Experiences with

Oral chemotherapy

I had colorectal cancer 12 years ago with weeks of radiation and oral chemotherapy. The radiation burnt my genital and anal area badly but I did not realise that the skin would become so sensitive forever and that the skin would shrink.

I am now on heart medication and have just started on a new treatment regime - a Herceptin infusion every 3 weeks plus daily doses of oral chemotherapy - Tucatinib and Xeloda.

. &3 p.m.) oral chemotherapy. I will continue with this until July and have another PET/ CT to see if the nodules have decreased or disappeared altogether. Then will go from there.

As part of my blood cancer treatment I am on the blood thinner - Rivaroxaban - together with 75 mg aspirin on some days of the week along with my oral chemotherapy. This has been my treatment for almost three years.

Hi, I’ve had ovarian cancer for 15 years. During that time I have had 2 surgeries and 6 separate rounds of chemotherapy. My disease has slowly been working its way up the body. I have now been told it is in the skull. Has anyone had any experience of this sort of spread?

originally diagnosed with Stage1 clear cell ovarian cancer following full hysterectomy and appendectomy and removal of tumour on ovary in February 2020. I had 6 sessions of chemotherapy. Carboplatin/ Paxitaxol. Just over 12 months later a CT scan revealed cancer cells at the top of my omentum. 6 more

I'm wondering if anyone has successfully applied for ESA as a cancer patient. I have a history of cancer and have now developed cardiomyopathy as a side effect of the chemo and radio. I applied for ESA as I have had to stop teaching. When completing the ESA50 Capability for Work Questionnaire, I ticked

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Was diagnosed March, 2024 with Stage IVb PCa with mets on pelvis, right hip/leg, sacrum, ribs, 2 vert., several lymph nodes and of course prostate after April 15, 2024 PSMA-PET. Went on Orgovyx, Nubeqa and Docetaxel (6 cycles of Dox). PSA was 54 at start, went steadily down to .09 in late August when

In July, I started bleeding. I immediately called my gynecologist. They did an ultrasound and scheduled a follow up. At the follow up, she did as biopsy; the following day she called to let me know it was cancer and referred me to an oncologist. The oncologist did a complete hysterectomy and removed

In July, I started bleeding. I immediately called my gynecologist. They did an ultrasound and scheduled a follow up. At the follow up, she did as biopsy; the following day she called to let me know it was cancer and referred me to an oncologist. The oncologist did a complete hysterectomy and removed

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Dear lovely ladies, My mum finished her first line chemotherapy treatment (she has 3a2 hgsoc; hrd negative); avastin was stopped after the first cycle because she had a bacterial infection that caused stomach bleeding (and avastin was never reintroduced after that). Other than this experience, the chemo

I will be starting chemotherapy hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Just wondered from all those out there whilst I know the treatment sounds daunting, will it help me to cope ?just feel in limbo at the moment whilst waiting. Thank you

My father (71) has been recently diagnosed with PC that has metasized in his bones (multiple places including ribs and spine).The doctors are insisting on orchiectomy or a high dose of Degarelix before the biopsy results are available) followed by monthly shots of Lupron. The mets in his spine has the

New poster here with a recent Dx. A quick review of my Bio should bring everyone up to date. I'm going back to Mayo Clinic later this week (they don't do video consults with international patients I guess...) for a second consult with MO after having my first consult with Canadian MO last week.

Hi beautiful ladies, This is my first recurrence and I am back on carbo / taxol and now I cannot tolerate the carbo after my 9th cycle so My oncologist will be switching me to cisplatin for next 3 more cycles. Has anyone been on this chemo drug? If so what side effects did u experience with cisplatin

I received a text from the WIFE of a buddy. She said he has been diagnosed with advanced PC. She had no real particulars other than it was in his spine, pelvic area and lymph nodes, bladder, etc. The really scary part of the text was she sounded upbeat because the doctor was very optimistic- just