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Gilbert K Chesterton once referred to a paradox as “truth standing on her head to get attention”. A prim example to illustrate this is with our solar system. Prior to Nicolaus Copernicus (1473- 1543), everyone in the world held the belief that the earth was in the ...Read More
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Hi everyone, I was just wondering if there are any immunotherapy drugs on the PBS that could be given to my Mum (advanced gallbladder cancer)?We know there's an ongoing trial at the ONJCRI with immunotherapy for rare cancers, but we don't know how long that would ...Read More
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Hi there,Still in shock. Father recently went for routine Prostate bloods which showed up an anomaly. Then he had scans which showed lesions in all lobes of his liver which they have indicated is metastases (primary currently unknown). Bone scans indicated no sprea...Read More
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My step father (62 y/o) has just been diagnosed with a high grade glioblastoma. 7 month ago he had a seizure and was diagnosed with epilepsy due to a white mass shown on his MRI. 5 1/2 months later my mother and I found him having another seizure and the follow up ...Read More
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Hi all - my husband of 16 years was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma (which is farily large). The symptoms came on very quickly (Christmas 2018) so we are still in shock to say the least. The doctors are getting ready to start radiation & chemo (oral), which ...Read More
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MHi Everyone, I’m a 51 year old woman and he is my story, 5 years ago i had a Pap smear that showed thickening of the uterus and was put on tablets to stop heavy bleeding and was supposed to get a procedure done. At the time I was going through a very bad marriage ...Read More
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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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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 had a lump on my right breast under my nipple deep in the tissue for a few months it is about the size of a lemon sherbet lollie today i was feeling around it and its hard and round wont move i also noticed a dint on my breast where the lump is i went to the...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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