I posted on forums here and on outher cancer help sites for information to no avail.. All I can find is information that elderly persons. Even those with stage one who don’t have surgery will survive only 6/8 months . This is so scary is there anyone...
Do people always get bad side effects with the first treatment of folfirinox?
So here we are in July . I will be honest it feels more like winter where I am . For any new person this thread is for encouragement . To see how people are tackling life away from cancer or in spite of treatments. Mum has managed to contract covid...
Hi. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in February and had a right hemi colectomy. I’m currently in week 11 of a 12 week cycle of chemotherapy. Since having treatment last week I have become extremely emotional. Is this normal when coming to the end of...
Hi my husband had a stage one tumour removed and resection last July which sWas found on routine scan as was going into hospital to have oesophageal tumour removed. He had both ops at same time. He is still suffering with a lot of diarrhoea and dreadful...
Hi all, I have been on Capox (8 cycles) unfortunately the 7th cycle seems to have been the kicker and I've developed constant peripheral neuropathy in my fingertips and toes that spreads up my feet. The oxaliplatin has been dropped from my final cycle...
Has anyone been through this treatment? my dads colorectal cancer with it now reappearing back in the lungs after the chemo getting rid of it for a year. he’s now been moved onto this new treatment and wondering if anyone has any advice or what to...
Hi Five years later - following on from my Bowel cancer diagnosis in 2019 - then mets. to Lung in 2020 - which was a left hemicolectomy, followed by 5 mths of Chemo & , lung ablation, the following year. Follow ups are yearly CT scans & 6 monthly...
Good afternoon all….just thought I would post with latest scan results for my husband. You can read his full story in my profile…..I know that I looked for positive outcomes hence why I post. This morning we saw the consultant to get my husbands latest...
Just thought I would ask here, if anyone after radiotherapy has developed psoriasis. I had radiotherapy a year ago and now awaiting to see a dermatologist as my gp thinks it’s psoriasis through having radiotherapy. My skin day by day is getting worse...
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