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My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with stage 3 gallbladder cancer which has spread to her liver, she had a biopsy last week and an mri scan 3 weeks ago. My husband and I are so worried about the length of time taking to see a specialist at the hospital...
My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 secondary breast cancer that had metastasised in C3, T8,10,11,12 and her sacrum on 31/12/2025. The only treatment on offer was immunology as inoperable, not open to chemotherapy as previously had radiotherapy for breast...
I start the above on 28th October. I would like advice on what type of moisturiser or brand I can use on the affected area. When I can use it before or after a session. I haven’t had much like getting help. I was told at the planning scan “just your normal...
Looking for some advice. I’m 59 years old, relatively healthy and active. Spleen removed in January 26 as an emergency which resulted in a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Diagnosed with stage 3 HGSOC following complete debulking in April, followed by 6 cycles...
Hi, Was recently in August diagnosed enteric thymic adenocarcinoma t2n2m1b status with a spread to a nearby lymph node making surgical resection off limits as deemed too high risk for now so straight into chemotherapy. My first oncology meeting with...
I was diagnosed with stage 2 endometrial adenocarcinoma, grade 1 tumour with stromal involvement nearly 3 years ago. The operation took over 6 5 hours because of adhesions and other issues. It was followed up with brachytherapy I have for the last...
Hi I had an endometrial biopsy and hysteroscopy 11 weeks ago, I have since been diagnosed with Stage 1 endometrial cancer 9 weeks ago. My issue is for the past 11 weeks I have been experiencing left sided internal vaginal pain ever since the biopsy...
Posting here on behalf of my wife. She had a rare ovarian neuroendocrine tumor (NET G1) found inside a mature teratoma in 2024. The NET focus was small (1.2 cm), Ki-67 <3%, no mitoses, but angioinvasion was present. She later had a second, more extensive...
Hi my wife recently had 20 sessions of radiotherapy in her left lung and upper middles chest lymph nodes. The treatment finished 4 weeks ago today and she is finding the side effects very slow to recede. One problem is the pain she gets from her windpipe...
Hi, my mum aged 91 has just been diagnosed with lung cancer at a meeting with a consultant after a second CT scan. The scan showed a number of nodules in both lungs and a larger mass in one. At the end of the meeting he said it was now a case of palliative...
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