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Hi I have triple positive breast cancer, had chemo, two surgeries, start herceptin next week, I am now also taking Letrozole and Adcal D3, waiting for Radiotherapy start date. My question is do I need bone density scans and bisphosphanates? These...
Hi. I had a full mastectomy of the right breast for lobular cancer in December 2019. have been taking Letrazole for just over 2 years and after developing worrying and incapacitating side effects I came off it for 8 weeks. I gradually felt normal and...
How can my husband’s cancer have changed so quickly? In just three months he has gone from “partial response or stable” to “no further treatment is possible due to spread/growth”? Just over a year ago my husband was diagnosed with inoperable/incurable...
Hi I’m taking Letrozole and I’ve heard it would be beneficial to also take vitamins. Vitamin D and Calcium. Are there any others I could consider please ?
Hi so I am Having needing to wee all the time to feeling period old cramps etc. had a ca125 test all clear but having a scan next Wednesday and so scared of ovarian cancer as mu best friend died of it. Can cyst give you the feeling of needing to wee a...
My mum has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer in her upper left lobe. She is having a lobectomy via open surgery tomorrow. I’d like to know what she can expect with her recovery so as between my sister and I we can support her. will she need someone...
Hi I had my first Zometa infusion on 28 March this year, I had the usual 48 hour side effects but then my arm & hand were swollen and sore, they still are. My oncologist on sight of me said I had rheumatoid arthritis even though up until the day of...
Hi, could someone give me some advice please my wife and I will be going to Turkey for a much needed break has anyone got any tips on travelling with a stoma bag thank you in advance xx
Hello, I'm shortly to start a year's immunotherapy treatment (Nivolumab) and the doctor who advised it said that with melanomas there was a 50% success rate. Are you able to tell me what is meant by "success"? For example, does it mean survival for...
Hi, I posted this, perhaps wrongly, in the chat threads. I must say I have had what seems an aggressive silence on this from my Onc and Nurse. Fellow members also appear non plussed in their replies. Ditto on the EFGR FB group as well. I am intelligent...
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