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Hi everyone, My mum has had breast cancer 3 times over the last few years, and unfortunately, they've now found a lesion in her brain that they think has travelled from her breast. They are looking into the option of surgery or stereotactic radiotherapy...
My mum was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 brain metastases, with a tumour in her brain stem, and in the parietal region of her brain. Doctors have said the only treatment option is whole brain radiotherapy therapy, but that this will only give her a...
Hi, I've just joined group for any advice anyone can give. Hubby is on end of life care from Melanoma with secondary lung, liver and brain mets. One side of his face dropped last week so he's struggling a lot and no longer eating or drinking very much...
I (57) have been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer that has spread to the brain. I have known since jan 9th. After sudden weakness down left side and have had no treatment yet as i got pneumonia when i was due to go to southampton for a brain biopsy...
so my lovely mum aged 63 has 5 x secondary brain mets from lung cancer 16bmonths ago. picked up on mri due to A&E admission due to one sided body weakness We are struggling for anyone to give a prognosis......shes had 1 course of Gamma knife, now a...
Hello all, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in October 2024 (aged 49). I was treated for this and was hoping to make a full recovery. However, in April this year, I had a few days when I started loosing words, and couldn’t finish sentences...
My husband has oesophageal cancer as his primary cancer but this has spread to many parts of his body including 3 brain metastases. He has his last of 8 chemo sessions next week. They have said they have some radiotherapy ‘in reserve’ but does anyone...
My Stereotactic radiotherapy treatment starts on wednesday. I'm scared and I dont know how to stop the negativity thats surrounding me. Its 6 weeks since my Craniotomy, everyone says my recovery is amazing except me
2 years ago i developed a stage2 melanoma on my scalp which was removed and a WLE and SLNB were also undertaken. Results all clear with proviso that cells may have jumped. This week i was presented with stroke like symptoms, ct scan showed a brain lesion...
Anyone out there lost their balance due to brain cancer? Also have lost my appetite over the past week! Brain cancer stage 4 , this is the 4 cancer in 20 years .
