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Hi everyone I'm currently on capox chemo and due to start round 3 on Monday. My oncologist has recommended 4-8 rounds. She said most of the benefit is in the first 4 rounds at 15%,then the following 4 rounds only benefit 2%,which seems really low? Just...
Hi has anyone had chemo stopped because of low bloods and had to have a transfusion
Will iron tablets help to maintain good Hb blood levels?
My brothers been admitted to hospital with bowel obstruction. He had a colonic stent put in a few weeks ago in the hope that it would avoid this. He is in a lot of pain because his abdomen is very distended. The plan is to give him enemas to try and relieve...
Hi I was diagnosed nearly three weeks ago, with advanced bowel cancer ( 9 cm tumour ) and two lesions on my liver. I had a colonoscopy last Friday to get some biopsy’s unfortunately they couldn’t find the tumour ( they tried twice) on Wednesday...
Hi My wife was recently diagnosed with Stage 3B rectal tumour and is due to start Chemo next week. We had three cruises booked between now and next year and the first was a mini cruise on Queen Mary 2 at the end of the month.The Oncologist thought we...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in July and finished my chemo radiation treatment a few weeks ago. At my pet scan in July, I was told there was low uptake in my bowel, the caecum area. My oncologist asked for advice from a bowel specialist...
Hi my mum got uncureble bowel cancer stage 4 was diagnosed 6 weeks ago this last couple days she's sleeping a lot more going to bed at 8 and sleeping to 10 and sleeping in the day is this normal or is it sign things getting worse
Morning, my mum had her first iv chemotherapy Wednesday, that evening as prescribed she took her 8mg ondansertron . She started cape tablets on Thursday am twice daily alongside ondansertron for two days. My question is Friday (today) will be her last...
Hi they have stopped 1 of my chemotheraps has this happened to anyone thank you
