My sister has scc of the tongue..Shes 4 week post surgery.and about to start radiotherapy.. She feeling really anxious about the radiotherapy and the side effects.. How do I support her.? She is very low at the moment and I feel she needs support...
Hard to know where to start. Following a diagnosis of ear cancer I had my right ear removed in October 2021 in what turned out to be a 20 hour operation as the cancer had penetrated much deeper than was apparent from the scans. This included the removal...
Hello, I’m new here. My brother was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in August. He was not far into treatment when scans showed that the tumours, which were limiting his speech, were not responding to chemo and causing blockage in his airways. In late...
Happy new year everyone, just spent my worst Christmas ever! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago and following surgery and radiotherapy have enjoyed my recovery and retirement. unfortunately back in august I developed a hoarse voice and was...
Husband has finished treatment and has been given flamazine to use on his neck which is extremely inflamed and tissue appears to be blackening and weaping. We were told this would be normal but how do we clean the skin? Is he able to shower as normal...
Hello my name is Dan. I live in Canada. It is newly diagnosed and still waiting for CT scan to see how far it has spread. Several lymph nodes in the neck are swollen. A biopsy on the node on the left side of the neck next to my thyroid showed squamous...
Hello everyone just wondering if anyone else is trying to deal with head and neck cancer.and type1 diabetes. I’m finding it quite a struggle. Anyone got any advice?
Hi, Just been diagnosed with mouth cancer after months of seeing dentists and doctors. I suffered from Lichen Planus for 25 years (just a bit of soreness and ulceration) it has now turned erosive and caused squamous cell carcinoma. I have now had 3 biopsies...
Hiya fellow warriors First diagnosed in 2018 with the rarest of cancer primarily in the parotid, unfortunately I had originally took facial paralysis in 2015 and the cancer wasn't picked up on scans, because of this I was told it was bells palsy, not...
Hello. My daughter sent me the link for here saying it might help me to be with others with neck cancer. I was diagnosed in September with a 1 inch squamous cell carcinoma on my epiglottis. I also have 3 nodes involved. I am 12 days from finishing 35...
