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Lumpectomy

I just had a lumpectomy two weeks ago, I would like to know what I should be doing or wearing. e.g special bras

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I'm not sure which board to post this on.. I apologize if I posted in the wrong place. For about six months, I've had a swollen lymph node on the right side of my neck. At first, my doctors weren't concerened because it hadn't been there long, but after two months,...Read More

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Stage 4 Small Cell Lung Cancer

My 74 yo grandpa just got diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cancer. It has mestastized to his stomach, bladder, and liver. They said this is aggressive and he begins treatment within the next two weeks. He is having a really hard time and so is my grandma. My heart i...Read More

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Glioblastoma Malform GBM - anyone with experience, friends of?

Hello,just wondering if there are any active users here with experience in GBM? My Mom (69) has grade 4 and she's just finished her last radiation treatment, wondering what to expect now. I'm here in Australia and she's in the US....I just got back from spending 2...Read More

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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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