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Hello, my name is Shannon & I’ve just been diagnosed with bowl cancer in the large intestine. I’m 48 years old & this is the second time I’ve been diagnosed with cancer, almost 22 years ago I was diagnosed with uterine & cervical cancer. It’s was a tuff road but I ...Read More
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Hi all, I have a SCC cancer in my Right Lymph Node, it has doubled in size in 9 weeks. I've had a tumour and my right Tonsil removed, I also had a tumour and the base of my tongue removed. Both came back negative. So they can't find a primary cancer. I'm havin...Read More
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Hi, just wondering if many on here are in public hospitals being treated for their diagnosis and treatment? I'm not having much luck with mine. It's been nearly 4 month's since I had the ct scan that should a lump in the back of my throat. I still don't know what ...Read More
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Just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and am very confused and afraid. Looking at about 4 months chemo and I don’t know much about it yet. I also suffer from anxiety and depression which is surfacing right now. I have to lose some weight before surgery and it ...Read More
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Just diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Doctor says 4 months chemo before surgery. He wants me to lose some weight and I’m finding it hard to know where to start. New diet into some regular activity, but I often have stomach pain so I know I have to do my bit, but not ea...Read More
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I was diagnosed with BC on 2 May. Initial ultrasound biopsy shows that it's grade 2 , I just had right mastectomy and axillary clearance on 19 May and the report shows that it's grade 3 aggressive and the tumor is 7cm. As it is grade is 3, now my surgeon wants a u...Read More
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Hi, new to the cancer community. Diagnosed early April 2022 with metastatic pancreatic cancer at 46. Round 3 of chemo on Monday. Terrified but trying to stay strong for my 4 boys. Can't wrap my head around how I went from healthy working mum to fortnightly chemo mu...Read More
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Three months ago, she started experiencing abdominal pain and intestinal obstruction.She had an operation 08/04/2022 and was told that there was cancer that had spread to the peritoneum and a tumor blocking the intestine was found and removed. There was also spread...Read More
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HelIo, I am a 47 year old mum of 3 daughters, twins aged 15 and a 12 year old. I was diagnosed with a malignant tumour in my liver back in February. I had major liver resection surgery 7 weeks ago today and my surgeon took 65% of my liver (it grows back which is pr...Read More
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Hi, I was diagnosed in February with invasive Bladder cancer, am currently under going chemo in order to shrink the cancer to ensure when I have surgery to remove my bladder they are able to get it all. This is a journey I never thought I would be going through an...Read More
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