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Head & Neck Cancer

Hi I have just been diagnosed as Head & Neck Cancer. I had a small lump under my chin (submandibular region). I have been seeing Oncologists at Peter Mac. I have been told that I have to do 'chemo' for 7 weeks (once weekly) and Radiotherapy for 7 weeks on daily...Read More

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Concern about lack of treatment

I have had a TURBT for bladder cancer which came back as High-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma with focal invasion of lamina propria. In the additional levels, there is also focal squamous differentiation in thesurface component. In all that I have read I shou...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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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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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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Breast cancer or sclerosing Adenosis

Hi there, so im 28 female with strong family history of breast cancer. Done ultrasound,MRI and both came with BI RADS 5 specially the MRI. Done core biopsy and it came back as sclerosing Adenosis but the doctors still wanna do excision biopsy to make sure it is ben...Read More

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Look for Positive Signs - in life and in dreams - the dream that gave me confidence

Hi, thought I'd share this awesome dream I had after my cancer diagnosis. I've had ultrasounds, biopsies and CT scans and today I am having a PETscan to try and find the primary cancer. They found where it spread but not the main villain. I liken it to killing ...Read More

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Diagnosed with Kidney cancer

Friday 13 November I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I had pain the night before and was lucky enough to get in to see a doctor who examined the area I had nicknamed “stabby mcstabbyface”. She thought maybe gallbladder and sent me straight up to the hospital. I h...Read More

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