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Hello, Hope everybody is doing okay. I have a family member who has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the larynx which we understand is very rare in this area. Would really appreciate if anybody has an information on this type of laryngeal cancer...
Diagnosed in July and undergone palliative radiotherapy. Now been offered pembrozilumab treatment starting possibly next month. Would be interested in any information from anyone who has undergone this sort of regime
Hi everyone, I posted a couple of weeks ago about my lymph node in my neck getting smaller, this was biopsied several times as p16 hpv , now it has completely disappeared and the consultant felt yesterday and said he has never seen this before and can...
Hello everyone. It is now 5 months since I completed Radiotherapy for tonsil cancer and my sense of taste is coming back and I enjoy the initial mouthful.However,because I lack sufficient saliva the food becomes a tasteless ball I am adding lots of...
My Sister-in-Law has recently been diagnosed with Breast cancer and is soon to start chemotherapy. She had an appointment with a *local oncologist this afternoon and she and my brother spoke with an Oncology Nurse afterwards. When I asked if it was a...
Hey. I’m Sarah, I’m 48 years old, wife and mum of 2 teenagers. I been diagnosed with HPV base of tongue cancer. I have 3 rounds (9 weeks) of TPF chemotherapy and then chemo/RT for 7 weeks. I had my first round of chemo last week. It knocked me for six...
Hi, I have started immunotherapy treatment for metastatic mucinous SCC and wonder if anyone else is going through this. My situation is complicated by the fact I was originally treated as a CUP ( cancer of unknown primary) but after many scans and biopsies...
Hi, i saw my consultant a couple of days ago, who said he was going to do a shorter op because of my weight loss and previous lung problem and was pleased i'd got a plan of action. I got a call from my cancer nurse yesterday saying that she and her...
Well I in week 4 and hospital! Dehydration and kidney trauma.I still can't drink very well eating is non existent and painful. I have to say I am pretty low. It's all so painful, I'm repeatedly told it's early days for hyphophangeal cancer because of...
Hello, we lost my Mum to pancreatic cancer a month ago and two weeks before she died my Dad went for an operation on nasal polyps only to find out it was a malignant melanoma. He has been put on the waiting list for urgent surgery but it will be close...
