Hello, My name is Steve and on Saturday an ENT consultant told me I had tonsil cancer. I am meeting with my treatment team today to discuss treatment. I understand the cancer is localised to one tonsil and has not spread. After the initial shock...
Hello, Hope everybody is doing okay. I have a family member who has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the larynx which we understand is very rare in this area. Would really appreciate if anybody has an information on this type of laryngeal cancer...
Diagnosed in July and undergone palliative radiotherapy. Now been offered pembrozilumab treatment starting possibly next month. Would be interested in any information from anyone who has undergone this sort of regime
Hi, I have started immunotherapy treatment for metastatic mucinous SCC and wonder if anyone else is going through this. My situation is complicated by the fact I was originally treated as a CUP ( cancer of unknown primary) but after many scans and biopsies...
Hello, we lost my Mum to pancreatic cancer a month ago and two weeks before she died my Dad went for an operation on nasal polyps only to find out it was a malignant melanoma. He has been put on the waiting list for urgent surgery but it will be close...
My husband is being treated for cancer at the base of his tongue. He had his tonsils removed, a tooth removed and a PEG fitted and started treatment 2 weeks and 2 days ago. We are finding the process tough going and would appreciate sharing experiences...
Hi people I am new to this page/group. I was diagnosed with tongue cancer mid Sept after going to the doctor because i was fed up with a sore tongue. Since then my feet haven't touched the ground going back and forth to the hospital. I should be getting...
Hi, After many tests my dad was diagnosed with cancer yesterday. He went alone as he wasn’t told to take someone. He retained no information what so ever only that he was going to have radiotherapy on his neck. We are totally lost and afraid. Today...
Hi I have just been diagnosed (4days ago) with cancer in my left tonsil and left lymph node. I am 56 and reasonably fit and well. In general I did not have any symptoms to speak off (still don’t) until the lump in my neck appeared at the beginning of...
I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE. In March I thought I had Shingles. I sent photo to Dr I along with a photo of what looked like a skin tag that had just appeared in the previous week on the side of my neck. I was given meds for shingles.The Dr wasn't concerned...
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