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In order to help make your time with the Cancer Council Online Community the very best experience we can, we'll be creating a number of tutorials in this thread over the coming weeks.
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He has liver cancer. It’s a large tumor and he’s suffering so much. I think it’s time he went to hoo but he says no. I’m doing my best and I’m his carer. I quit my job and money is tight atm. I have depression problems already and I try my best but I feel like a fa...Read More
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Hey everyone,My name's Jen, and I wanted to reach out to this community for some support and advice. Recently, my brother received some tough news – he's been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at just 40 years old. It's been a shock for all of us because he's alw...Read More
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Good Afternoon, New member here from Brisbane, have recently been diagnosed with CCRCC (Kidney cancer) Im Stage 4 and terminal, Has metastasised to my lungs and have nodes on both lungs top and bottom. Im thinking i have had my cancer for some time and have accepte...Read More
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Hello Everyone,My sister has stage 3A endometrial cancer which has spread. This was diagnosed late because of GP ignorance and platitudes. But that is another story. I retired from teaching at 70 after 49 years, a career I loved but could no longer sustain due to e...Read More
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I am 36 and have recently been diagnosed with Cervical Cancer, early stages. I am sitting in the unknown atm, I have MRI, PET scans etc booked. Did anyone follow a strict diet, cut out alcohol? What do you take / do to help with anxiety, and stress?
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Death by Ovarian cancer in women under 40 is RARE. If you have a hysterectomy then you’ll be 100% safe, but no one tells you this. Instead, the focus is on smoking cigarettes!At least put this information out there so as we females at least have the facts and can m...Read More
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Barrie age 80 and concerned at volume and effects of expected PCa radiation and hormone treatment. I belatedly had concern at the medicated treatment of my BPH. Also after the fact I had issues about the spreading prospect from the biopsy of my two MRI detected can...Read More
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Hi, I’m new to this group. I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer last year. I had a lumpectomy and radiation. 2 months ago I started taking hormone tablets but they have made me feel anxious and depressed. Has anyone else experienced this side effect. The ...Read More
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Hi everyone!,I am struggling with the fact that both my parents have stage 4 cancer. My dad has had stage 4 bowel cancer he beat that then stage 4 Esophageal cancer beat that now stage 4 lung cancer. He is also an unstable diabetic.My mother had stage 4 bowel cance...Read More
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I’m meeting with the oncologist tomorrow to discuss treatment options ie chemo or not. What questions should i ask? Diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of ascending colon on Dec 4th 2023 Hemicolectomy (no stoma) Dec 13th. Recovering since, so far uneventful. Only able t...Read More
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