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Hi everyone, I am now 5 weeks post treatment and doing great. I’m eating and drink much better and I can taste a lot better than expected. Mucus is no longer an issue apart from that first one in the morning. I no longer need to use the rig so was wondering...
Hi all, have recently had melanoma removed and waiting for nose to heal, now I'm being offered immunotherapy and don't like the sound of the side effects, has anybody out there refused it how are you getting on
Hi everyone, First off, I'm a bit of an interloper. As far as I'm aware I don't have cancer (yet). I'm really using the forum to try and get some advice in relation to my brother, who was diagnosed recently with Squamous Cell Carcinoma in his mouth...
Hi. I was diagnosed with cancer in my tongue recently and an operation is scheduled for 9th September. I am still dazed by the speed at which this is all happening and I am not yet able to grasp the reality of my situation. i suppose I am concerned about...
Hi has anyone else who’s had radiotherapy suffered with Lymphoedema? To the neck and throat? Just wondered if it is treatable? And what can be done? clare
ops I finally had my 2 sft tumours successfully removed in may after 2 days of embolisation to reduce blood flow to the 2 nasties.... I had latimus dorsi muscle harvested and channelled up to my top back neck to form a flap..it was discovered during routine...
Has anyone any experience of a recurrence of base of tongue cancer .. finished treatment 2 years ago. Need some positive pointers please
Hi all, I'm almost 4 years post treatment and my teeth are literally falling apart due to radiotherapy. Tbh they weren't great to start with as I had to have 6 removed before treatment. Anyway I really just want them removed and get dentures/ implants...
Hi all, first post for me. I've been diagnosed with stage 1 cancer of the vocal cord but as it's an apparently rare Sarcomatoid Spindle Cell cancer the MDT is favouring a partial laryngectomy, removing both vocal cords and presumably more around it. I...
Hi there, I just got back from the oncologist appointment. Had to have an mri scan a few weeks ago as 1st pet scan at 12 week post radiotherapy showed a hotspot. I've been so stressed. The oncologist did the usual ,scope down throat ,visual check...
