Can people on radiotherapy week accept dinner invited(day3) or is that daft?
Hello, my aunt has been diagnosed with stage 2b cervical cancer currently she is saying she doesn't want to have treatment due to the wait time and the fact that she has a needle phobia. She says she feels she is unable to cope with this mentally and...
Hi there, After my last chemo infusion of Docetaxel, I developed swollen ankles that are not going down. I have had swollen ankles or calves during my treatment but they have always gone down completely overnight and have totally sibsided after a few...
im still confussed still no start date for chemo i know know im her 2 positive stage 3a mass is over 5 cm oncologist wants me to have heart scan with radiation i will be having neaojuvant chemo and come off warfarin on use blood thinning...
Hi all I had a mastectomy on the 7th April, since I came out of hospital I have had a really upset stomach. The first three or four days where the worst, running to the loo constantly. I have felt sick but not been sick. I'm not eating well, and not...
Morning, I saw my consultant yesterday and didn't have my list of questions with me as only 1 hours notice for the appointment. I stupidly forgot to ask a big question,- are there other tests that we should have to see if cancer is any where else in...
Hi I just received the results of my dexa scan and need to go on medication due to bone density. I am totally surprised as I never expected this. I wondered what medication other ladies have/are taking and any side effects and how long they have to...
Hi I have a found a large lump to the bottom on my boob about 3 inches long - it feels like a ridge - hard and unmoving. Starts at the inner bit of my breast right at the bottom. to be honest when I check for cancer I go all aroun the nipple and not...
Hello...I had my results this week .I have to have an axillary clearance and further wide excision.I’m concerned that my NPI is 5 which they say means that there is a moderate chance of the cancer returning.Has anyone else had similar results? It’s all...
Hi I had a lumpectomy and breast reduction in December but margins were not clear so I had a mastectomy in February they done the onco test results came back as 19 so didn't need chemo just 5 days of radiotherapy I have just had day 4 yesterday day 5...
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