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my husband knows about this group, but I’m the one who asks the questions. He’s not into these, or any kind of groups. So I give him my input from you as his wife , I am so worried about his dx. I know there’s a good cure rate but I still worry. Once...
Hi just a reminder that today is HPV awareness day if you’ve got grandchildren or children approaching year 8 in school boys and girls they can have the HPV vaccine. It’s important that we try to eradicate HOV driven tumours, preventing cancer certainly...
Recent diagnosis of tonsil cancer even though I dont have any, hpv positive. Next mdt meeting on friday. At last appointment was told I could go surgery route as I was a prime candidate or 6 weeks, 5 days a week radiotherapy. I shut down the surgery...
Hi everyone, This is my first post and I’m pleased to meet you all! I had chemo and radiotherapy for lymphoma a year ago (surgery in Nov23) and I was on a feeding tube for about a year. My eating was improving but life has been very stressful recently...
Hi. I'm new here. And I am very frightened for my husband who has recently been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer with lymph node involvement. Anybody have experience in all of this?
Is there many on here that had immounotherapy, it’s keytruda. My husband’s wbc is still low , other bloodwork is good so they don’t seem concerned. I just wondered if anyone else’s was low and if it takes a long time to go back up.
You can read my husbands blog. Recently he did get some taste back but meat, chocolates, and some other foods aren’t at 100% yet. He can eat salads He’s so frustrated but is thankful for some foods going down. How exactly has this taste thing worked for...
Hi everyone! My husband has completed 9 treatments with his symptoms being fatigue and some pain managed with tylenol and loss of taste. Is it possible to have mild side effects? We are told that stuff starts happening between 2 and 3 weeks which is coming...
Bye for now folks taking a different path
Hi all, awaiting jaw scan result, dread it! Also I’ve just had breast biopsy, not looking good! I have had my third big purple bruise appear on the same side as my breast. First one was on my breast so being referred for a scan. Dr doesn’t know...
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