I received my anal cancer diagnosis in December and will begin treatment on January 26th. I am totally freaking out about the fact that I may never be able to do the things that I currently do. I'm a big tennis player. I absolutely love to play the game...
Hi I'm new to posting on here but have read many posts which have helped me immensely. I was dianosed with anal cancer earlier in the year and went through chemo radiotherapy which finished in August. I had pet scan and mri scan after 3 mo ths with...
Hi My wife was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in June last year and it had also spread to her liver. She had spots on her lung but at the time they were more concerned about the bowel and liver. Due to heavy drinking over the years she also has liver...
Hi, My mum was diagnosed with stage 3 anal cancer in September 2021 and receive chemo and radiation as her treatment, unfortunately it was successful and the tumour spread to her pancreas. We received the news in October 2022 that she is now stage 4...
Hi everyone, With great concern i am writing this with a heavy heart, in 2019 in husband called his GP to complain about a growth on his anal canal but the GP told him it was nothing to worry about as he was too young to have colorectal cancer, he was...
Hello Everybody hope you are all doing well thought I would update you all… I had my final mapping scan and tattoos on Friday and given the date 19th Jan to start my radiation treatment… I have an appointment on Weds to see Chemotherapy professor...
Just before covid I was diagnosed with anal cancer. Had oral chemo and radiation… on my last scan June 2023 they picked up a tumour… totally separate to my last cancer (it was on my gallbladder). Had G/bladder removed, part of liver and surrounding lymph...
Hi everyone I was diagnposed with anal cancer in October.I have my final MRI on Friday then Monday see Dr. from the cancer clinic to workout treatment plan.I was told it would consist of 6 weeks 5 days a week of Radiation each day combined with Chemo...
Hi there .just wanted to say hello i have been diagonsed with ain3 .and are terrifed.i feel sad an quite alone i have to go see the ornacolgist next week dont know what to expect feel quite lonley even though i have amazing family an friends .
Hi, I’m new to this forum having been diagnosed with low rectal cancer. I had Radiotherapy last month and am now on my first session of chemotherapy. It is proposed that I have six sessions of chemo prior to surgery. I am struggling of what to eat and...
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