People of any background, gender identity or sexual orientation etc can be diagnosed with cancer. Please be welcoming and supportive when talking to others.
We keep this a safe space for everyone. To find out more, take a look at our Community Guidelines.
My husband has a date for his staging laparoscopy can anyone tell us how long after this can we expect surgery to happen.
Hello All My lovely husband had 30 sessions of radical radiotherapy for tonsil cancer that had spread into tongue base. We are almost two years along. My husband still can’t eat anything other than liquids, soup and milkshakes. He still has a PEG tube...
Hi My partner finished his treatment in September completely. He had Flot Surgery Flot. Today tested positive for COVID, sore head ears mouth back legs, chest, throat...Now I'm worried this will set him back. Has anyone any experience of this? I know...
Hi Everyone, I have just been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. I have had blood tests, X rays, endoscopy CT scan and PET scan and now waiting for a loan of action. My consultant says it can be cured, although I realise there are no guarantees. He said...
This particular cancer is on the increase because it’s not easily diagnosed, GP’s tend to treat the symptoms with medication at first then they may proceed to an endoscopy. Sadly by this stage it’s a bit to late for some. In the past this cancer was mainly...
Does anyone here cough upon eating and drinking? I'm not too bad when eating but drinking is a real problem, with me coughing straight after drinking. Has anyone got any advice on how to cope with this? I know you're not to eat and drink at the same time...
I haven’t been on this site for a while. Had a bad couple of months with a series of chest infections and have been in and out of hospital. These infections have led to complications with my heart and I have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and...
Hi just a quick question I am on a 3 week chemo cycle infusion followed by two weeks of pills one week break then repeat, I was due to have round 5 of 6 tomorrow however I have tested positive for Covid and they are postponing treatment for two weeks...
My husband had his scan halfway through his chemo for oesophageal cancer stage 4. The tumour has shrunk a little but not enough to have it he operation. But it hasn’t spread. So it’s not all bad and he only has 2 chemos to go. Hope everyone is taking...
Hi, I am so confused right now and Doctors won't discuss anything with me and hubby keeps saying his Doctor tells him he will live to be an old man 2017 Oesophageal Cancer,they removed part of the oesophagus and reconstructed, all treamtment and alive...
