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Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer Her2 stage 4 which has spread to my bones and liver. I am 38 and struggling to come to terms with the diagnose, I only found out due to bad pain I was experiencing. I have been told it’s incurable...
Hi There, I'm Jill and I have heard this morning that the lesions found on my liver have grown and now merged. The lessons were diagnosed 5 weeks ago as I had a pulmonary embolism in November so needed a CT scan to try and identify the cause. I have...
Hello my name is mark im waiting on a biopsy next Friday as all must be aware it’s a nightmare. i went for a ultrasound scan because I thought my gallstones might be playing up as I felt a bit uncomfortable but no pain. the nurse said I had a fatty...
Hi all So I have been looking at Dendritic cell therapy, has anyone had it? Any details? Is it a recognised medical/ scientific treatment? I vaguely remember it being mentioned at my diagnosis in Dec 2023 but was in shock and not processing anything...
I’ve got an unknown primary cancer, might be a GIST (Gastro intestinal stromal tumour), seems there are traces in my liver so will be having a liver biopsy on Thursday, this should confirm or deny things… hopefully. I’ve had pelvic biopsies before ...
I have just found out i have Neuro Endocrine Cancer of the stomach primary cancer where it started , in the small bowel And a secondary third cancer in the mesentary and Part of the bowel he also has exstream liver metastases deposits of cancer in the...
Hi, my mum went to hospital three weeks ago with abdominal pain and had a CT scan. She was sent home with antibitiotics to treat an infected gallbladder and appendix and told me they had found a small tumour on her stomach. She has been unwell for ages...
So I was diagnosed Nov 2022 hepatocellular cancer with protrusion into portal vein. They told me 4 to 6 months to live, so here we are 13 months later, I am fit and healthy, still at work full time, no issues other than a 9cm tumour on my liver. Was offered...
Hi My dad has been diagnosed with primary liver cancer. They have said it is a rare form (I don’t have a name) and he is to start immunotherapy. It is incurable and treatment is to only to add months to his life. He currently has no symptoms and seems...
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