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Haven’t posted for a while been a tough few weeks. my partner has been in and out of hospital, he’s had a few problems with his heart, prior to cancer there was nothing of this nature . He also has immunotherapy hepatitis , which was doing better...
Mums feet and legs are now so swollen that she is struggling to walk, bladder not working great and bowel definitely not working but all due the liver failing for sure. She is exhausted, but she continues to try no matter what, still trying to look after...
Hello, I really don’t know what to do - my dear mum is older (82) and was first diagnosed in 2016, operated on, had chemo and was clear until it returned in her left lung in 2019. She had chemo and immunotherapy which she was so poorly from decided...
Hi everyone. I had a lung resection in August with 4 sections removed. Fortunatly I am lucky and all seems to have gone well. I have been having preventative Chemo, which is not going so well. My blood's are slow to recover and I am getting some side...
Do lung function tests show lung cancer?
Has anyone had vision side effects from keytruda. It’s been helping shrink tumor so afraid to make an issue out of it
Hi I have a rare lung cancer, grade 4. I've never smoked or worked with chemicals, just luck of the draw. I was diagnosed with cancer this July, with the EGFR type in August. Estimated time left 2-3 years, 50 years old. I had painkillers for another...
I was diagnosed with right lung cancer a year ago. The doctor told me I had been lucky as I had developed the cancer at least three to four years before they told me. I'm told it is a slow growing cancer but that is all. Does it have a name how does it...
Anyone had a 12mm pulmonary nodule in the lower right lobe that turned out to be benign?
Hi Everyone I am 69 years old and didn't have any symptoms until the beginning of October. I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. After many tests, scans, bronchospocy and lung bioposy, I have been told I have a 7cm (at last measuring) tumour...
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