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Hi everyone, I’m new to the group here. I don’t really know where to start with my mums situation but I’ll try and keep it as simple as possible- my mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer (serous) last year, but after debulking surgery they also discovered...
On 4 July my husband underwent a 14 hour operation to remove cancer from his peritoneum, his bowel, spleen, his diaphragm and the lower lobe of his left lung. Two months after the operation he is finally getting his appetite back and has lost 20 kilos...
Hi my name is Ingrid, it’s been awhile since I have been on the group chats. I’ve had two more years of chemo therapy. I’m now on the above capsules ZEJULA or Niraparib. To try and halt the speed in which my cancer returns, I finished my last chemo...
Hi all I had bowel cancer last year had that successfully removed and 5 rounds of chemo had clear year scan in November last year, all was going well untill April cea bloods were 8.1 so I had a ct scan which was also clear, had another cea test June 27th...
Hey everyone. So I have a rare cancer known as Clear Cell Carcinoma. Not alot is known about this cancer except for the fact that its similar to ovarian cancer. Had full hysterectomy in sept 2020, followed by a second surgery in oct 2020. However it...
Hi, I am on to my 5th Chemo next week, I ended up asking the Oncoligist if there was something they could do about the fact that I was so poorly with the Chemo, he reduced it by 20% and afterwards I don't feel half as bad now which is great. hair has...
Hi, I was diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal last November. A biopsy confirmed it was a gynae department cancer. I have had 6 rounds of Carboplatin, 4 of them with Paclitaxel. Last 2 cycles were withou the pacli because I was getting bit of peripheral...
My husband had bowel cancer which was removed then he has been diagnosed with peritoneum cancer and also has two lung nodules. We are going to the hospital on 5 May for tests prior to cryotherapy but I get little information out of him and he hates me...
Hi I have primary peritoneal high grade cancer,had my first lot of chemotherapy,would love to chat
Hi , my journey so far, i have breast cancer 24 years ago, lumpectomy and no more trouble until 2020 when breast cancer occured in the same breast, mastectomy and i thought thats it. However a week afer the all clear from the breast team i was having...
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