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Good Day , My husbands lung cancer is now terminal , he was given Oramorph , however he is no longer taking it as it constipates him . Any suggestions for an alternative to relieve the cough. I am now using honey lemon as olive oil .
Hello, My gp referred me to hospital for xray, bloodtests and biopsies of a mouth ulcer that hasn't healed after 7 weeks and another area of white patches. The doctors told me I have to wait 6 weeks for my results and that the tests will confirm cancer...
My Dad (86) has been diagnosed with bladder cancer (stage 2 or 3). He has been offered scraping or assessment for cystectomy. He can’t have vbradio or chemo due to previous prostate cancer. He is unsure if he’ll be approved for it due to Parkinson’s and...
kidney cancer with bone, lung, and brain metastases that started in the kidneys
Sore mouth and difficulty talking after whole brain radiotherapy (10 consecutive treatments) first 2 weeks November 2021.
My husband has just had, out of the blue, a diagnosis of Hypopharangeal cancer with weeks maybe a few months to live. Are we clutching at straws to hope palliative chemo might buy him a little time
Hello! I had a tumour removed in my lower colon Oct '20 followed by 6 months of chemo. I had a Stoma for a year and had my resection Oct '21. So I am five months post op and just wanted reassurance really. I was given no guidelines when I left hospital...
I was diagnosed with terminal cancer back in November and I wont be having any treatment other than pain relief and Mcmillan support. Today I went for my calcium injection in my tummy as normal and this afternoon/evening I have had the most horrendous...
It's 4 weeks since my mastectomy, and the pain under my arm and along my arm is awful. Will it ever get better? I also have a small seroma which they day will go in time, but it's uncomfortable and when my arm goes against it, I could scream. Please tell...
I am booked in this afternoon at 1600hrs for my third Hormone Implant. I am booked into have a PET-CT Scan on Friday of this week. There are 50 hourse between the time of the implant and the tie of the scan. My question is: will the radioactive Pet...
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