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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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to remove his bladder or not!

Hi, never joined a forum before so heres hoping i'm doing the right things. My husband was told he had cancer last week and we have had meetings and tests since then. Luckily it hasn't spread to the rest of his body but is in his prostate and bladder. He has had th...Read More

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Prostate Cancer

My husband has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He goes back to urologist tomorrow to be booked into hospital to have surgery. Our brains feel a bit scrambled at the moment. We are both scared but looking on the positive side. Concerned about incontinence ...Read More

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deja vous memories

Apart from all the known side effects of Chemo, my mother in law is undergoing Chemo for small cell cancer and has SAIDH and maybe paraneoplastic syndrome as well, apart from all that, her most frustrating problem is deja vous- especially with the TV. she can see ...Read More

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