Good news is that I have been told that I have now completed 5 years of surveillance of CEA tracker for Bowel cancer, however does anyone know whether the 5 year period is from the start of treatment or the end of treatment. I am asking because I am still...
Hi everyone. Following a colonoscopy where a nasty looking polyp was found, biopsies were taken and I have since had a CT scan and MRI. Phone call from hospital has confirmed cancer and that CT scan has shown something 'uncharacterised ' on my liver....
Hi, I was diagnosed out of the blue a few weeks ago with cancer of unknown origin. Biopsy results confirmed advanced right sided colon cancer and I finally saw the oncologist today. I signed consent to begin folfiri and bevacizumab in the next few weeks...
Hello to everyone interested. I have a question on the forum... is anyone else experiencing a similar situation? I've had this surgery for three years now and I have a hernia from the rectal removal that keeps getting bigger in my perineum. The doctor...
Starting chemo soon, folfox for 3 months. Really scared of the side effects. Anyone got any advice about hair loss. And dealing with a stoma and diarrhoea
Hi my husband got diagnosed with bowl cancer 1 year ago. He had the tumour removed and had a stoma put in place. It was reversed yesterday but they found some small nodules that were sent off and came back as cancerous. It has spread. What does this mean...
Hi all, I am about to start chemo on weds, having folfox treatment for bowel cancer. I am so scared, its constantly on my mind, giving me really bad anxiety. Any advice plz x
Hi there, new to the group. I have suffered with stomach pains, bloatedness when I ate and then started losing weight. Went to docs who said it was either IBS or my endo so suggested going on pill, I did not want the pill and knew it wasnt that but had...
Hi, new to this forum but made good use of the CRUK one when I was first diagnosed, it really helped to connect to people going through similar. Here’s my story…. I was diagnosed with a stage 4 bowel cancer in September 24 following my first routine...
Hi after 8 months of investigating stomach and back pain I was finally sent for a colonoscopy, last Tuesday I was told i have cancer the end of my colon by small intestine, no report so I have asked for it, she said they have done biopsies and informed...
