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last check up I mentioned that I was having intermittent throat pain. Consultant said he was not unduly concerned but would arrange for an Mri scan to be carried out. I think paranoia is starting to take over - could cancer have spread from tongue to...
Hi Everyone I wondered if you can suggest alternative remedies or supplements for menopausal symptoms. Hot flushes, Vaginal atrophy, anxiety, mood etc I had a call from the menopause nurse at my GP practice but she was unable to help me and suggested...
Hi my dear Dad has prostate cancer stage 4 spread to bones in spine and 4 ribs. He has had palative radiotherapy on just his spine a year ago and is on hormone treatment. He has now got swelling in both his ankles is very weak and can barely walk. Should...
Hi my husband has stage 3 oesophagus cancer he is having surgery at the end i of the month ,we have been told to get an electronic bed for him ,they are do expensive so where is the best place to get one.thank you Dawn
My husband has rectal cancer. Treated with radiotherapy in Dec 2022.He then had a tamis operation in May. The tamis is slow to heal. He has to undergo Abdomino perineal excision of the rectum in 5 weeks time when ideally the tamis wound should be healed...
Hi there, My mum was diagnosed last year with LGSOC stage 3c, and she got her full treatment in Turkey, which consisted of a total of 8 rounds of carboplatin+paclitaxel+bevacizumab and two debulking surgeries. Her scans and bloods were normal after...
I had a wedge resection on my left lung at the end of February. A 16mm adenocarcinoma was removed with clear margins and no nodule involvement. Following my 3 month survellience CT scan they now what me to have a PET scan as they have seen something along...
Hi. I’m on Tamoxifen after having breast cancer in 2022 The side effects I’m finding from this are increased menopause symptoms. (I’m 52) Is there anything I can take for the short term to help with hot flushes, itchy skin, not sleeping, brain fog and...
Can you tell me how long a break you can have from centuximab to be able to go back on it
Hi there, I’ve had treatment for breast cancer, lumpectomy SNLB and then radiotherapy. 2 months after radiotherapy, both of the above showing as high. I’ve done the dr google thing…I know, I know! saw radio oncologist last week, who has updated my files...
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