Hey all, hope all are doing well. I have had a bit of a rough couple of weeks, for the last month i have been going into my docs about a cyst on my back, he kept telling me to ignore it It then got infected and finally he gave me antibiotics which...
Hello Everyone I have a diagnosis of Squamous cell carcinoma of left tonsil, P16 positive, T2 NT M0. I am into my fourth week of proton therapy. I have grade 3 mucositis and eating soft food is becoming excruciating. Also had a recent spike in temperature...
Hi My dad was diagnosed with terminal mouth cancer in March 2021, given 6 months to live, had radiotherapy and then went in to palliative care. I read an article in the guardian about immunotherapy and pushed my dads consultant to try it, and he started...
We all know how important proper nutrition is while having Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy yet we are often left unable to. There have been lots of ingenious tips from the members in the community so with grateful thanks and inspiration from Minmax ...
been told I need to have a lump on neck below ear removed , I have had a scan and FNA and told its cancerous. He mentioned skin graph so I am assuming its just in the one place. He says they do these the whole time which is reassuring. It kind of feels...
Hi everyone, I posted a couple of weeks ago about my lymph node in my neck getting smaller, this was biopsied several times as p16 hpv , now it has completely disappeared and the consultant felt yesterday and said he has never seen this before and can...
Hey. I’m Sarah, I’m 48 years old, wife and mum of 2 teenagers. I been diagnosed with HPV base of tongue cancer. I have 3 rounds (9 weeks) of TPF chemotherapy and then chemo/RT for 7 weeks. I had my first round of chemo last week. It knocked me for six...
Hi all hope you are all doing the best you can. Unfortunately at the moment I have pneumonia from the lung collapse/COVID that happened in BRI. TODAY I have been for the mask fitting and planning scan. That was scary. I'm quite concerned that a whole...
Hi all, feeling a little more informed and starting to understand what an op journey may be like for P. So P has grade iv squamous cell carcinoma also affecting jaw bone and lymph. Plan is segmental resection (full not partial), lower leg free flap...
Hi everyone, I have just had my pet scan 4 months after treatment finished,good and bad news , the cancer is gone in my tonsil but there is still cancer activity in my neck, has this happened to any of you and what were the next steps ?
