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Hiya I have just been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue, stage 3 squamous carcinoma hpv, it was suggested that the aim was to start radio/chemo in January, however during a ct scan they came across an incidental find of a tumour in the...
My hospital is Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2018 and accepted a three year course of BCG installation. With the exception of the last three treatments I completed the course in october 2021. Unfortunately it...
Hi there my mum has cancer she is no longer getting treatment she’s not eating she’s sleeping all day and not getting her meds cause she keeps sleeping
Hi, my brother was recently diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. He's just about to have his 3rd chemo session and he's very low. He doesn't move from his bed even on the days when he's feeling ok and only speaks one word to answer questions, the whole...
I have had recurring infections for months. I was recently in hospital for 9 days with pneumonia. Then I got a water infection. I am not on any treatment yet for my kidney cancer, but does having cancer itself lower my immune system response? How can...
Hi. I had an MRI on my breasts after finishing chemo and radiotherapy. I rang today and they said my results will be discussed Wednesday at the MDT meeting. Does this mean there's something wrong?
Hello, I'm hoping you can help me. I had a lumpectomy in June of this year, lymph nodes were clear. I then had 19 sessions of radiotherapy which finished at the end of August. I had moderate skin reaction to the radiotherapy, but the skin quickly settled...
My younger sister and I have both had breast cancer and a mastectomy. We’re both post menopausal and now both on anastrazole, but I’m also on calcium tablets too. She wasn’t sent for a bone density scan before she requested it and now her gp is saying...
Hi. I have survived stage three rectal cancer, after a July 2021 diagnosis. I went through Chemoradiotherapy, then had surgery to remove my tumour In February. After pathology, my cancer was downgraded and I was informed it had not reached my lymph...
Hello 4 week ago i had a radical cystectomy and i have been home 20 days know. I feel well and doing OK for an 82 year old man. I have a problem with the night bag. When the bag gets half full the urine starts to fill the day bag and the night bag fills...
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