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My dad (67) has melanoma that metastasized to his brain. He had surgery to have it removed in October of last year. The surgery went great. He was walking as good as could be because he also had a broken foot at the time. Talking great using his arms eating really...Read More
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Hi there, my dad has had prostate cancer for years and has had several types of chemo and has been on zytiga for 14 months & now we're at the point where we're running out of options. All the previous treatment has kept the cancer in the lymph nodes (abdominal and ...Read More
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Hello everyone,My younger brother (23yrs) has been diagnosed with Fibroblastic osteosarcoma which has metastasized to his bones. He is undergoing chemotherapy (Etoposide and Ifosfamide) and is due a PET Scan next week. He has also been administered a dose of Zol ac...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 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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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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My father was diagnosed at the beginning of last year with Stage 3 oral cancer on his lower lip - he subsequently had his lower lip and part of his chin removed and a large section under his jaw (ear to ear) taken to remove effected lymph nodes.
In September last y...Read More
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My dad was recently diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer. Eating is painful even before his chemo started so he barely eats has lost a ton of weight.He spends his day kneeling beside his bed in pain They even upped him to oxy and he's still in constant pain. Be...Read More
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Hello, my father was diagnosed with pancratic cancer on 18 March this year, his symptoms were indigestion, jaundice and clay stools. Within a couple of days of those symptoms, he self admitted into emergency and then he was admitted into the hospital. Within 2 wee...Read More
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