People of any background, gender identity or sexual orientation etc can be diagnosed with cancer. Please be welcoming and supportive when talking to others.
We keep this a safe space for everyone. To find out more, take a look at our Community Guidelines.
Hey everyone I’m 4 weeks into my cancer treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer and for some reason i just feel aches and pains popping up everywhere, I’ve been to the gp twice regarding different lumps and bumps i thought I’d found.. to be told there’s nothing...
Hi just found out dad will have 30 days of radiotherapy and chemo after this second cycle of chemotherapy. Any tips on how I can support him/ help him manage side effects?
Hello - thought I'd drop in with a quick update on all things recovery, taste, appetite... I think it's helpful for anyone newly diagnosed to see people coming out the other end of treatment and getting on with life - it certainly was for me! Eating...
Hi, I had right tonsil removed 14/2/23 & have had mask fitted 13/03/23 for radiotherapy to begin in a couple of weeks. I’m to have 30 radio & 6 chemo over 6 weeks. The mask felt very tight & claustophobic so not looking forward to that. But my main concern...
Hi all, where do i start. My brother was diagnosed last year with tongue cancer, he had it removed and his tongue re built with donor from his arm. He went through all that and completed 6 weeks of chemo, to now find out unfortunately it has spread to...
Hi There folk. Just a quick one please. I have tried to reduce my 10 mg x 2 daily oramorph and 10mg x 2 pregabalin but have noted increased pain when eating. My throat especially where the bulk of the radiotherapy was feels very scratchy and stingy...
Hi, I'm new here and have tried searching the forums for an answer about the size of my lymph nodes. I have been diagnosed HPV+ P16 cancer, primary is right tonsil and it has spread to several right lymph nodes, tested positive by small core biopsy...
HPV+ Keeps chasing me ! Hi club members! My name is Stuart, I’m 58 and was diagnosed with T4a N1, p16 Positive SCC base of tongue and lymph node on right side of the neck in October 2020 (then T2 N2 never understood the change). I was referred to...
Hi, Best wishes to everyone. In Feb 2023, I was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer, HPV positive, staging: T4aN2CM0. My chemoradiation starts in approximately 10 days. I am just getting over tonsillectomy, followed by the extraction of six teeth...
Hi everyone ive been diagnosed with T3 N2 M0 cancer at the base of my tongue and recommended 6 weeks of chemoradiotherapy. First chemo was fine and no side effects but start RT with 2nd chemo dose this week. Reading everything I’ve been given and...
