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Hello, my mum was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October last year, my sister and I are pretty much in the dark as what to expect, mum has been given less than a year, she has declined any treatment as she is 81 and would prefer time with her family rather...
Hi we have had dads postmortem results and its says that dad died of High grade B cell lymphoma , Parkinson's and dementia. On the left lung sections show lung with congestion and oedema. No fibrosis noted. One asbestos body is identified. Right...
Would like to find other females with the same condition, as it seems quite unusual , I am here to help understand and also to try and help any other ladies diagnosed with this and make aware to them they are not alone x
I’m 75 and was diagnosed with Mesothelioma 2 months ago. No known contact with asbestos. Just started immunotherapy treatments. Not sure what to expect.
Hello my dad has just been diagnosed and not had follow up appointment we have that Monday. dad survived Cancer in his 30s and excepted all treatment available as he was told his was curable this was 1975. At the moment he has decided he does not...
Hello I am new here. After many months of a complicated diagnosis with two biopsies, the first being benign we have just had the news this is not so. Bisphalt Mesothelioma. My husband has been tested since June and we are so exhausted with first being...
My husband was diagnosed almost exactly a year ago. He was offered chemotherapy but at that time he was relatively well. He has had scans every 3 months which showed no change until the last one in November. Today we were told there is a small change...
My husband had Pleural Mesothelioma diagnosed a year ago. There is no treatment for him apart from steroids and he has oxygen available for shortness of breath when needed. He’s beginning to lose his appetite and has lost a few pounds over the past...
Hi I have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. I am 56 year old woman - so it has been devastating to be diagnosed with a terminal illness. I am having an EPD at Leicester in December. Anyone had any positive experience of the operation - that they...
Hi I'm new here. My dad was diagnosed with Mesothelioma on the 8th October 2022 after over 6 mths of tests after being breathless. The beginning of the year he was up on a roof and now he can hardly walk round the garden. He had his second lung biopsies...
