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Hello, I have not had any personal/close relationships with cancer and am recently diagnosed as above. After my Bone marrow biopsy was a failure (too much pain for me), I am leary of what is yet to come, and unsure about how my day to day will be affected...
Hi all i have been diagnosed B cell high grade non-hodgkins lymphoma a month ago, going for my first Chemo session Please suggest me how to deal with it PLEASE HELP
Hi on 22nd of March I had extensive blood tests following treatment and later the following week (Thursday 27th March)had a telephone appointment with my haematologist and he said everything was fine, however some weeks ago I developed breathing problems...
Was given a diagnosis of throat cancer by MRI and PET scans, now the biopsie results have come back and now confirmed that I have this form orb NHL ENT doctor was convinced I had throat cancer before that This is now my second cancer as I had invasive...
Hi all, This is all a new world for me and I'm currently being treated for cervical HPV (what ever number it was). Now I'm under going x-rays and biopsy on my lymph node in my neck. Has anyone else experienced something like this? I understood it...
Hi all my dad has recently been diagnosed and awaiting treatment, he is going on a clinical trial. since diagnosis he has been really off his food rapidly losing weight and also extremely tired, is this normal? Will chemo help him with his appetite...
My husband has completed 4 chemotherapy sessions for high grade b cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 2 more to go. His appetite is improving. He shows fatigue, some anxiety, reluctant to exerise especially in the days immediately following the treatment...
Hi All, I’m just looking for some advice really as I’m not sure where to start. My dad was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago and we finally got the official type 2 weeks ago. He will start his chemo tomorrow but they have requested him to be an inpatient...
Hi my dad had his ct scan before 4th round off R-CHOP and were hoping for good news. Can anyone else share their experience of this was it mostly all gone? thank you
Day 1 .. went well, with no hiccups.. given a shed load of drugs, so trying to make some sort of plan to get it all in order. round 2 tomorrow..
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