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Morning everyone , I’m about to embark on 6 weeks of combined chemo/ radiotherapy so looking for any helpful tips for both treatments … what to wear , what to take with me to chemo , skin care Hamhat thanks for your ideas I’ve contacted that company ...
Hi all, Dad has extensive SCLC with tumours in both lungs and in the brain. His brain tumours have just been growing, and the treatment has stopped working so he's now starting end of life palliative care. We've been put in touch with Dorothy Hospice...
Hi, newly diagnosed yesterday. Waiting for echo and brain scan. Not sunk in yet.
Hi all, Well damn, what to say, my mother (63) was diagnosed with lung cancer last week...it's already too late for treatment. She's been confirmed as needing palliative care. So we all found out last night (Sunday 9th Oct). Now I'm not generally...
Morning , so my treatment starts tomorrow with my first RT and chemo and continues for the next 6 weeks . It seems to have taken an age to get here … diagnosed 1st September … now it’s here I feel strangely calm but scared too ( very apt since it’s Halloween...
Hi folks so my mum who is 56 has small cell lung cancer and my little brother wants all of the family to spend Christmas with my mum as he thinks that it will be her last one even though I've tried to explain that is not the case my mum's tumour is only...
Hi everyone, I’ve been nervous about posting again on here but it’s now time to give an update & admit this is really happening! I’ve been diagnosed with NSCLC T3 N3, non curable which was a huge shock. I’ve been going through different tests since...
So, my partner had a CT scan on Saturday, on his head and body to see if the cancer has spread, Sean had a telephone consultation from his consultant today to inform him there is no cancer in the brain thank God and also the tumour in his right lung as...
Good morning , just been sent some correspondence regarding my treatment and it makes mention to the macmillan organiser app which seems a great resource for tracking appmts meds etc … but I can’t find it , has it been discontinued? Does anyone use it...
Hi .. I'm new here I have non small cell lung cancer at the age of 50 I was told I'm stage 3 .. I had a very hard 6 weeks of treatment .. I have responded to the treatment very well an the 2 tumors reducing in size .. I'm so please with the news
