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I have been on Palbociclib & Fulvestrant for about 10 months with no really major side effects until about 6 /8 weeks ago. I'm wondering if anyone on the above treatment has had extremely dry skin especially face, hands and feet and the rest of me....
Hi my names Katie I'm new to the site. I support my mum with secondary bone cancer. I have been struggling to come to understanding of everything. I was suggested to join to learn about it all. I wonder if anyone would like to chat. Any advice would...
Hi everyone I am so sorry for all of you who have this horrid diagnosis or supporting a loved one who has been diagnosed. We found out 4 days ago my brave partner had secondary bone cancer and he is undergoing some more checks to determine the primary...
Hello everyone, apologies if this is a bit long. I was diagnosed in Jan with breast cancer with lymph node and bone mets throughout my spine and ribs. Due an MRI on Friday to check some suspicious lesions on my liver too. I was suffering with bad bone...
I primarily suffered a rare bone marrow cancer and had chemo and a bone marrow transplant and now roughly 20 months in remission. Last January I suffered a secondary spinal compression in jan2021 where I could not release urine, had constipation, dragging...
Hi My hubby has bone mets from prostrate cancer diagnosed 6 months ago . He still has no feeling from the chest down and is numb. He can walk but uses crutches. He is having hormone injections every 28 days and chemotherapy every 3 weeks via iv. Has...
Hello, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and treated with lumpectomy, chemo and radiotherapy. I came off tamoxifen after 5 years rather than 10 due to side effects. I wish I hadn't now! It is a real shock to be diagnosed with sacral cancer...
Hi, I was diagnosed in December with SCC right tonsil, but, unusually it has migrated to my bones, so have the disease through a lot of my body. I had my first chemo 4 weeks ago cisplatin & 5Fu, so pretty heavy stuff! I struggled through the first two...
Hello, I’m 6 months post treatment for Stage III anal cancer. Since treatment stopped I have been having increasing pain in my hip. I was advised this was probably damage from the radiation therapy. My last PET scan in Feb was clear (brain to pelvis...
Looking for some advice on what will happen next a family member was diagnosed last year august with a very rare agressive bladder cancer she has been told it’s not curable and her treatment from day one was end of life care. her cancer spread from...
