Joan (74): diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia. Chemotherapy recently completed. Spain 29 days.
Monica (63): diagnosed caecal carcinoma, resection followed by chemotherapy. Relapse iliac fossa and
peritoneal involvement, chemotherapy ongoing. Lanzarote 8 days.
Laura (8): diagnosed neuroblastoma stage IV and now secondary acute myeloid leukaemia. Neuroblastoma -
chemotherapy followed by resection, post operative chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplant.
Two relapses - chemoradiotherapy completed. Secondary acute myeloid leukaemia - chemotherapy ongoing.
Recent hospitalisation - febrile neutropenia, blood and platelets transfused immediately prior to travel. France
4 days.
Sam (40): Ovarian cancer, relapse pelvic, nodal and pulmonary involvement. Also juvenile idiopathic
rheumatoid arthritis, C1 & C2 fusion, right ankle and left hip replacement. Recent hospitalization due to flare
up. Now recovered. Also note left hip replacement due for renewal. Canada 10 days.
Rachael (15): Optic pathway glioma resection followed by radiotherapy. Pituitary hormone replacement therapy
ongoing. Italy 14 days skiing.
John (91): Metastatic prostate cancer with skeletal involvement. Prostatectomy. Hormone therapy and
bisphosphonates ongoing. Tenerife 15 days.
Olivia (34): Renal failure followed by kidney transplant 9 years ago. Now Burkett's lymphoma, chemotherapy
completed and in remission. Travelling to USA 7 days.
William (71): Mesothelioma VATS pleural tap and pleurodesis followed by radiotherapy. Also prostate cancer,
prostatectomy 5 years ago. Glaucoma treatment ongoing. USA & Caribbean cruise 15 days.
Joanne (34): Kidney cancer, left nephrectomy. Relapse pulmonary involvement interferon ongoing. Spain 15
days.
Ben (7): Ependymoma, resection followed by chemotherapy completed. Now in remission. Florida 15 days.
Eileen (80). diagnosed endometrial cancer, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oopherectomy
followed by external beam radiotherapy. Brachytherapy completed week before departure. Florida 20 days.
Geoffery (76): diagnosed bowel cancer with nodal involvement. Hemicolectomy followed by Chemotherapy.
Cerebrovascular accident in 2005 - now fully recovered, no neurological deficit. Also atrial fibrillation diagnosed
2005. Canada 10 days.
Yvonne (68): diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Biliary and gastric bypass discharged three weeks before
departure. Chemotherapy to commence on return. France 8 days.
Trevor (70): Ocular melanoma, ocular exenteration two years ago. Recent relapse - face, lung, liver and bony
involvement. Radiotherapy spine. Dexamethasone ongoing. Czech Republic for 6 days.
Ben (8): Parameningeal embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. Radiotherapy completed chemotherapy ongoing.
France for 7 days.
Mollie (9): Ependymoma, resection followed by radiotherapy. Recurrence, resected again followed by
chemotherapy. Recent second recurrence, chemotherapy ongoing. Spain for 8 days.
Jake (3): Rhabdomyosarcoma bladder, chemotherapy followed by resection and radiotherapy. Relapse,
pulmonary involvement, resection followed by chemotherapy. Has a urostomy. Florida for 16 days.
David (65): Pleural mesothelioma, pleural tap and pleurodesis followed by radiotherapy. Also diabetic with
peripheral vascular disease. Florida for 16 days.
Pamela (58): Carcinoma ovary hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo oopherectomy. Chemotherapy ongoing.
Also under active thyroid and arthritis. Cyprus for 14 days.
Clive (73): Pancreatic cancer resection followed by chemotherapy - Tarceva ongoing. Portugal for 21 days.
David (69): diagnosed ocular melanoma. Radiotherapy completed. Ocular relapse with liver involvement. No
treatment to date. Spain 8 days.
Philip (84): diagnosed mesothelioma. Pleural tap and pleurodesis followed by radiotherapy completed before
departure. Portugal 8 days.
Jami (13): diagnosed intracranial germinoma. Radiotherapy and shunt inserted. Malta 11 days.
Jean (65): Metastatic breast cancer with skeletal and nodal involvement. Chemotherapy followed by
Exmestane, Herceptin and Zometa ongoing. Spain for 15 days.
Sylvia (66): Lung cancer with cerebral metastases, cranial radiotherapy completed, dexamethasone ongoing.
Spain for 8 days.
Angus (18 months): Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma orbit, resection and completed chemotherapy. Spain for 15
days.
Diane (60): Carcinoma caecum with pulmonary, skeletal and liver involvement. Chemoradiotherapy completed.
Portugal for 8 days.
Eileen (70): Liver metastases and retroperitoneal nodal involvement from an unknown primary. No treatment to
date but Dexamethasone, Lorazepam, Losec, Cocodamol and Naproxin ongoing. Spain for 8 days.
Delia (71): Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma pharynx, surgery and chemoradiotherapy to head and neck.
Relapse - pulmonary involvement, now observation only. Spain for 15 days.
Alexandra (6): Localised synovial sarcoma knee. Resection, chemoradiotherapy completed. Spain for 8 days.
Anne (54): diagnosed non small cell lung cancer with skeletal involvement. Chemoradiotherapy and femoral
fixation. Relapse pleural and cardiac effusion, pleural tap and pleurodesis. Pulmonary embolism, vena cava
filter inserted, Clexane ongoing. Spain 4 days.
Ronald (84): diagnosed carcinoma bronchus. Right upper lobectomy no further treatment. Left inguinal hernia
repaired - now fully recovered. Spain 14 days.
Gillian (38): diagnosed colon cancer. Right hemicolectomy followed by chemotherapy. Paracolic recurrence,
localised scar tissue and suspected liver involvement. Tenerife 15 days.
Mary (62): diagnosed metastatic non small cell lung cancer with brain involvement. Chemoradiotherapy
completed. Tenerife 11 days.
John (62): Oesophageal cancer with cardiac involvement. Chemoradiotherapy completed. Spain for 15 days.
Fay (11): Pineal tumour, resection, VP shunt, chemoradiotherapy completed. Spain for 15 days.
Eleanor (16): Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma spine with marrow and pulmonary involvement. Chemotherapy
ongoing. Italy for 8 days.
Stephanie (12): Osteosarcoma left distal femur with pulmonary involvement. Resection and endoprosthesis
insertion followed by chemotherapy. USA for 15 days.
Alfred (2): Orbital embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, chemotherapy completed. France for 7 days.
Stanley (60): Prostate cancer, resection followed by radiotherapy Zoladex ongoing. Relapsed, bony and nodal
involvement. Italy for 8 days.
Karen (30): diagnosed breast cancer. Chemotherapy followed by mastectomy. Relapse - liver and nodal
involvement. Radiotherapy, chemotherapy to commence on return. Cyprus 8 days.
Gladys (87): diagnosed breast cancer, lumpectomy, radiotherapy ongoing. Mediterranean cruise 10days.
Florence (59) and John (61): Florence diagnosed ovarian cancer, total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral
salpingo oopherectomy and ommentectomy, chemotherapy. Relapse chemotherapy completed. John:
colorectal adenocarcinoma with liver involvement. Chemotherapy ongoing. Austria 8 days.
Cameron (19): diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, chemotherapy but relapsed CNS and bone marrow.
Relapse chemotherapy. Testicular relapse, radiotherapy completed. Allogenic bone marrow transplant.
Relapse left testicle, orchidectomy followed by radiotherapy, chemotherapy ongoing. Florida 13 days.
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