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Facing end of life

To undergo Stem Cell Transplant or NOT

HiI was diagnosed with both Hodgkin and Non-Hodgekin Lymphoma in 2009. I received ABVD treatment in 2009 and an Autologus Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) in 2012. I handled ABVD well, continue to work with minimal disruption. BMT knocked me around a bit, and I had ...Read More

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What to do

Wow this is such a dilemma ...my husband has stage 3 cancer affecting stomach, oesphagus, lymph glad is affected. His heart is not good..do we accept an operation with high risks of death or worse still sloe death from various complications..pain. Or do we take the...Read More

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End of life symptoms

HiMy relative doesn't have much time left but I'm guessing between days to IF weeks very few.she has late stage metastasised breast cancerShe sleeps most of day and only manages one or two bites of food.Symptoms include all I expected, weight loss, confusion, extre...Read More

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Chemo

I stopped chemo after almost two and a half years. It was taking its toll on me, should I go back to treatments ?

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How to ask about life expectancy

Hello guys,I know that I am asking about a difficult topic and I thus figured that it would be the best thing to ask people who are directly concerned by cancer. Background: I am designing a role-play based on the book "The Fault in Our Stars" by "John Green" which...Read More

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Cancer strikes again

At 82, I guess that most of us are considering that, at this age we are on the home run on one's journey through life. Especially after having spent the last 30 years of it warding off attacks by Meningioma Tumors, Prostate Cancer, Diabetes and several cases of ...Read More

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Stage 4 oral cancer

Hii friends My close friend is suffering from stage 4 oral cancer. He had taken chemotherapy, radiotherapy & surgery as well. From last 2 yrs his cancer cell comes back the 4th time. Doctors are saying it can't be cure now. We are trying to find if someone can cure...Read More

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does it help to read other people's stories ?

I've been posting to a blog since the day of my cancer diagnosis. It has certainly helped me ! Once an issue is written down, I can stop worrying about it (sort of). I read a couple of books written by people with cancer. One made me think, He's in denial, that's p...Read More

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What have you found useful?

Hello, firstly, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your stories. It can be hard to understand what it might be like to be in your shoes, and although we might not get it from our person who is fighting, your comments help to provide insight. My brother in l...Read More

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Metastatic breast cancer

I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer -stage 4 - in November 2017. My treatment plan consists of a hormone blocking pill once a day and 2 Kisqali tablets daily. I would love to hear from anyone with the same diagnosis and how they are feeling and how they...Read More

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