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Hello All.Thanks for lending me your listening ears.I had non-hodgkins lymphoma at 12 years of age - treated with chemo and radiation to head and upper body.Recently nearly died from an enormous brain tumour, atypical meningioma, 35 years after radiation exposure. ...Read More
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Hi everyone!I didn’t really expect I would ever join a forum like this, but here I am. I hope you’re all doing okay today.My (23F) beautiful twin sister (23F) found out she has early skin cancer. She had it cut out but it’s still there, and now she has started trea...Read More
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Cancer can affect anyone, but the experience can be different for different people. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people, discrimination and barriers to care can add to the stress of a cancer diagnosis and having treatment. For inf...Read More
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Cancer doesn't run in my family and I have had no problems that led me to ADENOCARCINOMA. What are your thoughts that getting the covid shots (which change DNA) may have caused this?
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I have Bladder cancer Stage 2 Muscle Invasive. I will be 74 years old on March 17. Had blood in urine day after Thanksgiving. Went to Urgent care and then my primary who order cystoscopy. Cystoscopy found a tumor blocking left ureter. TURBT was ordered and fou...Read More
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Hey friends I know I have been missing in action for awhile. I had to back away from all the cancer groups I belong to because of all the negatively and name calling. I never experienced in this group but decided that I would avoid all groups. Afew of you that are ...Read More
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Hi everyone hope everyone is doing well on our ‘journeys’ are there some female bladder cancer ladies out there? And where are you at what treatment plan are you on? Would be good to hear
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While it’s not common, about 960 men in Australia are diagnosed with testicular cancer each year. Unlike many other cancers, testicular cancer occurs most often in men aged 20–39. Surgery to remove an affected testicle is the most common treatment, but chemotherapy...Read More
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I had a melanoma removed last Nov 22 and it had travelled to my lymp nodes and they were also removed. After 9 months of immunotherapy it has travelled to my lungs. I am about o start an addiction immunotherapy and have it more often next week. However I have had q...Read More
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I don't have private health insurance so been referred to the oncologist at a local hospital and my GP referred me and said they will reach out to me. I'm scared it will spread even though the doctor said it wont be too long. But how long will i need to wait? it gi...Read More
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