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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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How can I help my dad

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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Pancreatic Cancer Care - Medical dilemma or the norm?

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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Advice

My husband has been dealing with head and neck cancer for 21/2yrs...treatment finished 12mths ago..the Drs are happy with his progress...I see things that keep me on my toes...sometimes lately..he gets that tired...like yesterday...slept 4hrs through the day and w...Read More

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The audacity of questioning the root cause of cancer.

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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Doctor Needs Decision

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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Help I may have cancer

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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Perjeta (Pertuzumab)

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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Lungh and breast cancer

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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