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Hello Everyone. My husband has started week 3 of treatment for tonsil cancer. He’s starting to feel effects now with dry mouth and soreness. He’s in hospital during the week and home at weekends. I’m looking for advice on what I can feed him at home....
Hello everyone. My husband is now 12 weeks post radiotherapy for his hpv throat cancer and is being very brave trying to eat as much as he can and is hopeful to have his peg removed soon but he has developed lymphedema in his neck which seems to now be...
I had a panendoscopy today, I’ve been told that I am suitable for TORS (transoral robotic surgery), so I now have a pretty big decision to make. Essentially, I have two treatment routes: Option 1: TORS + neck dissection, followed by radiotherapy...
Hi. Radiotherapy finished in June, I'm back at work since middle of August. My thyroid cancer journey started in March 2022. At the moment all treatment is done, will have a PET scan next month to check if the treatment worked. My oncologist...
Hello everybody , I have just been diagnosed with T4 N0 M0 SCC left mandible. Ambiguous pathology initially discovered after extraction for impacted wisdom tooth in May. Tooth had been impacted for years and never caused much bother. At that point,...
Hi.... back after 12weeks since 2 sarcoma removed in a big operation. Had an mri with dye and oncologist says that there is a 5cm residual tumour,could this be post op swelling showing on scan... Im now waiting to see if another op is feasible or...
Hi All, I’m new to the group. My husband has been recently diagnosed with tonsil cancer which has spread to his neck lymph nodes (Tx N3b M0 p16 positive). Treatment will be 6 weeks radiotherapy plus 1 day a week chemotherapy. Likely to start in approx...
Simple sinus surgery is now lymphoma waiting on biopsy results from Leeds, lump is at the back of nose so from what I'd read it's a rare cancer. PET scan and MRI this week. Can't eat , can't sleep.
Hi All, I had a swallow test and they found that in my food pipe between the back of my throat and the voice valve I have weakness and the food and drink is staying there not progressing down just relying on gravity as the muscles aren't strong enough...
Hi all, I am now 6 weeks post treatment and things were going great. I have been able to eat crisps, pizza, chocolate etc. Last Wednesday I took my son to watch Newcastle as I was feeling well enough. After that I stopped taking all my meds, main...
