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Hello I am a stage 4 kidney cancer sufferer and have been for 5 years. I didn't know about this forum but will keep an eye on it from now on. However I have a question. Can anyone recommend a company for travel insurance...I am going on holiday in...
Hi All, I'm new to the forum, but... diagnosed with Papillary renal cell carcinoma pt 1a lebowich(?)1. Diagnosed Dec 23rd 2021. Partial nephrectomy JAn 3rd 2022...very quick!. First check up after ultrasound scan all ok phone call from cancer nurse...
Good Morning, I hope everyone is doing well. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer 4th April 2024. I have posted on here a few times and now have an update. I went for my 3 month scans last week. My kidney tumor was 11.8 cm by 12cm and lung mets...
On my hospital letter to GP it describes my growth as a large lesion and though I know this is a Timor I guess it’s slightly different , abnormal cell area which makes me think that it is more aggresive . I know I should not 2 nd guess but the build up...
Weeks ago I was wondering around working talking rubbish with pals . waiting for the football season to kick off enjoying family and work time . then bang scan phone call hated words we found something . booked in for bloods CT scan and all systems...
Hello all, I’ve been here for a couple of days reading posts from everyone. My husband (47) had a scan for kidney stones and an incidental tumour was discovered. 4.2cm. We haven’t yet met a consultant. The nurse over the phone said, all tumours are...
Hi My partner was diagnosed with renal kidney cancer 5 weeks ago after urgent scans were requested by his consultant following an ultrasound which found ‘3.5cm lesion ‘ on his left kidney. It took a lot of chasing and dozens of calls to get these...
Hi everyone it’s just a query if anyone has heard of this Soursop fruit? my husband who has metastatic kidney cancer that is also grown into his lungs has just shown me an article on the benefits of it, I honestly have no idea but was wondering if anyone...
Hello All, I'm a first time poster. Ive just had my left kidney removed because it had a large tumour on it and I was weeing a lot of blood. Today I started a course of Cabozantinib, one tablet a day for 28 days. The possible side FX look scary...and...
Started target therapy on my kidney cancer which has spread to my lungs. The oncologists did say it was upto me to start treatment as the tumours were small but it was better to treat now before they explode. First two weeks I was fine they this week...
