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Gilbert K Chesterton once referred to a paradox as “truth standing on her head to get attention”. A prime example that illustrates this is with regards to our solar system. Prior to Nicolaus Copernicus (1473- 1543), everyone in the world held the belief that the ea...Read More
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Hi everyone, I was just wondering if there are any immunotherapy drugs on the PBS that could be given to my Mum (advanced gallbladder cancer)?We know there's an ongoing trial at the ONJCRI with immunotherapy for rare cancers, but we don't know how long that would ...Read More
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Hi there! I'm just concerned about small lymph nodes(painless) on my head and armpits area and just worried if these are normal cysts or will I get cancer. Want to hear from you if someone has the same problem. Give me some the suggestion! Should I consult with a d...Read More
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Good morning! My father has received some bad news, he has pancreatic cancer. For weeks he has been using the normal treatments for the situation he is in, chemotherapy. Some people have told me about an alternative treatment that helps to alleviate the pain and br...Read More
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Hello, My name is Hugh and my Dad has stage-4 pancreatic cancer. I have a medical query regarding the reliability of the CA19-9 tumor marker number. I have read that the CA19-9 number can be a very reliable and accurate marker of a tumors regression, though for oth...Read More
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Hey, So I'm a kiwi, born & bred in NZ until I strayed away from home at 20 years old. My mother (56), is in NZ & has just been diagnosed with Vulva Cancer yesterday. And I'm not sure how to feel. I'm an only child & my mother was a solo mum, she's my best friend, s...Read More
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Hello, First off, thank you to anyone who reads and responds this posting. Please let me start at the beginning... Back in July, the master bedroom closet of my apartment was treated for black mold. Unfortunately, my clothes were contaminated, but my husband and I ...Read More
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Hi my mom is diagnosed as stage 4 of gallbladder cancer. Here's a story about her. At May 17 she had operation to remove the gallbladder since there're some gallstones and can't be done by laparoscopy. Unfortunately, at May 24, the lab showed us that she got gallbl...Read More
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Hello, My husband had a work falling accident about 3 1/2 years ago and while doing CAT scan to find any possible internal injuries, besides the physical-a mass was discovered on his right kidney. It was kidney cancer and there was a partial nephrectomy and the su...Read More
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Hello, My grandad has cancer, he is about 77, he is taking zapain (codein) all day and also taking clonazepam at night before bed to help him sleep. He has not had any chemotherapy yet and is yet to have a biopsy to find out exactly what type of cancer it is. I was...Read More
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