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My dad has just been diagnosed with squamous cell cancer head and neck, the tumour is located in the upper part of his oesophagus behind his voice box. He is going to have 6 weeks worth of radiotherapy and 2/3 sessions of chemo. He has been told that...
I’m currently on hold to speak to chemo advice line but just wondered if anyone on here could give me some advice please. My husband had chemo last Tuesday. It has really wiped him out as has felt really poorly since. Tonight he started to feel shivery...
Good afternoon. I recently was diagnosed with a sinus tumour and little bit in lymph node. It does have a name yet no idea how to spell it, nasal something! I'm starting chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the 13th November yet I'm really struggling with...
Hello Had my diagnosis this week, Oropharyngeal! Having 2 teeth out this week, probably starting treatment at the end of the month. Dont have many friends so hoping to be able to talk here
Hi all,I hope you are all as well as you can be,I just thought I would pop on and update you about my Hubby’s sinonasal tumour,so we had the scan results on Monday,consultant said he is reassured by them,tumour has shrunk significantly and the majority...
Almost a week since l completed my radio therapy, its slow, its sore and christ its frustrating. So yesterday I had the feeling something was brewing, just after lunch ( tasty nutritious shake) I began to feel as if the lid was about to come off. I call...
To those who warned week 3 would be tough you were correct. can the group please recommend a good shake please. I suggested slim fast but apparently that’s counter intuitive
Hi all ok nearly three months post treatment six weeks rt and chemo tongue and lymph cancer stage 3 really struggling to eat just about coping with time of soup on the feeding tube which I hate swallowing such an issue when does it get easier...
Hi, I am new to this who thing, the forum and the disease. I went to the doc after a lump appeared in my neck. I had a bot of a swollen tongue for many months as I had dental work and we were adjusting teeth to stop them hurting my tongue. Anyway...
I was recently diagnosed with HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer in my right tonsil and a single lymph node on my neck. TNM classification is T1 N1 M0. I've chosen to take part in a phase 3 trial called PATHOS and on Thursday 8th April, I'll be having...
