topic How to treat news that of a cancer diagnosis in If cancer returns https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/If-cancer-returns/How-to-treat-news-that-of-a-cancer-diagnosis/m-p/41010#M329 <P><SPAN>Hello, my name is Michele and I was diagnosed with a sarcoma in January 2023.&nbsp; After some radiation treatment and surgery I was told that the tumour was all taken out and the margins were clear.&nbsp;Now I am 'under surveillance' (surgical team's terms not mine) for 8 years.&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>After tears the day of diagnosis I've treated my sarcoma as a nuisance that had to go - perhaps that's denial and me being a bit naive I don't know.&nbsp; My first 'surveillance' CT, MRI and surgical team appointment is in mid-September 2023 and I'm not quite sure how I will go if the scans and news is that the sarcoma has come back and/or it has spread to my lungs. Probably tears then less or no denial I guess.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Has anyone else treated their cancer news the same way please?</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:42:47 GMT Michele63 2023-08-26T00:42:47Z How to treat news that of a cancer diagnosis https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/If-cancer-returns/How-to-treat-news-that-of-a-cancer-diagnosis/m-p/41010#M329 <P><SPAN>Hello, my name is Michele and I was diagnosed with a sarcoma in January 2023.&nbsp; After some radiation treatment and surgery I was told that the tumour was all taken out and the margins were clear.&nbsp;Now I am 'under surveillance' (surgical team's terms not mine) for 8 years.&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>After tears the day of diagnosis I've treated my sarcoma as a nuisance that had to go - perhaps that's denial and me being a bit naive I don't know.&nbsp; My first 'surveillance' CT, MRI and surgical team appointment is in mid-September 2023 and I'm not quite sure how I will go if the scans and news is that the sarcoma has come back and/or it has spread to my lungs. Probably tears then less or no denial I guess.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Has anyone else treated their cancer news the same way please?</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:42:47 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/If-cancer-returns/How-to-treat-news-that-of-a-cancer-diagnosis/m-p/41010#M329 Michele63 2023-08-26T00:42:47Z