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Hi all, It's Steph from the Community team here, I hope you don't mind me popping in to share some recent news. I'm here to highlight a recent Community News Blog, 'Cancer and fatigue - when will I start feeling less tired' in case anyone might find...
I got home from three weeks in Greece on Wednesday, had a chest x-ray yesterday and have just been called by a GP telling me they suspect malignancy on my chest (lung presumably?). Fast track referral to chest people and urgent CT scan to come, looks...
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I have seen a few references to being able to take your normal medication through your fitted feeding tube. Does this mean that you have to prepare your medication beforehand, i.e. crushing, liquidising, etc.? Can all medication be supplied in liquid...
My dad had surgery for tongue tonsil and neck cancer they think they got it all but hes still in icu been 4 weeks now is this normal his oxygen and blood levels are low too
Helo recently been diagnosed witb Nasopharyngeal cancer starting chemo and radiotherapy next week Feeling very anxious and scared Been told i will have a PEG inserted 3rd week of treatment Any advice much appreciated Will i loose my hair Thank...
BUCEPHALUS HERE,It's nearly 1 month since my last update,when I had only done 7 out of 30 treatments I finished treatment on 13/10/2021.For the most part it was routine and passed quickly.Keeping uphe exercises given,making sure weight kept steady drinking...
I’m due to start Nivolumab immunotherapy next week for my Metastatic cancer which has spread from my neck to my chest. I’m a bit nervous regarding possible side effects. Is anyone currently on this treatment? regards Harvest Moon
Hi everyone. My mouth has gone very dry now after mucus has finished. I now have lots of ulcers on back of throat. I used my Durophat toothpaste a couple of times and I think it was just too strong for my mouth yet)I have been using Oronurse). Any tips...
Hello, I wasn't at all sure where to post so hope this is ok? My son started with a lesion to his lower lip at about 6, started after he stopped a medication (so wondered if it was that) kept bleeding and very slowly increasing in size. Fast...
