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Hi everyone, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with kidney cancer 3 weeks ago as an incidental finding. I thought I might have chronic appendicitis as I had a mild pain in my lower right abdomen for a couple of days. It turns out I have a small stone there that isn...Read More
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Hi , I had a left upper lobectomy and upper left thoractomy for stage 1B lung adenocarcinoma on the 23rd of September 2020. The lymph nodes came back clear , and as my tumor was only 35mm my doctor dosen't think that chemo or radiotheraphy is need , but has refere...Read More
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Hi all, I recently had a melanoma removed (melanoma-in-situ so I'm not too worried). We're still in the process of working out whether further treatment is needed, but one thing is really bugging me right now, which is around a mole I had removed almost 3 years pr...Read More
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I've just been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer a few days ago and am just about to undergo the PET CT scanning tomorrow to check for spread etc. My symptoms started about a year ago where I had pretty scary post-nasal bleeding while sleeping which would not s...Read More
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Hi all im new to this forum and keen to connect with others Going though similar experiences on this journey we find ourselves in.... I was diagnosed in June with pluera cancer which spread to 3 brain tumours and 1 on the adrenaline gland. currently going through c...Read More
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I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer I was alone when my doctor told me I then went home and phoned what I thought were my very dear and closest friends whom I grew up with since age 7 I’m now 39 they were just as shocked as I was Anyways cutting a long st...Read More
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It’s been a really emotional couple or weeks. My husband who is 41 had some stomach pain and bloating and next thing we know, we’re in the hospital being told he has stage 4 bowel cancer that has spread through his entire abdomen and liver. They said it’s incurable...Read More
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Hello, I am due to commence radiation (35 treatments in 7 weeks) plus chemo. The radiation is on my tonsils, tongue, palate and some small nodes in neck. I understand there will be burning to the skin. Can I please have recommendations for what to put on my 56 yea...Read More
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Hi everyone I'm posting to say hi and just tell a little about my cancer experience . I was first diagnosed in 2009 with stage 3 bowel cancer with some spread to the Lymph nodes. October 2018 I went to the GP after experiencing persistent dull pain in my abdomen. M...Read More
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I'm a 56 year old Woman who has recently been diagnosed with possibly 9 x Non Malignant Skin Cancers - 7 being on my Face. Having grown up on the beach and always been an outdoors and beach going person, I'm not surprised.My Dad passed of Malignant Melanoma at age ...Read More
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