Hi my name is Dave and I am 44 years old. I am a husband and father of 3 girls. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer last January. I had my tumour removed by robotic surgery but could not have chemotherapy afterwards because my blood results indicated...
Hi, anybody got experience of avastin? I might have it with xelox (capox) but its private prescription, not nhs. Irinitecan and cetuxumab no longer working. Also does anybody else get extreme pain from bones and headaches apart from obvious usual...
Hi All My brother has recently been diagnosed which the primary being the colon. I want to see how beat nutrition can help with his immunity and getting his Liver well... I am a Holistic therapist and simply wish to complement whatever the doctors...
Hi everyone..I have recently been told by my CNS ,that i have a malignant growth in the start of my intestine,and suspected metastasis in my liver. The plan is apparently to keep a watching brief on how this develops. Has anyone had a similar diagnosis...
I’m just in need of getting my frustrations off my chest, so apologies to anyone who reads this. I told my family that my oncologist said I have 3 options going forward. Option 1, do nothing and I’d be “gone” in 6-12 months. Options 2 and 3 involve different...
Hi. Posted few weeks ago that I have secondary liver cancer. Further tests were done to locate the primary last one was yesterday which was PET scan. This didn't show up any primary cancer. I have appointment with unknown primary cancer oncologist next...
Hi. I'm new here & looking for others to share their thoughts with me. I got told I have secondary liver cancer last week. They can't find the primary cancer from the other tests they did. I'm waiting on a PET scan to be done which hopefully finds the...
It’s early in the morning and my mind is racing. At the meeting with my oncologist last week she told me if I don’t have any further treatment, I have 6-12 months to live. The only alternatives I have been given are to take capecitabine in tablet form...
Hello ladies (and gents if they members too). So yesterday I was called into hospital to be told the full extent of my situation. From my first initial mamagramme, ultrasound and biopsy to left breast on 18th April, to diagnosis of ER+,PR+,HER2- stage...
Hi Does anyone have any experience of this combination of treatment? Met with the oncologist yesterday and this is what she’s recommending. It’s for a further spread of bowel cancer in the liver. Thanks in advance.
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