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Hi I am new here after just being told yesterday that my 37 year old, fit healthy daughter as stage 4 colon cancer. It is still very early days and I am struggling to take it all in. She is a single parent of a 6yr old girl and 3yr old boy who absolutley...
I had a colonscopy due to severe iron-deficiency anaemia, that showed a 5cm caecal polyp which was adenocarcinoma. The CT the day after showed no mets but a local larger lymph node so was worried it would be a stage 3 cancer. I had a right hemi-colectomy...
Diagnosed with colon cancer In may 2026. But unable to have any treatment because I also have Pulmonary fibrosis which rules out any kind of surgery so I have been left to live with this with no follow up to check how It Is progressing. I also on watch...
I had surgery to remove the right side of my bowel in late March. I have just finished my first treatment for chemo (capox). My second round starts next week. I have just had a review from the oncology team and they are sending me for a CT scan early...
I’m new to these groups and my first time posting ,I have stage 4 bowel cancer I was diagnosed about 3 years ago ,I’ve had lutaphera treatment and now I have octreotide every 4 weeks ,I’m 52 and previously about 13 years ago had breast cancer , my bowel...
Hi everyone, I’m new here and honestly don’t even know where to start. My husband (49), who has always been healthy, was diagnosed with Stage 2 colon cancer about 3 weeks ago. Looking back, his symptoms started last year with feeling uncomfortable after...
Hi I’m new here and unsure how to post in the group so just trying this
Hi, I had my colonoscopy today, and doctor has said that it’s colorectal cancer (tumor of 10mm) waiting for scan appointment to see if it’s spread. It’s all very overwhelming
Low rectal cancer. Had 6 months of radiotherapy /chemotherapy and capox chemo . Scan show significant reduction in rectal tumour size for downscaled from T3b N2 M0. to T3a N1 M0. Unfortunately still have to have APR surgery to remove rectum and have permenant...
Hi all. Further to my recent post regarding 2ww colorectal referral investigation i received an update on NHS app from hospital to say i will be receiving a telephone call from a clinician prior to any investigation. Does anyone have any experience...
