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My Oncologist has suggested Capecitabine after a Hartman’s and full hysterectomy. The surgeons were happy they had taken out the bowel tumour - which had gone through the outer bowel wall & touched the uterus. The tumour was a type2, moderately differentiated...
Diagnosed with IDC 7/4 this year, I had a breast lumpectomy 26th April and 2 lymph nodes removed, margins good and the cancer had not spread. I started hormone therapy 7 weeks ago ( anastrozole) and have managed well with side effects ( so far !) I...
Hello i have sore breasts both sides on both boobs! On one side there is a large painful lump. It came on before my period but here I am a month later and they still hurt. I’m the morning when I get up it is extremely painful. Could it be cancer of...
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in March had full hysterectomy and would have 6 sessions of carbplatin now on my fourth this morning raised my arms and noticed a swelling under my left arm.is this normal for chemo should I get it seen and where would...
I really hope someone can help. I have had high risk HPV for many years that has not cleared and has been picked up in my smears. I haven't worried too much as I know the NHS has a fab system for keeping me checked annually but have recently started worrying...
I found a lump in my breaat which turns out to be a kidney cancer met. I was diagnosed in October 2017 with pt3a N0M0 grade 2 rcc. My last scan on January was all clear. The breast consultant has said he can remove it dependong on ct scan and and there...
Hello my partner is in his second week of chemo and radiotherapy for neck cancer. His taste has gone now and he can't find anything to eat that he can face putting in his mouth. There is no pain yet, just everything tastes terrible. I would like to...
Hi I was diagnosed in March 2022 with High grade DCIS but had to make a decision weather to have a mastectomy or lumpectomy. My decision was made to have a lumpectomy which was cancelled twice and then i had covid in April so i wasn't operated on until...
Hi. I've just received my smear results and have low grade dyskaryosis and positive HPV result. I've been referred for a colposcopy but the waiting time for an appointment is 4 months. I'm considering going private but the procedure is expensive and I...
I am worried as all the UK sites recommend that radiotherapy should be started 4- 6 weeks after breast conversion treatment. The tumour was removed May 6 2022 but I needed to have further margin and lymph node clearance May 31st. I am now in my 6th week...
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