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Hi I have just been diagnosed with brain cancer and it is inoperable plus I am not having any çhemo or radiation Iam just haveing MRIs every three months and it is so scary not knowing what is happening in your brain whether the tumours are getting bigger or getti...Read More
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Cancer Council is about to record the second series of our popular The Thing About Cancer podcast!
For the first episode of Series 2, the wonderful Julie McCrossin will be interviewing psychologist, Cath Adams, about managing fear after a cancer diagnosis.
If y...Read More
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Hi everyone. I am a 39 year old mum of three. I have been told today that a biopsy that was done of enlarged lymph nodes had cancer cells. They don't know where the cancer is or what it could be at this stage. I am terrified. They are doing my tests at the lab on...Read More
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In June 2017 I was told iI have 12 months to live, this has taken the very core of my esteem out of me, I have a wife of 40 yrs and now I have to make sure she will be ok and have a roof over her head without rent, I have little money but am buying a house, I have ...Read More
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I have been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer metastacised to my lungs. I had a colonoscopy 2 years ago so it appears the cancer has a foothold. Does anyone know the symptoms I can expect to experience in the future. I must be in the early stages I think, as I ha...Read More
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The first episode of our new podcast series, covers the shock involved in being told one has cancer and the coping strategies you can try when faced with such life-changing news.
Australian media personality, Julie McCrossin hosts the Cancer Council podcasts a...Read More
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Hi I'm quite newly diagnosed, with invasive SCC under my tongue, involving my neck lymph. I live a couple of hours away from my treating hospital RBWH. I am concerned for my family and the disruption to their lives.. and mine, but don't want this thing to be all c...Read More
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I was only posting on here yesterday to se what the difference was between LCIS and DCIS, to try and find out which I had. Well today I got my biopsy and it is invasive breast cancer, in other words I was kidding myself against all odds. After days of anxiety and r...Read More
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Hi All, I'm a 43yo male in Brisbane, newly diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer (PTC). Most cases of this cancer are mild and easily treatable but mine seems to be more "aggressive", much more. I noticed a lump in the base of my throat. Read online about it ...Read More
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I'm new to the forum, so by way of introduction here's a brief version of my story. Just over twelve months ago, I received some out of the ordinary blood test results, and during a colonoscopy to find out the cause of the results a large tumour was found in my bow...Read More
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