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Technically I was diagnosed 4 years ago but I had electroconvulsive shock therapy to get me out of severe depression. This caused me to forget that I had cancer, but I always had this inkling that I had it. My anxiety and mania were too much to take and I had a psy...Read More
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Hi All. My name is Jack and a little under two weeks ago a tumour was found in my (33 year old) wife's colon during a colonoscopy investigating some adominal pain. A week later and she's had an extended right hemicolectomy and is now home recuperating well. It's be...Read More
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Hi allJust been diagnosed with prostate cancer and wondered if anyone here has had focal laser treatment? I read about it online and it seems Nepean Urology are the leaders in this field. Have been in contact with them but would like some independent results from...Read More
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I think I'm done thinking about cancer for a while. It's been a tough year. Before retiring, I thought I'd come here and post an overview of my experiences in case it helps anybody coping with a new diagnosis of cancer. First up: it isn't the endI was diagnosed 9...Read More
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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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