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Having surgery soon to remove the cancer. Apparently will be in hospital for a few days and then home to recover. Will have Catheter in place. Any suggestions or advice on aids to help me sit up in bed? Will I need special pillows to prop me up and...
Continuous pain in descending colon and laterally across abdomen. Started soon after concluding External Beam Radiography in June 2025. Pain has increased within the last six weeks. Accompanied by constipation, then diarrhoea, occasional blood clots...
im post 12 months treatment for stage 3 advanced anal cancer l was told i had a complete reponse what does this mean am l free from cancer
Hello, can someone please help. I had a biopsy on my left breast two weeks ago. one lump 15mm other smaller lump 5mm with a 7mm mass between them. Breast team rang today and explained its been to MDT panel, but they are still awiting one lab result i...
hi, I was due to have a standard mammogram nearly a year ago, but didn’t rearrange because of being diagnosed with lung cancer. Given I’ve been having chest scans of one kind or another, at least every 3 months since then, how essential is it to still...
Hi I am Drew 62 year old male having hormone therapy for PC im down to 0.1 after 3 weeks of my first prostap jab ,but ever since the jab in my upper arm im experiencing nerve shooting pain in the area ,its 2 months since the jab and its not better and...
Just a question. Can Letrozole without any other treatment completely cure breast cancer, when the follow up after 6 months on the meds the doctor said he couldn't feel it any more? By which I mean no surgery, chemo or radiotherapy. Just letrozole....
Hi I've been taking tram n dab for one week now and have not had any symptoms at all? I'm a bit confused as I was made to believe I would have quite a few? Does this mean there's a problem with thedrugs working or could it just take longer to develop...
I had an ileostomy reversal operation on June 5. But I wish I kept the stoma as I have a lot of tummy pain, sick at times and not easy to swallow. Unsure as to best diet but not eating smaller amounts more often. Some days good and I think progress then...
Oxaliplatin neuropathy starting early — what can be done? My husband is receiving CapOx (oxaliplatin and capecitabine) plus trastuzumab (Herceptin) for HER2-positive oesophageal cancer. He has now had two cycles. After his first treatment, he developed...
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