London Oncology Clinic Appointment Confirmed

Great news, we have managed to secure an appointment with the London Oncology Clinic next Tuesday. One thing that has been requested is a copy of all the xray and CT scans. After some pestering the NHS hospital have agreed to give me a copy of these for a fee of £50. That’s correct, you [...]

The second second orthopaedic opinion

Just as you get indecisive when you spend too long shopping in an outlet village, the world of second second opinions is no different.
Today I accompanied my father to a see a Bupa (Private Healthcare) Orthopedic surgeon for yet another opinion on my fathers pending knee operation. When I say pending, the actual date was [...]

Referrals to the London Oncology Clinic and another Orthopaedic specialist

I have finally received both referral letters from my fathers GP.
One is to arrange a second, second opinion from another Orthopaedic surgeon, this time from Bupa.
The other referral is more importantly for the London Oncology Clinic. Hopefully they will see us soon.
After reading some of the advise from Dr. West and also some responses from [...]

A response from Dr. West

I received a response from Dr West of Onctalk.com yesterday in response to my question (http://onctalk.com/bbPress/topic.php?id=680). The idea of embarking on Chemotherapy whilst my father is not immediately suffering from serious symptoms is a scary one. In addition to this, the knee surgery element of this whole situation is distracting. We understand the DVT and [...]

Blood Transfusion

My father received 2 units of blood today at hospital. The whole process took around 4 hours and my father was in good but tired spirits when he came out.
I was a little worried about the possible side affects, but after a little research my mind was put at rest. At the end of [...]

Cancer patients claim drug victory

THOUSANDS of lung cancer patients in Scotland are to be given access to the world’s first once-a-day pill to treat the disease, after many were denied it on the NHS.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) yesterday approved the drug Tarceva for use by patients with an advanced form of the most common type of lung cancer.
This [...]

Chemotherapy

We are now considering obtaining a second opinion from the London Oncology Clinic.

Additionally, here is some information my sister has managed to gather to aid us in our decision as to what route to take.
Stage 4 (Cancer Research)
Stage 4 is the most advanced stage, where the cancer has spread. Understandably, the survival statistics are [...]

Cancer Forums

I have posted a little request for more information on www.cancerforums.net. I have been very grateful for the replies received.
Please check out the post http://cancerforums.net/about7167.html

PET Scan Results & Letter to GP

Blood Results