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I'm new here. Abdominal cramps change in bowel habits and a FIT test result resulted in a colonoscopy. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in November. As a result of further tests I have now found out I have thyroid cancer too. Radiographer said...
Hello,I’m Brooke and my Partner had bowel cancer surgery three months ago. I was recommended to join this community as I would like advice on how best to support him mentally. He is very worried about the cancer returning and now his chemo programme has...
Has anyone had a bleed but still had there chemotherapy
Hi,Just finished my radiotherapy and was due to have my first session of chemo today? Got there to be told the blood test results were not back and had to cancel for another ten days? Im really concerned that leaving it this long isnt going to help...
Hi Everybody...so we have a copy of the oncology report following surgery and final staging was T3N2bM0 but EMVI and PNI positive.. mismatch repair proficient tumour..I think I know what EMVI positive means but not the other terms..isn't PNI peritoneal...
Hello everyone. New here. i start my treatment next week and as a runner was hoping to try and keep running during treatment. Obviously it will all depend on how i react to the treatment and managing my expectations. Any runners here ? Just wondering...
Had a UTI infection just before Christmas. Was in 3 different types of antibiotics, they haven’t worked. Handed in a UTI be simple today, an hour later got a call from my gp’s office so seeing her tomorrow. Looking at the internet it seems to be pointing...
Hello everyone and happy new year. Praying for us all this year that we get the news we want. We can do this I am due in for my surgery on the 7th jan to remove my T3 tumour in my sigmoid colon. I’ve already had 2 rounds of chemotherapy and will be...
Hello, have not been on for a while Had pet scan after 4 rounds of chemo it showed no lymp node involvement, lung mets have decreased, elbow stable. I was ecstatic now I have missed 2 infusions due to very low blood platelets, I now gone in to overdrive...
Hi i am fairly new to the community and am normally to be found in the cervical cancer group as that was my diagnosis just over 3 years ago. I was unfortunate in that my cancer recurred and the reason I have joined here is that I had a total pelvic...
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