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Am I getting all the information

This starts with a squamous cell carcinoma cut from my back. Some time later the same cancer grows in my left toncil. I am waiting for 2 more surgeries one to get nodes in my neck the other to get what was not taken by the first surgery. My question is about the in...Read More

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Diagnosed with Double-Hit Lymphoma after 8 years remission from Follicular Lymphoma.

After 8 wonderful years of remission from Stage 4 Follicular Lymphoma, within 3 weeks I had gone from being care-free, cycling to work, cycling around, feeling good, to hearing the news that first that a CT scan - whilst I was waiting for biopsy results - showed th...Read More

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I might be cancer free

Hi folks, I am new to this forum and I can't seem to stop writing posts. Who is PhilPepper? I am Phil. Pepper is my stoma. I tried to avoid naming it, but it just had to happen. So after an unexpected diagnosis, a few scans, a few blood tests, and finally a surgic...Read More

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Diagnosed with double cancer- I think it's time to talk

Hi All,Please welcome me to the club. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer 6 weeks ago- and told I might have had it for at least 7/8 years. I was confident I can get through it however bad it is. Getting through might mean getting out of it completely, or living life...Read More

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Rectal bleeding 10 days after surgery- Please advise

Hi All, I went through a surgery 10 days ago and got my sigmoid colon removed (high anterior resection). I thought I was recovering well. I had some blood in the stool for the first couple of days and none after that. Since yesterday I am spotting some traces of fr...Read More

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Wigs

I have been told that once my chemo starts I will lose my hair. Everyone tells me about the wigs I can wear. I must admit before having cancer, I thought every female with cancer wore a wig. But the more I have thought about it, I dont want a wig. Anyone else f...Read More

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Litton test

I just found out pop got this.I was never informed this was code for genIV, a genetic test, maybe.I have seen great results with this for breast cancer (78% confidence lvl)but my sample set 10000>n>5000of 5k records indicates there is no statistical significancein...Read More

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Recurring Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

Hi Experts,This is about my cousin who has developed Recurring MPNST. This is genetical, father has similar problems but non invasive. He was treated 3 times with radiation and chemo in the last 1.5 years with 10cm in size.This time it seems a bit severe and everyb...Read More

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now what next i wonder

few months ago diagnosed with 3 types of arthritis since then diagnosed with invasive carcinoma ( breast ) had the lumpectomy, saw the doc , it will be 6 weeks as of 1st May when i see the surgeon again , and a week after that I see the oncologist. I was told by ...Read More

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Immune booster

With the immune booster for chemo, that you have to do 24 hours after, how long do the did effects last

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