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Hi all, my mum was diagnosed with renal cell cancer in November 2021 and we then found out that it has metastasised to the lungs, liver, bones, brain, lymph nodes and some muscles. She has only had one lot of immunotherapy as after that her live function...
My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2020. She had chemotherapy and immunotherapy but had to stop because her kidneys started to fail. Over the past year she has been relatively well. a few weeks ago she fell in the bathroom and hurt her...
Hi Everyone, new to the site, basic computer user, diagnosed & treated for lung cancer 2018/19, diagnosed & treated for Brain Matasees in April 2020, treated with Gamma fractions, still here! Have 4 children & 8 grand children, came as a real shock...
Hi All, First time I have written on here having read others comments for a long time. My mum has just been told that her brain tumour has returned for a 3rd time. She was initially diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2017 and had chemo, radio and...
Hi I’m new to here, my mum has just been diagnosed with secondary brain cancer and I am so scared. I’m heartbroken. My mum means the world to me. I just can’t cope how do you all cope
Hi, does anyone have any experience with tagrisso? I didn't want to ask how long was left, know it isn't curable but wondering if this will help. Thank you
Hi - I’m new here and feeling totally out of my depth my mum was diagnosed with womb cancer this time last year, in July she was told it had spread to her lungs and 2 weeks later was told it had spread to her bones. 2 days ago she was then told it has...
Hi I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in my brain in October 2019. I had had breast cancer in 2009 but after a lumpectomy and radiotherapy, removal of some lymph nodes etc I was told I was lucky and it was all gone. no such luck as in 2019...
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