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Measles like Rash from Chemotherapy

Hi All, my dear Mum started chemotherapy two weeks ago (lung and gallbladder cancer). After the second treatment (gemcitabine and carboplatin), she has broken out in a hot, itchy rash (measles like) on her torso. She lives in a rural area. Has anyone else had f...Read More

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Question about lymphoma symptoms

Upper thighLeft shoulderLeft shoulder a couple days laterChest just below neckHi all, Just wanting to see if anyone else has had something like this happen and if I need to be worried... for the past 2 months I’ve had very itchy skin, mainly on legs, arms, chest an...Read More

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Elderly father with stage 4 lung cancer - side effects

Hello all, hope u are all doing ok. I have a question re side effects of chemo. My dad is on his fourth and hopefully last chemo treatment next week. He also has immunotherapy with the chemo. He was doing really well up to a week ago , only suffering from a li...Read More

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Father's Lymphoma

Hello, My father aged 74 recently had back pain and constipation. The doctor advised for a Ultrascan , the reports of which mentioned "There are multiple conglomerate enlarged hypoechoic soft tissue mass lesions in the para-aortic, aorto-caval and bilateral iliac...Read More

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Financial Toxicity of Cancer Care: is cancer care too expensive? Share your story.

Hi,My name is Karl, I live in Perth and I am a freelance science writer. I am currently writing an article for the journal Nature Cancer, about the Financial toxicity of cancer care. This term, financial toxicity, concerns the excessive cost of some cancer treatmen...Read More

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Genetic testing information

I am wanting to know more about genetic testing. If anyone can explain how it works or provide some links with some information please.My maternal grandfather passed away in his 50s from bowel cancer, my paternal grandfather passed away from both prostate and brain...Read More

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Anyone had or know of someone who has had isolated limb perfusion???

An option for my mum with soft tissue sarcoma in the arm is isolated limb perfusion (IPL) - a treatment in which the blood circulation of the extremity is isolated. Local treatment with chemotherapy is applied in the isolated vessels by means of a heart-lung machi...Read More

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Tonsil cancer

Been diagnosed with secondary cancer in left neck lymph node. After scans a biopsy and PET, we believe the primary cancer is in my tonsils. Looking at robotic surgery to remove both tumours with a margin. The surgery has plenty of associated risks but if successful...Read More

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Helping a friend that’s terminal that lives alone

Hi All, we have a friend who lives alone, he is terminal. Apart from my husband & I and the mother of his children & his children - no one else goes & visits him. we don’t mind by any means but I’m wondering what we can do or if there is any help out there to keep ...Read More

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Scc lower lip

Squamous cell carcinoma of lower lip. Has anyone had this?

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