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Has anyone tried the Care Oncology Protocol through their clinic in London? I have recently been diagnosed with a GBM, had surgery before Christmas and am currently in the middle of radiotherapy and chemo. I’m just desperate to do everything I can to...
Hi I am enquiring on behalf of my cousin who has a stage 4 brain tumour and is wondering if anyone in a similar situation has had success with Proton Therapy ? Any help or information would be greatly appreciated Thanks
On the 29th nov i went to A&E reguarding possible stroke symptoms as i suffered from a migraine which gives me numbness and visual disturbances and have done for the last 3 to 4 years. This particular migraine didnt seem to subside which was actually...
Hi hope everyone is well I am awaiting neurology appointment on 23rd this month and a possible lumbar puncture , around 6 weeks ago I had loss of vision , static vision , zig zags and just complete loss of vision and just felt really wired and out of...
Hello Everyone. Obviously not great that we're chatting on a cancer support forum but let's make the best of it. I have just finished my last cycle of chemo and was wondering when I return to see the consultant what specific questions should I be...
OK - Post craniotomy we will have the big results call on Tuesday. From my notes looks like GBM4 WHat are the best questions to ask ? Read a lot of stuff abut cannibidols (CBG CBD) anything solid out there ? Can MacMIllan or anyone refer an IFA...
I am a woman of 65 and was diagnosed on April's Fool Day 2021. . Since then I have been debulked along with receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy. I am taking the final chemo tablets as we speak. My question to everyone is, when I return to see the...
We have been on a long journey over the past year. My father's oesophagal cancer is now in his brain, the tumour is fairly big and there is a smaller lesion with lots of oedema.He has no use down his right side and cannot stand or walk without at least...
My son Joshua, 25 was diagnosed with GBM4 christmas eve 2020. He has gone through craniotomy, 6 weeks of chemo-radiotherapy, 6 months of further stronger dose of chemotherapy all with a beaming smile on his face. Even when he must have been in so much...
I had lung cancer in2013 had a pneumonectomy and was given the all clear in 2018, in august started getting strange thing with vision and dizzy un coordinated neurologist said it was migraine but subsequent MRI showed a brain tumour it was removed 20...
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