Hi everyone. For anyone that may be looking to have radiotherapy soon, there is a very helpful blog in the community news blog. I’ll add the link HERE
Just a quick post to flag up a mistake I made - in case others do the same. I was on adjuvent chemo, cistaplin and vinorelbine, planned for 4 cycles, 21 days each. For two or three weeks I had a tightness in the chest and was increasingly more out...
I have been on pemetrexed and pembrolizumab for nine months (with carboplatin the first 4 treatments). At first the tumor was shrinking and there was no spread, but the past three months I have had infections after every treatment, and have been feeling...
Well after 10 months of mithering Gp about symptoms , to getting my initial ct scan end of august , 8 weeks of tests and unbearable waiting that I’m sure you all understand , finally I have my oncologist appmt tomorrow at the Christie to discuss treatment...
Hello all I have been diagnosed with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. Had 5 sessions of Radiotheraphy and have had two sessions of Chemotheraphy - Pemetrexed & Carbopplatin and Immunotheraphy - Pembrolizumab. The blood test before my third session showed...
I am writing this with a very heavy heart but I feel I need to inform those of you fighting this brave fight and any caregivers helping their loved ones. My lovely Dad at 62 years passed this March of NSCLC. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in November...
Hi all i was diagnosed with asthma in October last year due to a terrible wheeze. Fast forward to February when I had a nasty dose of Covid, no cough to be worried about during the virus but one that got progressively worse, together with awful breathlessness...
Hi Guys , Has anyone got any experience taking CBD oil to help with symptoms ? I am fully aware there is no evidence that CBD oil shrinks or cures cancer ! I am asking re helping with symptoms . Thank you Michelle xxx
my wife has been on Sotorasib for 12 weeks and is getting encouraging results from first PET/CT Scan however the side effects are really make her life very tough she has a bad cough ,breathlessness going up stairs and is very fatigued(legs feel l;ike...
After meeting with my oncologist on Friday he has decided to start chemo all over again but this time not using Cisplatin but using GemCarbo (gemcitabine and carboplatin) in 4 cycles over 12 weeks. It’s now a case of palliative care unfortunately. Has...
