Hi All, I was diagnosed with localised, moderately differentiated Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus, stage 2, just over 6 weeks ago and after focused and indepth biopsies, tests and scans, was informed I will be treated with Chemoradiation...
Hi, me again! 14 days of treatment done and 14 days left to go! Side effects kicking in now - repeated toilet trips with a sore bum being the worst. Got the Flamigel and that other cream gel that soothes the area. Drinking loads. Sitz baths in full...
Hello everyone! My husband is due to start capecitabine tablets and daily radiotherapy for 5 weeks and just wondering if anyone can recommend things to have ready such as unperfumed soap/shower gels, own flannels, gloves to deal with bodily fluids…We...
I was due to start my 2nd cycle today and had bloods taken yesterday . Got a phone call this morning asking me to go in early for another test as my neutrophils were low. Arrived at 9.30 and at 1 pm my bloods were still not ready. Eventually I was told...
Hi, just been confirmed today 10/01/2022 by the hospital that I have Squamous CellCancer in my Anus, is this the normal cancer found there? What other types could be found? is anyone else had the treatment for this, what does the treatment involve...
Hello everyone, I have just been diagnosed with SCC last week. I have had months of pain, an open wound on outside of my anus, bleeding and pressure. I’ve been misdiagnosed several times and now after a biopsy last month, anal cancer was confirmed...
Hi, I can in and introduced myself back in January when I was diagnosed. I had my squamous cell carcinoma removed in March. The surgeon said he had got a good clear margin, however the oncologist decided to still put me through chemoradiation. I’m only...
Hi all i thought it would be helpful to post here some side effects from my treatment which I finished on 13th May. I had daily chemo and radiation for 5.5 weeks, then very few side effects since then. But two weeks ago I started getting a pain in my...
Hi everyone I’m here on behalf of my sister she was diagnosed with anal cancer in January.it’s taken until May before she could get chemo shea been told she is terminal and has been given 6-16 months . Due to another illness she cannot receive treatment...
Hi there, wondering if anyone can give me a bit more info. So I am nearing the end of cycle 5 of 6 of carboplatin / Paclitaxol for SCC anal cancer with lymph node involvement. From my previous posts people may remember that they never actually found a...
