Hello! Just wanted to introduce myself. My nightmare journey started in June 2023 when I was given the bombshell news that I had womb cancer. Although I had a family history of cancer I was shocked as I did not expect the cancer to be located there...
Tomorrow is my partners face to face appointment , he had his scan a couple of weeks ago, he had radio therapy which gave him a partial response, we have had an Amazing 3mths, he’s been so well, sometimes I forget he has lung cancer . Treatable but not...
I was diagnosed stage 3 in March this year, had a course of chemo+immunotherapy and now on immunotherapy every three weeks as part of palliative care. My first lot of results after chemo finished were very good as the MRI head scan showed head cancers...
I had a chest X-ray a few weeks ago and was told there was a shadow that would need further checking. CT scan soon afterwards. Results on Wednesday last week - I have cancer with a 4cm tumour in one lung and a small one (??) in the other, further investigation...
Hello everyone, it has been a mad time since the beginning of June this year. A small polyp of concern was removed at colonoscopy after a positive FIT. Crushed tissue meant that the pathologist could not guarantee clear 1mm margins. Thanks to that crushed...
Hi, my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer back in May, he hasn’t been able to start chemotherapy yet due to an enlarged kidney that they can’t yet find the cause for. Does immunotherapy also affect the kidneys? Is this something he can be offered in the...
My husband finished his radical radio/chemo treatment in March, the results of which were his 3a T4 was reduced from over 7cm down to 2cm, they said this was as close to cancer free as he was gonna t, they said his survival was about 20% chance of surviving...
Hi. My husband has been diagnosed with lung cancer, pos1. Not to sure what it exactly means. Five weeks in to chemotherapy, tablet form. A few side effects are starting to appear. However some days he's really quite ( which I fully understand), withdrawn...
Hi, I have been reading a few of these posts and have found it comforting so thought it was time I joined. My mom was diagnosed with Lung Cancer (treatable not curable) with mets on the spine and pelvis. She’s had radiation so far but has recently been...
Hi, How long does it usually take from diagnosis to surgery. A mass was spotted in my left upper lobe early March, I have had all the usual tests and on the 28th April at my appointment with the MDT clinic I was told that it was T2 N1 M0 adenocarcinoma...
