Throat cancer Forum
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Ongoing discussions - Cancer
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- Oesophagus cancer - stent implant
Five days after inserting a stent into a completely blocked oesophagus because of the size of the tumour, still suffering from strong pain across the chest and stomach and... still unable to swallow e
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- How did you find out you had cancer?
My brother was starting his first treatment for cancer. On the day i found a large lump on my neck /shoulderblade. This is how he found out he had cancer also. What are the odds of this. So terrified
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- Staying hydrated while in treatment: What are your tips?
Hello everyone, How are you today? Many of the treatment options for cancer - especially chemotherapy and radiotherapy - can lead to dehydration due to side effects like vomiting or diarrhoea. If s
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- How to prepare for chemo?
Chemosounds daunting. A pre chemo exercise program can help I believe. Does anyone know about this? I am also interested in fasting as a preparation for chemo and would like more info on this.
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- Long term effects of chemotherapy
The chemo therapy I received has had major impact on my life. It has left me in periphal neuropathy, a very bad impact on my dyslexia, anxiety, damage to my lungs and the on going treatment of Exemast
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- Interferons: Interactions with the COVID-19 vaccine?
Has anyone else had nasty after effects from taking interferon ? I was on it for the last year after chemo started causing problems - it seems interferon reacted with the Pfizer jabs and turned my imm
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- Lung cancer destroyed with tea leaf nanoparticles
A new study has shown that lung cancer cells can be destroyed using nanoparticles derived from tea leaves. These tiny particles, called "quantum dots," are 400 times thinner than a human hair, and pro
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- Top oncologist to study effect of diet on cancer drugs
A groundbreaking clinical trial on whether diet could boost the effectiveness of cancer drugs is set to be launched by one of the world’s leading oncologists. The work, led by Siddhartha Mukherje
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- Cancer: 'If exercise was a pill it would be prescribed to every patient'
Exercise should be prescribed to all cancer patients, and not to do so would be harmful, some of Australia’s leading experts on cancer have warned. The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia has
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