Hello, I have been diagnosed with anal cancer T2 N0 M0 and will be starting chemoradiation soon. I will be getting a line fitted and the chemo will be attached and administered over the 1st week and also the 3rd or 4th week, not sure which yet. The radiotherapy...
Hi New to all this. Had a colonoscopy on Friday where the surgeon confirmed a malignancy. It's a difficulty placed tumour and crosses two different cell types so biopsy will confirm which type. I am now waiting on an MRI. I live on a small remote...
Hi, I'm 67 mum of 2, grandmother of 2 I was diagnosed in November with T2 NO anal cancer. I'm just completing week 4 of chemoradiotherapy and getting sore and tired now. The chemo had to be stopped this week due to low platlets which I found upsetting...
I was diagnosed with the above yesterday. I had been fast tracked a MRI scan and CT scan. I had an biopsy taken at my appointment under local anaesthetic. I have been told that will need a pet scan and a smear test plus a few blood tests. I'm now waiting...
Hi - diagnosed earlier this month, and will be starting treatment in a week. Reading your posts has already helped so much! A quick introduction – I live in the US, I’m female, and just over 65. This is my 4th cancer. 10+ years ago, I had ovarian &...
Hi Guys Hope everyone is feeling ok Just an update and a few questions to ask. After my first excision the tumour fell into Stage 2 with no spread to Lymph Nodes or distant disease. The clear margin was 0.2mm and the overall size of the excised...
Hi. I have a 2cm lump in my anus. I’m 50 years old and fit and well. I’ve had CT and MRI scans and the other day a colonoscopy. They said it was highly suspicious. It was good the doctor had lined up scans in advance. The biopsy results will be about...
Hi everyone I am under investigation at the local hospital and currently awaiting results. I’m feeling so low and worrying I ingnored the signs.
Hello, I am a 70 year old female that thought I was perfectly health until this diagnosis. I am still coming to terms with this cancer diagnosis. It will take time. I was diagnosed in April of 2023 with stage 2A anal squamous cell cancer. Treatments...
I have been bleeding when I poo for about 2 years, I thought I was piles due to pregnancy and it would go away but hasn’t. It’s not sore or itchy. I have been to the doctor and have tried cream and suppositories but still bleeding. I have been referred...
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