in August and finished in December. I've just had my consultation today...
I started taking letrozole in the middle of 2022. In the last few months or so, I’ve been feeling phenomenally tired, nauseous and am always cold. I went to see my GP in November and she did some blood tests but they were normal. I’m wondering if it could...
Hello, I have been diagnosed with a 1b melanoma after a mole was removed and am having a WLE and SLNB in February. I was wondering if there are any signs/symptoms I should be keeping an eye out for before then or if it is just a case of waiting for...
I have started my cancer injections and have nearly finished first cycle but I have lost my appetite is there anything I can do to improve this
Has anyone been treated using targeted chemo Encorafenib and Binimetinib for metastasised melanoma and if so, have you noticed symptoms of when the treatment stopped working? background: So my dads melanoma came back in December 2022 in lymph nodes...
Good morning, I’m having a single breast mastectomy tomorrow morning, under general anaesthetic, also been told I’m having a muscle relaxant, I’m pretty scared about this, as they’re putting tubes in my air way, what happens to my heart as this is a muscle...
Hi there I feel useless my husband was admitted to hospital on Sunday with swelling on stomach. His potassium was 2.5. Had a ct scan Told lung cancer which can not cure. He having a biopsy on Wed 17th on his liver. Then will look into treatment...
Hi my dad has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer however we don't know how long he has had it for. Recently 2/3 weeks he has had a decline in diet and fluid intake and he is sleeping so much more. He lives in Ireland and we live in the UK. I am...
Hi, My mom has kidney cancer and will need a donor kidney soon. I would like to donate but I am too Overweight. I'm working hard on losing weight and wondered if the weight loss injections have any detrimental affect on the kidneys or would affect...
Hello, my brother who is 76, at the end of October 2023 had a tumour removed from his bladder, since then he has been bladder incontinent , is this normal?
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