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Hello all I’m new here just needed some advice and possibly anyone who has a parent going through this, my mum has lung cancer and started chemo yesterday and immunotherapy, she was ok last night, I’ve took her to all appointments for everything I’m...
Cold feeling inside his body, knees and feet
Hi, I was diagnosed with NSCLC in November this year but, due to ongoing concerns I may also have bowel cancer, I still have no treatment plan. I am worried about how quickly this type of cancer spreads, and would be very grateful if anyone has...
I am due to begin paclitaxel as a weekly treatment in January. I'd like to know how best to prepare myself physically over the next 5 weeks. My weight is bordering normal to underweight and I find it hard to put on weight. I'm an active mum of three young...
My mum was diagnosed with stage 4 sclc last October, she had chemo and radiotherapy and had great results with these, it came back around August time and had 4 more rounds of chemo which finished about 5 weeks ago, it's shrunk this time around again but...
Hiya, i was diagnosed with lung cancer on the 14th December, had all the tests just waiting on brain MRI which is on the 27th, literally still trying to get my head around it. Everything was ok just over 3 weeks ago, went to GP with another problem...
Just been told I have 9mm mass and enlarged lymp nodes in chest , it’s just so confusing , had a ct Friday waiting to hear
Morning all, Im just looking for some positive stories etc. My Dad has SCLC and now having radiotherapy due to small tumours on the brain. He finished a cycle of chemo and immunotherapy, then was on immunotherapy, then we did the brain scan so he...
Hi all My brave dad passed away at home on the 28/11 from Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. We are beyond devastated as a family. He was only diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on the 04/08/2021. From the date of diagnosis, everything went downhill fast...
I'm having a complete meltdown thus morning,crying,sobbing my heart out. This is the first time I've,actually have had a blooming good cry since being told. I'm not copei g at all with this dreadful news,even though its treatable I just want it all gone...
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