I have to use Duraphat 500 after radiotherapy and having very little saliva. I've been getting Duraphat 500 via a prescription from my dentist as an NHS patient. No my dentist has decided all their NHS patients are to be dropped! How do people get Duraphat...
I was told this week I have a locally advance tumour at the base of my tongue near my vocal chords. I had an ultrasound biopsy within 2 days, MRI and CT scan tomorrow and a Panendoscopy on Tuesday. It all moves very fast and is very daunting! Has anyone...
Yet to be confirmed but they suspect I have HVP tonsil cancer and squamous cancer cells in my lymph nodes. As I’m 70 I’m told I wouldn’t have chemotherapy which leads me to think two things. First off, what’s the chances of cure without the chemo...
Hello all! I hope I've found the right place to air mums laundry with like minded people. Mum is 66 years old and has been through the mill, 5 years ago lung cancer, 3 years ago breast cancer and now SSC has reared its ugly head. She's had a bad...
hello, i finished treatment 2024, i have to go every 3 months to the ENT for a check up, the doctor i see is a otolaryngologist, not a cancer specialist, i see him for around 2mins max, he asks me if i have any problems, as i have so many side effects...
I just read Mark Steel's book about his cancer experience. He had neck cancer. I thought it was a very good read full of dark humor and I felt, from my own experience of being diagnosed with stage 4 HPV tonsil cancer, now 4 years clear, a very honest...
Hi, it's my turn to join the group that no one really wants to join. I'd been having tongue problems since last autumn, my GP first suggested thrush, the treatment didn't help. My second visit, she prescribed a cortisone treatment, again with no improvement...
Hi everybody, Radiotherapy has affected my salivary glands I assume. Anything that might be a good way to counrtact or alleviate a dry mouth at night? Thanks for any suggestions.
Now into10 weeks of recovery after 30 sessions of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of chemo (cisplatin) .I see a different consultant tomorrow to start the process of finding out if the treatment worked, during the 10 weeks i have developed lymphodema under...
Hi I'm Stevie, just last week I was diagnosed with Cancer found after a biopsy on a lump in my neck. Just trying to process the news and await the scans to identify where it stems from as its in my Lymph node. Any information from anyone on what to expect...
