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I have posted similar before, but I thought it was worth posting the latest data I have. Today I sat in on my local Trust's annual cancer performance review and was particularly interested in the head and neck statistics. Of nearly 2000 patients referred...
Anyone heard of, or been prescribed this???
I have done previous forums related to this and don’t know if I’m putting this in the right place but today we have seen the oncologist. She has said dad’s throat cancer has spread to his lungs and liver. He is going to be having immunotherapy. I cannot...
I'm a 47 year old single mum and was told yesterday that the ulcer on the side of my tongue at the back is a squamous cell carcinoma. I'm devastated. I've been told it's very small and caught early. I've had it about 3 months but tried to be seen by a...
Hi all Had first RT today and when I got home neck was really painful. Right where my lymph nodes are enlarged. Couple of paracetamol and it’s calmed down now but it went well. Have first of 2 chemos tomorrow and then having peg fitted on Wednesday...
Hi everyone My husband has his parotidectomy and neck dissection tomorrow. I am packing his bag tonight - it is the least I can do - and just wondered outside of the obvious is there anything that made a big difference to you? We are expecting two nights...
Thankyou all so much to all of you who have shared your stories and wished me well it really does help .
Hi I’m new to online forums but feeling overwhelmed and despite support from friends need to just get it all off my chest. My husband had neck dissection and partial mandibulectomy two weeks ago, then back to theatre next day to treat a blood clot...
So I can’t sleep with worrying about my dads appointment on Thursday with the oncologist. long story short, - had neck dissection to remove 40 lymph nodes, 6 of which were cancerous. - surgery 13th November. - complications with seroma under his chin...
Hi everyone, This is all new to me so please bare with. I have just finished 6 weeks of radiotherpay with 2 sessions of Chemo treatment. So this is my first week of the recovery proces and just want to know if my sysmptoms are normal. Every time I...
