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Hello, I hope someone can help me or give the benefit of your advice, My Wife sadly passed away on 20th November last year. She had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Secondary Breast Cancer in 2015 which had spread to both kidneys and her right lung...
Hi. I’m Pat & yesterday I started my cancer pills for 2ndry beast cancer in my lung. I had breast cancer 19 years ago & thought this was all behind me, so a bit of a shock when I lost some weight, had a blood test & a cancer marker appeared. Proper...
This is not my diagnosis, but my 83 yo mother - just wondering if there’s anyone in similar situations/treatment. She was diagnosed in January with secondary bc, (bones, lungs, adrenal glands, pleura)and is now on letrozole, denosumab and as of today...
Hi I am 49 I was diagnosed with BC with 3 lymph node positive and Mets to my 8th Rib Feb 2022. After pulmonary embolisms delaying treatment then mastecomy etc chemo, radiotherapy which has just ended I still have a lesion on my rib waiting bone scan results...
Hi all. Has anyone had any experience of using pure grade CBD Oil? Family member has terminal mets cancer in lung and liver. Chemo is no longer an option so exhausted all usual options. CBD oil is available and approved by MHRA in some organisations....
Hi everyone. I was in this group 6 years ago when I was newly diagnosed straight to secondary breast cancer with liver mets. I wanted to reconnect as I feel quite low at the moment mentally. it’s lovely to see some of the original peoples names on here...
Has anyone had to wait longer than 10 days for a covid LFT to show up negative? I tested positive on Monday 27th March and after a false negative test on Saturday 1st April I am still testing positilve. I have now had to cancel my CT scan due tomorrow...
Hi, I am the main carer for my mum and she been on her first line of treatment since Nov 2022 for extensive bone mets. She managed to have her first CT scan and bone scan after 4 months after hospital delays. We are still awaiting results and I received...
I’ve got my last chemo treatment tomorrow but will carry on with phesgo I’ve got a tiny met on spine and some positive lymph node involvement. Half way scan was positive and everything shrinking. Has anyone got any positive phesgo stories please. I’m...
I’m her2 triple and on treatment since 2020 . Only recently have figured out which group I belong to ad my neck metastasis not common. U usually think metastasis is liver bone or brain but mine went to neck so on tdm1 till it stops working etc . Just...
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