Hello everyone, I noticed that there isn’t much info related to buccal mucosa SCC at stage 1 with no spread (thankfully) to the lymph nodes - so here goes regarding my experience! I am in my 60s and had a white patch on the inside of my right cheek which...
Hi everyone. I am looking for a bit of advice after worrying myself sick! Around 4 weeks ago I noticed a smooth painless bump at the back of my mouth on the upper gum, near my molar. The lump comes and goes. Theres no different texture to this or...
Hello, I’m really worrying. 2 months ago, when I swallowed food. It got stuck (not choking). I drank water and it felt like it was filling up on top. After a couple of minutes it went down, this happened twice more within the same month. This hasn’t happened...
Hi Everyone. My Name is Rich and my wife Claudia was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer a few weeks ago which they fear may be advanced. We have had the dental and PET scan and today is the day of the MDT meeting to discuss results and hopefully...
Hi all, My mum has neck and oesophagus cancer. Just finished 3 weeks radiotherapy, had one chemo and another one after next week, 7 week altogether. She wants to know what others with same cancer eat? She can hardly taste anything and beginning to struggle...
i have started the chemo, pretty heavy going, lots of side effects, the thing that has annoyed me, is the fact it takes me 2 hours to travel to the hospital and then 2 hours home again, so last week i had an appointment for a pre picc assessment, travelled...
Hello all, I was after some guidelines of how long it's taken people to eat and drink again following treatment. In a nutshell I got diagnosed late last year with my cancer at the back of my tongue that had spread and swollen my lymph node. I was...
️ so far so good throats a bit scratchy. And I’m so tired but I’m putting that down to the 07:00 appointments and the hours drive before that, they moved me to the 08:30 slot next week so a lay in. The mask is fine no holes for eyes nose etc but it’s...
My dad has just been diagnosed with squamous cell cancer head and neck, the tumour is located in the upper part of his oesophagus behind his voice box. He is going to have 6 weeks worth of radiotherapy and 2/3 sessions of chemo. He has been told that...
Good afternoon. I recently was diagnosed with a sinus tumour and little bit in lymph node. It does have a name yet no idea how to spell it, nasal something! I'm starting chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the 13th November yet I'm really struggling with...
