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Hi all.... Wondering if any breast cancer patients or survivors have been recommended or been treated with this drug for Chemo? We've been offered the option to be treated with this through our oncologist, but it costs $10,000 so just want to find out as much as po...Read More
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Hi I'm not sure where to post this but I'll try here. On Friday I had a colonoscopy 4 years after my last one which was normal. This time the notes said I had some polyps removed but that was it. The surgeon didn't speak to me and I was told to book in to see my GP...Read More
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Has anybody out there had experience of any sort with head and neck cancers?
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Well my story is about my husband . Its just been 3 weeks of knowing but not knowing what is really going on . Iam trying not to read between the lines but my head keeps going around and round . You get told promising news and then bang back down the bottom of thi...Read More
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My husband will have his tumor removed this week.
He has been on tube feeds since September 2018, has had six rounds of chemo and six weeks of radiology.
His tumor has spread to a couple of lymph nodes to the left. He has Andrecarcinoma metatastic with unknown ...Read More
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My mother is a 55-year-old woman with a history of mandibular osteosarcoma treated since 93 by surgery (hemimandibulectomy) radiotherapy (55 gray) and methotrexate-based chemotherapy followed by a failed free fibula transplant attempt. Recently (at the end of 2018)...Read More
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I have not been diagnosed yet as I do not have medical right now. For the last maybe two or so months, I have had reoccuring mild pain in my left arm (same basic pain as when I got hit by a truck and bruised the bone in that arm, and somewhat similar to the ache wh...Read More
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My husband is 25 years old. His radiation doctor said that with his symptoms, screenings, and biopsy that he most likely has stage 4 colon cancer. He has a tumor on his sacrum and lesions on his liver. He also has issues going to the bathroom. He can’t hold a stead...Read More
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Hi everyone, My Mum has been diagnosed with very advanced gallbladder cancer, and they gave her a grim prognosis. 6 months without chemo, or if she has chemo she may have a couple of years. She's only 54, never smoked or drank alcohol (if that's a normal contribut...Read More
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