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hiya, I have had 98 radiotherapy sessions into my neck. At no point did anyone explain side effects. First 7 weeks was in 2008 due to cancer in my lymph system the second 7 weeks, 8 years later dealt with a cancer in the muscle the other side of my...
I had hemicolonectomy ? To remove NET in apendix/ ceacum October 2022. Have had many scans and blood tests since Nothing found. Am about to begin Lanreotide BUT as I dont have any tumours/nets don’t understand why. What is this injection treating. Do...
i wondered if you have any idea on life expatancy of someone with transitional renal cell carcinoma who had the tumour removed by having the kidney, urinary tract and small amount of the bladder surgically removed but to then find out it is in the paraortic...
I was diagnosed in 2021 and ok so far but I didn't have the chemo as I have cardiomyopathy, copd and diabetes and it was thought it might make me too ill for either treatment. Radiotherapy was more important I was told. Success rate is very high. Im...
Hello! Linda here. Most call me Lin. Diagnosed incurable after my colostomy in March I have an appointment for Friday 12th 2 days before my first chemo. What will this entail aim to achieve??
Hi, I want to research what is going on with a family member but want to make sure i get information from a reliable source. Background...in 1990, my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, and quickly had a mastectomy. However, by 1998, she had breast...
I have just been diagnosed with anal cancer. I live alone in a Housing Association home in Manchester. All the friends I had up here have all passed on and I feel stranded up here. I am 79yrs old and live only on my pension and pension credit. My family...
hello, Im looking for some advice please on Capecitabine as a maintenance drug for BC. my oncologist mentioned at our last meeting that I could take it as a trial. Im two months out of all my treatment. this was only mentioned to me as I asked if...
Hi. There is a bit of debate going on in the breast cancer group about whether or not eating live yoghurts and kefir is good or not while going through chemotherapy. Some people are saying they are good as replace what chemo has stripped out and others...
My brother has just had ( 10 days ago) his first dose of chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma that has spread to the T5 vertebrae and possible nodule in the lung . He had radiotherapy first, then immunotherapy - both of which were unsuccessful.His...
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