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Unexpected uterine cancer

So I have bitten the bullet and decided to reach out to the community because (of course) in typical stubborn reaction to my diagnosis was... "I am all good!" "I'll be fine!" "I don't need any help!" "I got this covered!".Needless to say, not good, not fine, do ne...Read More

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Grappling with reality

Guess I just need to sound off as I'm isolated, alone in a rural area. A bronchoscopy showed part of my lung is collapsed and there's a tumour suspected to be cancer. The bronchoscopy was a follow up from an xray and a CT scan. They did a biopsy but the results are...Read More

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Just diagnosed with appendix cancer

I was just diagnosed with appendix cancer after a bout with appendicitis last week. I had scans and now see the doctor on Monday to find out my next step. Has anyone had any experience with appendix cancer? I am terrified of what is next.

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Diagnosed with CLL and, as expected, not particularly happy about it :)

After several horrendous years of putting up with insane neighbours, a death of a close friend from ovarian cancer, and the beginnings of a really irritating depression which caused my "best" friends to abandon me (started treatment in 1993, a few years after my da...Read More

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma

I have recently been diagnosed with ACC and have had a left parotidectomy. Wondering if there are others in Australia going through treatment for this rare cancer.

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HPV Cancer

Hello all, I have recently been diagnosed with HPV I believe at this point has started in my Linguinial Tonsil I have a enlarged Lymph node on the left side of my neck. I have had a PET Scan and my second CT scan yesterday and I am awaiting the results from that. I...Read More

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Tonsil cancer

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with cancer after the removal of a large lump in my lymph node. The Primary cancer is 1cm from tonsil or so they think after a PET scan.Im just wondering why they don't offer you to have your tonsils removed? After I've been reading ...Read More

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Waiting for official diagnosis

I’m 31 years old I presented to the Ed 3 weeks ago with abdominal pain I was given a ultrasound then had to go back for ct scan, I was told I have ascites and was given a abdominal tap but no fluid come out which the dr thought was odd, at this stage I was told I h...Read More

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Waiting for results

Hi allI am a newbie to this site. Last Tuesday I presented myself to emergency hospital with pain in abdomen. Doctors thought it appendicitis, had a ct scan with contrast. The doctor came back and told me I had a huge mass in abdomen, ovarian cancer and liver canc...Read More

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Melanoma Stage 3 neck radiation..please tell me what to expect?

Hi, i was diagnosed with melanoma cancer Stage 3, on New Years Eve...2021.I have had the lymph nodes out and it has been recommended to do 5 weeks of neck radiation and then a year of target therapy. Please can someone share their experience with neck radiatio...Read More

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