Hi. I'm new to this forum. My name is Sarah. I've been told today that I have 4 tumours on my liver. It is thought that they have come from my colon cancer which I was diagnosed with in 2019 and finished chemo in Apr 2020. I've also had breast cancer...
Husband had rectal cancer in 2021. Permanent stoma bag now. Unfortunately he has now been diagnosed with secondary liver cancer, segment 8. Unfortunately can't have chemo as he has heart failure, so starting radiotherapy on 1st September. Has anyone...
Hi husband was diagnosed in March with a large tumour upper part of rectum but consultant was confident he could remove it. Unfortunately the follow up scans showed 5/6 mets on his liver so he was referred to the oncologist. Chemo and immunotherapy for...
Hi All first posting in the group. I am in the strange position that my primary remains undiagnosed. I underwent emergency surgery in February for a blockage in my bowel but it appears that it may in fact be ovarian. My current regime of chemotherapy...
Hi, this is all new to me but as a 33 year old male who has two daughters and feeling fit and healthy to being told I have incurable cancer and could have months to live is quite a culture shock! It is scary, and I am worried about my family and what...
Hi not one to usually post comments on any site, but have just been diagnosed with stage 3 bowel/anal cancer that has spread to lungs and liver. Am struggling to get my head round it all and sway from doom and gloom days where I don't want to see anybody...
My husband and best friend has been given at best 12 months, largely due to the Welsh NHS failing to do anything about his primary cancer. I am so angry, and so afraid for him, I don't know what to expect and I can't do anything to help.
Hello everyone, Thank you for reason this Last year my mom has been diagnosed with right colon cancer stage 4, she had part of her colon removed and consequently had 7 sessions of chemotherapy. After that, her doctor reassured her that she did not...
So I have just found out that following a CT scan that I have probable advanced metastatic liver with primary colon cancer. I’m in total shock as 3 weeks ago I had been told it may be gallstones. I am 44 and wouldn’t consider myself young but feeling...
Hello. I start my second series of chemo at the end of April (deferred by my choice from last week). This will be 3 months of Irinotecan with Capecitabine (+ Atropine). On a 9 day cycle. Reading the list of side effects is, frankly, scaring me. In 2018...
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