Afternoon all, I didn’t really know what title to give this post. As a bit of a background, my Dad was diagnosed with SCLC at the end of June 2021, with spread on his Liver. He started 4 cycles of Etoposide and carboplatin with Atezolizumab (Immunotherapy...
Am starting on wednesday a short (but at high dose) couple of weeks of radiotherapy before other treatments. Wanted to know about skin creams to use and any experiences that can help me on my journey. Bit anxious also about swallowing as already struggle...
Hi, i am new here. I got told the news on Sat 20th Nov by my dad that he has been diagnosed with Lung Cancer. since then it has been non stop seeing consultants ect. Dad started his first treatment two weeks ago he had Immunotherapy they are not able...
Hi all I'm posting on here in the hope to find someone who has been able to access a second course of immunotherapy treatment. My mum was diagnosed in 2015 with stage 4 lung cancer. She went straight onto chemotherapy which made her very poorly and...
Hi just wondering if anyone can help i started immunotherapy in September I have it every 3 weeks iv had 6 cycles up to now and I have not suffered any side effects until 5 days ago when I started with diarrhoea as the days have gone on I am going a lot...
Anybody on the new tablets bin told I can probley have the new tablets and chemo are you always bad after chemo
I'm having my first treatment of keytruda on Friday and just wondered if anyone else on here is also having it? So glad to be starting treatment but extremely nervous and weepy about the whole situation.
Hi, I have stage T2 N2 M0 Addenocarconoma diagnosis. I have been told surgery is not an option for me because of cancer being in my bronchial tube. I would like to hear from anyone with.a similar situation, as I was lead to believe that surgery...
This is the diagnosis I have been told few days ago. Am a fit and healthy (well was!) 60 years old so bit of a shock. I was wondering if some who had similar diagnosis months or years ago could tell me of their journey as prognosis isn't good and treatments...
Morning all, Could anyone recommend a scalp relief to soothe itchiness and soreness? My Dad has lost his hair but had Radiotherapy to the brain just over 2 weeks ago, his scalp is very itchy and becomes a bit red. I was thinking of ordering some Aloe...
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