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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 everyone, it was just confirmed anal cancer last week which is shocking I don’t really have many symptoms. I can say a year ago I did - there was painful ulcer which they dismissed as haemorrhoids but now I feel normal - anyway here we are after...
Hi i have been fighting lung cancer and I have two chronic illnesses. My gynae noticed something not quite right on my anus. I am devastated. I bleed. Feel full of poop all time. Ache badly and very uncomfortable. I put it down to piles but she said...
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Hi everyone. I think like a lot of people, my journey began almost 18 months ago with what was initially diagnosed as hemorrhoids. In the latter half of last year, I had a colorectal examination and flexible sigmoidoscopy from which I was told I had a...
Hi, I had my colonoscopy today, and doctor has said that it’s colorectal cancer (tumor of 10mm) waiting for scan appointment to see if it’s spread. It’s all very overwhelming
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...
Hello everyone, my first time posting, however I have found loads of great tips from this forum, so thank you. I was diagnosed in March with 4cm tumor but it hasnt gone into my lymph nodes or anywhere else. I am now 23 days into my treatment, only 5...
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...
