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Hello, I’m new here. My brother was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in August. He was not far into treatment when scans showed that the tumours, which were limiting his speech, were not responding to chemo and causing blockage in his airways. In late...
So today marks the day 1 year ago that I had surgery to remove both tonsils & part of my tongue. I had had a PET CT scan 2 weeks prior, & as no one had contacted me about the results I naively thought that the issue of a small lump in my neck was nothing...
Happy new year everyone, just spent my worst Christmas ever! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago and following surgery and radiotherapy have enjoyed my recovery and retirement. unfortunately back in august I developed a hoarse voice and was...
Husband has finished treatment and has been given flamazine to use on his neck which is extremely inflamed and tissue appears to be blackening and weaping. We were told this would be normal but how do we clean the skin? Is he able to shower as normal...
The proper work of the mind is the excersise of choice. Refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation and assent, which can pollute the mind's functioning. Nothing but your decisions are your choice. Epictetus
Am 4 weeks into a 6 week course of Radiotherapy following left hemimandibulectomy, fibula flap jaw replacement, and neck dissection with node removal (2 found to be cancerous). This is so much worse than the surgery itself. The whole of the inside of...
Hello my name is Dan. I live in Canada. It is newly diagnosed and still waiting for CT scan to see how far it has spread. Several lymph nodes in the neck are swollen. A biopsy on the node on the left side of the neck next to my thyroid showed squamous...
