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Hi, My 86 year old Dad has just been diagnosed with MDS. The 'immature' cells are low (5%), his haemoglobin levels are ok (he had a graph which showed that they did drop really low around the time when he first started complaining about breathlessness...
my daughter is due to start chemo by pill form next week , has already had 30 rounds of radiation for the 10% of brain tumour remaining. my question is at what stage would they decide she no longer needs to be on chemo as she's in a remissive state as...
Hi I recently had a LAMN appendix tumor removed and hemicolectomy. I’m struggling to find support groups for people who have experienced similar. im also wondering what the recovery process should look like. I’m 4 months post op and still struggling...
Hi I had a mastectomy in August last year for breast cancer recurrence Estrogen positive, i then had 18 weeks of chemotherapy which I finished in February, then had an oophorectomy After a routine oncology appointment I was sent for a ct scan, waited...
My dad is currently battling kidney cancer stage 4 which sadly had already spread to his lung. 10cm tumor in his kidney and 2cm in his lung, when he was first scanned. He managed to have 3 of the 4 immunisation treatments, but had to stop due to a inflammation...
Hi there, I have been in remission for ten years but I get myself in a brain anxiety loop about stress causing cancer which makes me more stressed and so it goes on. I worry it is still there - waiting for me. I dont get checks anymore as I am so far...
My mum will be having her lump removed and then 4 weeks of radiation. what things will she need over this period to support her - things need to buy etc , so comfortable? If you experienced this , what things do you wish that you had known? ...
My 32 year old daughter was diagnosed over two weeks ago, so we are new to all of this and trying to get our heads around it. I am also a well qualified nurse, but have googled this until I can’t google anymore. I want to know what the survival rates...
Hi, I had a left upper lobectomy for an adenocarcinoma which was found to have spread to the hilar lymph nodes and pleural space. I was started on osimertinib but had a huge, terrifying pulmonary embolism so now it has been stopped. I've been told chemo...
I have been referred on a 2 week pathway for suspected womb cancer (womb lining 21mm). I have an appointment on 16th aug which my GP said would be for tests including hysteroscopy. The letter I received was very generic and just said initial appointment...
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