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Good morning, Is anyone on the above treatment? If so, how have you found it? My husbands treatment on Folfiri and Cetumabix has now sadly ceased working and Avastin and Longsurf is likely to be the next line of treatment. Thank you
Apparently my blood test is showing slightly elevated folate levels, but I'm not going to Google it.
Hi my Dad had bowel cancer 6 years ago and had a big operation and then folfox chemo. 1 year later he had a lung op due to cancer but no follow up chemo. He has had no scans or check ups for 5 years (lost in covid they say) and only got a scan a few months...
After a tense few days we have had biopsy results today that have confirmed my husband has cancer in his rectum. His consultant has said that initial signs are that it’s contained and is treatable but he will need to have further scans and tests for staging...
I am 58yr old female who had a positive bowel screening result and colonoscopy at the beginning of October. Since then everything has happened really quick barely giving me time to take everything in before next appointment. I have a 5cm rectal tumour...
Hi everyone - I've recently been diagnosed with cecal cancer, and have surgery scheduled for next week, then potentially chemotherapy next year. I also suffer from sleep anxiety when under severe stress, which I am definitely now, and can only sleep with...
So tonight I'm at my mum and dad's to give mum a rest . From dad going to bed at half 9 he has been to the toilet every half hr to think he wants to do somthing .in this times he has passed urine 3 times and 1 stool . He's wearing nappies has a commode...
So just update on dad's health .Finally been to see one of the doctors today so dad has now now got a name for this b*****d Cancer it's colon adenocarcinoma stage 4 . Spread to his lungs liver and lymph nodes along with his prostate cancer which is separate...
8 years ago yesterday I had surgery to remove a rectal cancerous tumour. My diagnosis came as a shock as I’d stuck my head in the sand and convinced myself that the blood I was seeing was due to a life style change - taking redundancy from my job and...
Hi, I had a colonectomy 8 weeks ago for cancer in my ascending colon. I was told it was T3 with VI. 24 lymph nodes removed were all negative. I have an appointment on Monday to see the Oncologist to discuss possible chemo. Whilst I'm leaning towards...
