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testicular cancer help

Hi new here. My son has recently been diagnosed with testicular cancer again. He is only in his early twenties. First time he was 15. Feeling frustrated at the public hospital system as doctors changing or relocating- cant get an appointment to see endocrinologist...Read More

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My husband has cancer and depression

Well few weeks ago my husband had what they called a mild stroke, they couldn't find the cause but then after doing some scans & test they found what they said was lesions on his lungs. More test and it come down to the fact he had testicular cancer and it had spre...Read More

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Hello World

Hi there, I'm new here. My partner, 55 y/o, was diagnosed with brain tumours on 4/8/11. He had a surgery on 8/8/11 to resect a bulk of his tumours and was officially confirmed with GBM Stage IV on 11/8/11. Wow, how life can turn upside down within a week!!! :-S N...Read More

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Hi Guys

Hi Everyone, Thought I would just introduce myself. I do not have cancer but my father does, he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, they took biopsies and found it in the bowel, they are concerned though because it is not showing up on any scans but it is showing...Read More

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Newcomer

Hello all, My name is Andrew and my family & I have recently found out that our dear mum who is 70 has Non Small Cell Lung Cancer with Bone Mets. It all still seems like a bad dream. Mum complained of a sore back at xmas (2011) and thought she must have pulled a mu...Read More

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3 years of Cancer Connections

I am very grateful for this venue to express my thoughts on being a Cancer Survivor's Mum, and also sharing this journey with others. Thank you everyone.

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Hey out there

I am a carer for a friend recently diagnosed with lung cancer. He is having a lot of trouble accepting this and therefore stress levels are rising. Lots of talk about walking away from treatment.This cancer thing is totally new for me and I have trouble answering h...Read More

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Better Late Than Never...a carer's step

I am a mother of beautiful daughter who HAD non Hodgkins lymphoma . She is 5 years " all-clear" now. She was diagnosed on the 13th march 2006. Today I will attend my FIRST local cancer support group. I could not do this before now. I have been too frightened that ...Read More

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I Don't Know How to Help My Dad

My Dad has had a horrible month, he had a stroke, then found out he is diabetic, now he has learnt that he has locally advanced bowel cancer. He is still in rehab at hospital and goes to the toilet hourly, and is losing a lot of blood. He's been told that the cance...Read More

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Hi, newbie sneaking in.

Hi all, I am caring (medical appointments as mum will not tell the doctors the truth and leaves out important details)for my mum who has primary liver cancer, it is such a maze and feel really bad when I want to complain. Mum was dx in April 2011 and had chemo and ...Read More

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