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Hello, My husband had prostate cancer Gleason's 9, and had his prostate removed. After the op, when his PSA was 0.2 he had an MRI but nothing could be detected. His PSA is now 0.4, and Christie's have asked to just monitor it and are not treating...
Hello, I'm 30yo female, former smoker. I've lost 6kg in the last two months. Since 12 days I have a pain that never leaves on my upper/middle left back. Since a few days I'm bloated, like my abdomen is really rigid. I often have nausea after...
Hi, I've been told I need a mastectomy single. I've been told she'll pop an implant in. Will she put one in both boobs to make them natch or just the one?
Hey, So my TSH has been suppressed at 0.01 for ages now as plan, my levo dose been dropped to 100mg recently because T4 level was 26 and I've had a excellent response to RIA, I recently went onto Keto about 8 weeks ago now and my bloods have come back...
Good morning My mum was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in her lungs, liver and pelvis, she is 88 still lives at home on her own and only has me as her help. She doesn't want any treatment so is managing at home..we are awaiting a district...
I’ve just had a telephone consult with an oncology registrar who informed me that my Paclitaxel is due to stop on June 3rd. That will be the maximum 24 (8 cycles). It’s been working, last scans show some shrinkage to lung Mets, markers are down and I...
I was diagnosed with NST ER+ (level 8) breast cancer 1.5cm. Luckily they have caught this early. Thank goodness for routine mammograms. I am already on the 18 month waiting list for a hysterectomy due to fibroids. I have been looking into what causes...
You maybe able to advise, I read somewhere the other day getting a tattoo done helps with the mental side of having prostate cancer. Back to my question, I completed my prostate cancer radiotherapy treatment on May 2nd, luckily no major side effects,...
My husband is in awful pain after finishing radiotherapy for secondary bone cancer. He has prostate cancer which was kept in control with hormone treatment. But recently pain in his hip, pelvis,leg returned so he had radiotherapy which finished over 2...
I would be grateful for an explanation on how long radiotherapy time is proceeded. Initially I was treated to a 5 minute external radiotherapy beam therapy. I noticed the time of radiotherapy has been reduced to under a minute. I have no health problems...
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