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Hello, my dad is in severe pain as night. Apparently he is sleeping on the floor. The pain is in lower back hips and legs and has swollen feet. Is there a specific type of mattress? Assume a pressure relieving mattress. I am thinking of a pressure relieving...
I have been prescribed tamoxifen for breast cancer after a lumpectomy - the doctor did not give me letrozole due to my Dexa scan showing osteopenia although I am 66 yrs old - I have just started tamoxifen but read the side effects and noticed retinal...
My husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer 3 years ago and has had several effective rounds of chemotherapy. He began experiencing pain for the first time in the autumn. He was prescribed Morphine, which was replaced by fentanyl patches which were increased...
Hello, I was diagnosed with precancerous microcalcifications in my breast. I underwent an operation to have them removed. After two weeks when the results came back, the consultant said that the tests showed he might’ve left a bit of the calcifications...
Hi I am on my final phase of chemotherapy, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (5% t cells) . I have been told i may need a bone marrow transplant? my blood type is A positive. what is the process for bone marrow transplant? my siblings...
Hello My husband has stage 4 bowel cancer with lung mets. When he has a three month scan we usually get feedback on the size of the biggest nodules on each lung. Yesterday we were told that one had increased by 30% and the other one had stayed stable...
Hi. My husband has kidney cancer which spread. Had some immunotherapy and is holding spread. So only on kidney and adrenal now. 6 monthly CT scans. Kidney cancer measured in CMs. Adrenal in MMs. Odd. But I can work it out. Last visit. Kidney cancer 9...
Hello, i have a few questions regarding bening tumors and cancer: 1- Why can some benign tumors become malignant tumors and some benign tumors can´t? Is it related to mutations in specific genes? 2- What classes of genes are mutated in the formation...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and SNB about 12 hours ago. I came home last night a couple of hours after op. I now have lots of swelling of my breast and underarm. Is the normal? How much swelling should I expect? What can I do to reduce swelling? thanks
Hiya My brother is due to start another 6 rounds of chemo for his metastatic proste cancer gleeson 9. His first 6 rounds were docetaxel and he was given dexamethasone the day before chemo and then prednisolone in-between the cycles. This time he is...
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