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I haven't posted for a while, and before I sign off from the forum, I thought I'd provide one last update on my Mum. She was diagnosed a year ago with bowel cancer with spread to the liver. A year later and she is sadly now on an end of life pathway....
Hi all my husband was diagnosed with rectal cancer this time last year he went for radiation and chemotherapy and operation was in January this year ended up with permanent stoma he had his ct scan last week and went today for results .. they seen Something...
Hi, I have been diagnosed with a tumour in my hepatic flexure part of the colon, I will be being booked in for a chest CT to check for spread and a colonoscopy. Is this the usual process and is a colonoscopy safe? Can it make the tumour spread? Thank...
Hi friends, I just got a call from my oncologist, this will be my first appt tomorrow , any words of advice or things I need to ask her. I am so nervous but ready to get past this. I just want to reiterate how helpful you all have been in yet the two...
Hi all I have just been diagnosed with bowel cancer, all biopsies and scans done just waiting for my first doctors appointment (27th) to see what stage I’m at and what treatment I’ll be offered , to say I am terrified is an understatement , my family...
HI, new here; 6 months into bowel cancer treatment. Major surgery and Chemo done - just hoping taste returns to normal sometime soon!
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and right now I could sure use some support, guidance , experience or advice. Last week I went in for my first colonoscopy I’m 48 years old. They found a tumor 40mm in my sigmoid colon and a few spots on my liver...
Hi everyone just hoping to get a bit of feedback diagnosed stage 3 advanced in February this year, had a bowel resection all lymph nodes were negative so been told I'm stage 2, everything's fine recovered well but now they want me to have 6 months chemo...
Hi My name is Rob and I have been diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer. These forums are new me - but I would really appreciate connecting with people who going through the same thing or have experience to share Thank you
I was diagnosed 3 months ago,and was a whirlwind,,my cancer was growing very aggreivly,and ended up with life saving emergency surgery,3 months ago the cancer was as big as my foot and had just burst through the colon,,,after being so ill in hospital...
