Hi. My wife was diagnosed with anal cancer towards the end of last year. A great deal has happened since then. After radiotherapy and chemotherapy the outcome was not what we had hoped. Main tumour had stabilised but some evidence of spread to lungs and liver. Now begun immunotherapy. Just have to wait now and hope for some positive results.
Hi Felltop,
I would also like to welcome you to the online community although I’m so sorry to hear of your wife’s diagnosis. I agree with Bev that it may be useful for you to also join the Carers only forum as you also need as much support as possible right now. I know it’s a different diagnosis but I have a friend that was diagnosed 5-6 years ago with malignant melanoma that over the first couple of years post diagnosis metastasised to her kidney, various lymph nodes, bowel & brain, she had a one off session of radiotherapy to the brain tumour & surgery to her kidney but has been on immunotherapy for the last couple of years & is doing really well, it seems to be holding her disease at bay as there’s been no new mets since she’s been on the treatment. As Bev has said we have a couple of members with mets to both liver & lungs & have done various treatments/surgeries to combat these, I’m not sure if they’ve been offered immunotherapy though. Please feel free to ask if there’s anything we may be able to help you with.
Nicola
