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I visited clinic today and was told that the clusters of my secondary cancer in the ilver have now turned 'cystic'. What does this mean, please? I was shown my irst scan, and the most rcent one, and the clusters did look slightly dfferent, but no way...
Please can you advise me as after successful treatment have been discharged from the hospital and back to the GP who is 'busy' and you will have more specialist knowledge I was told never to have any blood tests done on the surgery side (left) but have...
My stepdad has been told that chemo has not worked and the cancer has spread to his bones with shadows in his lungs. He has been told that he has months rather than years with no more treatment being given. He keeps saying he feels fine and is now at...
Help..! I am in excruciating pain for the past 5 days and nights. It is relentless and came out of nowhere!! I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in March 2020. The pain has so far been under control with 75mg fentanyl and shortec 20mg. not...
Hi, I’m wondering if you can offer any advice, or just put my mind at rest. I had a single mastectomy last August 2022, but the scar is still often painful and I find it difficult to sleep some nights with it. I’m just wondering if this is normal and...
My mum has a background of left kidney neoplasm for which she had a nephrectomy in 2022. Recently she was hospitalised with gross ascites. The CT showed that there is a peritoneal thickening and modularity in the deep pelvis in the abdomen. Some deposits...
Hi, I had a breast cancer diagnosis 2 years ago at 51. I had a simple mastectomy March '21, EC-T chemo May-Sept '21, Herceptin July '21-22, aromatase inhibitors Oct '21-present (Exemestane since Sept '22). Blood tests showed that I was already menopausal...
Was diagnosed with prostate cancer letter sent electronically from consultant secretary from rivers hospital to Princess Alexandra Hospital multidisciplinary team on the 10th may and not heard back since,what is the average wait time to hear back please...
I am writing on behalf of my wife , who had cervical cancer 8 years ago , .She had extensive radiotherapy and is clear of the cancer at the moment . We believe the radiotherapy has caused her to lose the feeling in her feet and now she struggles to walk...
Hi Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this type of question. I have just started my first round of chemo for bowel cancer (FOLFOX, fortnightly cycles with the drugs administered for the first three days of each cycle). We have a family wedding...
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