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Multiple Myeloma

does anyone have experience with Multiple Myeloma? My Husband has just been diagnosed and we would like to know how it has affected someone else. Also he has been told that it is unusual in people his age (early Thirties).

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I am a newby

Sigh... Was actually looking for a chat room. What I should be doing is hooking up to a local support group in town, rather than the internet. Maybe this will help too, dunno. Mum has breast cancer with bone mets. She was diagnosed last year. A hip replacement ...Read More

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Advice on good Dermatologist/Skin Cancer Specialist

Hiya! My name is Kelly and i'm new here. Just wondering if anyone in Victoria could give me feedback on a good place for my Mum to go with her new Basal Cell Carcinoma and Dysplastic Growths diagnosis??? Our doctors tend to be a bit biased towards their medic...Read More

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Liver Cancer

My husband was diagnosed with Liver Cancer 6 weeks ago. His case went before the oncology team on the 14th June we do not have another appointment for a month (15th July)where we will discuss treatment options. This seems a long time between diagnosis to a treatm...Read More

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Pleomorphic Lobular Cancer

Hi, My mother has just been diagnosed with grade three breast cancer - the surgeon has told me that it is a Pleomorphic Lobular carcinoma. I was just wondering if anybody has this type of cancer or any family members suffering from it? My mother is really stru...Read More

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Help

Hi is there anyone who can help me deal with the recent diagonosis of my husbands Gr 4 GBM 4 weeks ago, I have been reading recent posts of people who have suffered from it & I am very scared by what I have read. He is starting Radiation & chemo next week. ThanksRead More

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Pancreatic Cancer Support

Hi all, My mother has recently been diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer, from her first diagnosis of localised pancreatic cancer in Jan 08. Since Jan 08, she's had whipple's resection and gemsa, then radiochemotherapy for local recurrence in Oct 09. Last...Read More

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My Mum - pelvic exenteration, PLEASE there has to be another way... endometrial recurrence

Hi. i've just found out today that my mum has had a recurrence of her stage IIIb (might have been IIIC) endometrial (uterine) cancer. the recurrence is in her vaginal vault. The surgeon has come right out and started talking about a pelvic exenteration - basically...Read More

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Lung Cancer.... it's just gone

Hi, I have just joined this forum on behalf of my father as he said 'I want to post my journey with as many people as possible so that others may be able to draw on my opportunity of a second chance' Please see his story below and NEVER GIVE UP Today, Friday 13t...Read More

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Ewing sarcoma

Hi, my husband was recently diagnosed with cancer, he has a Primitive neuroectodermal tumor which is part of the Ewing Sarcoma family. I was wondering if there is anyone who is going through or has gone through this type of cancer who would be able to offer some in...Read More

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