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Experience with Folfox

My husband will be starting 6 months of treatmet of folfox in a few weeks. Things we have read are very frightening and concerning. The oncologist has told us that most all of her patients do well with it and most work a regular full time job so we are relly worrie...Read More

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advanced prostate cancer - fluid on lung and extreme fatigue

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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6 year old daughter lymphoma?

My 6 year old daughter had around a month of night sweats that went away about a year ago. This happened a couple of times but has not happened since. For over a year, she has been complaining of constant sore knees, ankles, wrists, elbows and hand and foot knuckle...Read More

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Cancer symptoms

My father has been going through a lot of symptoms related to cancer. We can't get a definitive diagnosis through blood tests. I don't know if there is a specific test that's needed for this. His symptoms are: muscular atrophy, bringing up large amounts of yell...Read More

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Does my mole look cancerous???

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Sudden Severe Side Effects on Immunotherapy

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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Younger brother (23yrs) - Sarcoma metastasized to bones

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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Family member diagnosed with high grade Glioblastoma

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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Father has just been diagnosed with secondary liver cancer

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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Oral and bowel cancer

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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