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Hi there, Firstly - I am sorry if anyone finds my post insensitive. I do not have a cancer diagnosis, but I do have precancerous cells which have greatly increased my risk. I am a 27 female - I have had Ulcerative Colitis for around 16 years and apart...
Hi everyone, it’s good to have support from everyone on here and reading different posts. I’m about to go for an operation, it’s pencilled in for Tuesday, when I say Pencilled, it’s because I have been told I need to go onto HDU after surgery , so it...
Hi all, After some advice. In OCTOBER 23 I was diagnosed with bowl cancer stage 3, to cut a long storey short i had six rounds of chemo, an operation to remove the tumour and then another 6 rounds of chemo , this ended in May 24 and I got the all...
. By Charlie Mackesy Just in case you needed to see this xx
Hi, has anyone had experience of immunotherapy for bowel cancer that has spread to lungs, stomach and pancreas
Hello My dad was diagnosed with cancer 3 weeks ago after having a routine FIT screening. They found a 7cm tumour within the rectum. He has had a MRI and CT scan done and is now awaiting results. Can anyone tell me how long we will be waiting for news...
Hey everyone, Firstly a big thank you to everybody here, already a small amount of comfort has come from being here. So Hubby had colonoscopy and was told he has a 4cm tumour 2cm from Anal verge ... They made quite a point about it being so low and...
Just came across this, xx
Just dropping in to say hi. I've had Ulcerative Colitis for 15 years and it generally been under control for a large portion of that. I have found my support lacking, with rescheduled/cancelled appointments and prob due to no real issues from my end...
Is anyone suffering long term affects of peripheral neuropathy? I finished chemotherapy on April the 1st, 2024. I was on oxaliplatin, and had the known side effects, especially; an increased sensitivity, especially to cold. Now, 9 months later, i'm...
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