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Having a rare or less common cancer can present its own challenges. For one thing, it can often be difficult to find reliable information compared to more common cancers. Cancer Council has developed some new information resources to support people affected by thes...Read More

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Lenvatinib targeted chemo for Thyroid cancer

Hi, I've been on Lenvatinib (24mg) for thyroid cancer in my lungs now for 6 weeks. Following radiation therapy and the attendant fried throat, this drug has reactivated all that pain and has me eating with very small mouthfuls and a sip of water in order to get it ...Read More

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Shocked & scared

On Thursday I found that I have an 8cm tumor in my bowel. I have had scans to work out if it’s spread etc. My next appointment is Tuesday. I’m in knots. I have Coeliac Disease & I keep wondering if I’ve been doing anything wrong with my diet to cause this. I have 2...Read More

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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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