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Hi, my dad was recently diagnosed with Kidney Cancer and had his Kidney removed on the 4th April via key hole surgery. He is 72 years old and had no real aftercare since leaving hospital. Is it normal for him to have swelling 6 weeks after surgery? He...
I was diagnosed with ALL leukaemia in June 22. I am 57 yrs old. In January of this year I was classed as terminal due to keep getting cancer in CNS. I was put onto chemo tablets and agreed to lumber puncture fortnightly to give me extra time. A couple...
Hello. Please can you tell me if it's safe to do strength training exercises if you're at risk of lymphoedema? I had a mastectomy and sentinel lymph node removal in August last year. I'm fully recovered now with full arm movement. For other health reasons...
My mum has advanced metastatic ovarian cancer. This was diagnosed Dec 2021. In Jan 2022 she started on carbo/taxol which she had a partial response to. When this ended after 8 cycles, she went onto Niraparib for maintenance. Within a few months of ending...
Hello. My partner has been diagnosed with brain cancer on 11 of April 2023. He had a surgery to remove as much as they could from the tumour on the date above. He is due to start on the 30th of may radiotherapy, chemotherapy oral and Immunotherapy with...
Hello. I will be having a colonoscopy coming Friday. My symptoms have been severe constipation for a couple of months now. During this time I have only been able to have bowel movements using cosmocol. I can now hear gurgling noises from my bowels and...
I am 68 and in remission from oesephageal cancer. Last scan in January was very positive with no sign of malignancy. I do however have a 7mm nodule on my lung which although hasn't changed since the original PET scan in July 22 is being monitored... Since...
Hi, what happens after my last Radiotherapy session, will I need to see the oncologist again?
Hi. I finished my first round of FLOT chemo at the end of Feb and was meant to have a total Gastrectomy 2 weeks ago before more rounds of Chemo, however the opperation has been delayed due to having blood clots in my lungs. My problem is the neuropathy...
Hi. I am 13 months post treatment for tonsil & lymph mode cancer. Treatment included 30 sessions of radiotherapy. I’ve had a letter asking me to go for a mammogram. Is it safe to do so? Thanks
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