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Hiya, On July 21st I went to the doctor to get two lesions checked. She referred me on the urgent skin cancer pathway to get them checked by dermatology (she was concerned about one of them on my forehead possibly being a basal-cell.) but she said she...
I had Primary Peritoneal Cancer treatment and am now in remission with 3 monthly checks, I was hoping the awful feeling in my feet would subside and my oncologist said neuropathy side effects should improve etc but it causes me trouble walking and my...
Hi there, my father (64) was diagnosed back in March with bladder cancer and aggressive prostate cancer. He has had a large tumour removed from his bladder and then completed 6 weeks of mitomycin chemotherapy. He had a PET scan 4 months ago which showed...
Hi, I recently had a blood test for monitoring purposes and the results have come back as showing that my CEA level is 5.5. Is this normal or should this be repeated / monitored? pre surgery for ovarian cancer in Feb 24, it was 21. Although this...
I was diagnosed on 2 July with small cell lung cancer which has spread to the lymph nodes and also several bone metals I had chemo 3 days but have since suffered many different side effects alone I feel I have been dropped in the middle of a horror...
Hello, My Nanny has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, she is 89 years of age and last Friday had an iron infusion, she has been terribly poorly this week which we believe is down to the infusion as previously she has been fit and well. She has been...
I've been offered hormone therapy before immunotherapy. I tried HRT some years ago to try to help menopause symptoms. I was on this for approximately 6 months with no significant improvement. Is it worth trying?
Hi I am again confused about the diagnosis. I had lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy at the end of June and was told I had lobular cancer almost x4 bigger than the MRI scan image (nodes clear) so needed further excision of the area. My second operation...
My dad was sadly diagnosed in A&E last night. Came in with severe back pain and unable to walk. The consultant found cancer in lungs, spine and ribs. We are all shocked and overwhelmed. He hasn't been spoken to about next steps yet. He is 78yrs old...
Hello all , hope everyone is ok and in good health Ive been having symptoms last 4 months, start with bleeding … ( ive been diagnosed with internal hemrroids few years ago and been bleeding off and on , after the jbleeding start to have changing on...
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