Has anyone heard of the colon rectal cancer treatment called dostarlimab? Supposedly fda approved with 100% success rates? Have any of you taken this? Does it work for all colon cancers?
Hi Everyone! I'm on here tonight looking for some emotional support. I thought I was doing really well since our sort of good news on Thursday. Today Jay has not been good, and I guess this is all part n parcel with having cancer you're going to get...
Well, after a restless night Jay's PICC line is in. Went quicker than we thought. Think Jay was expecting a full-on operation. I wasn't allowed in for part of it but the wee nurse came out and shouted on me when they were putting the line in. Jay hates...
Hi asked about radiotherapy and chemotherapy (tablets) a fre days ago well started today radiotherapy went well chemotherapy was to start tonight but just had a phone call from the oncologist to say not to start as my bloods came back and my kidney function...
Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone has a similar diagnosis to me? I was diagnosed T3N0M0 in August. A scan showed the tumour was too tricky to remove so I was down for 6 rounds of Folfox. I'm just about to have round 6 then The hospital are going to scan...
Hi If all goes to plan I am about to embark on 5 weeks chemoradiotherapy. I work mornings 4 days a week. I would like to hear from anybody that has had this treatment and what I might expect first hand - I have read leaflets etc on possible side effects...
The roof of my mouth is so sore with ulcers after chemo I can hardly swallow I've used the mouth washes it's so awkward to get to it think I'll go to chemist tomorrow see if they have a spray. Oh the joys.
This was on may CT scan a few weeks ago, is there any treatment/surgery possibility to kill this off, or is it inevitably going to get me? I hear about CRS and HIPEC for Peritoneal metastases, might that be an option?
Hi family I am to start Folcirinox for 3 months, every 2nd week, taking home a Chemo bag for an additional 72 hours Then onto radiation and Chemo tabs for 5and a half weeks. And then on to surgery if the tumours have shrunk. Is there anyone out...
Hi all haven't been on in a while so thought I'd put a little catch up. So after my telephone conversation with my consultant registrar she told my they would be introducing cetuximab to my treatment so off I went to my treatment 3 weeks ago but couldn...
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