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What a week! Went to GP on Monday last week with breast pain and a large swelling appearing. I have had lumps in my breast since breastfeeding so breast lumps are not new. GP ordered an urgent mammogram and ultrasound on left breast which was done on Thursday just ...Read More
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I have had a big squamous cell carcinoma removed by wedge excision surgery. I have to have a PET scan. Does anyone know how long you stay in the tube? I get claustrophobia! More scared of this than I was of the surgery!Also, how effective are chemotherapy and radio...Read More
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In September 2016, I sat in a white hospital office, with a young asian doctor saying how sorry he was. I was 44 years old, and he had just told me that without successful treatment, he expected I would be dead in 6 months time. When I first got sick, I became a p...Read More
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I'm 29 and had some stomach pain so went to the doctor who told me to do a feces test, which they found blood, so went to do a colonoscopy where they found a tumour. Which is quite large the doctor said that its likely cancer and pretty much no chance it's benign. ...Read More
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Hello, my name is Mel and I never imagined I would be posting on a cancer forum. Four days ago I was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer. We currently don't know the exact spread of the cancer and will be undergoing a PET scan and keyhole surgery. I was s...Read More
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Hi all, I'm 31 yrs old and I recently went to my local GP with an itchy bottom and a slight increase in the amount I was having bowel movements. That GP saved my life by giving me a referral for a colonoscopy, at the time I thought it was a little overkill and had ...Read More
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I have recently been told that I have cancer how do you the doctors are doing the right thing?
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Hey all. I'm at 47 year old woman with no children who is a smoker and 150kgs. 01 June 2023 after a colonoscopy I was diagnosed with cancer. Further tests have been conducted and I had a laposcapy yesterday for more biopsies. They are not sure if it is high grad...Read More
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Hello just reaching out to say hi and express my fears and concerns about the news. Woke up feeling like it wasn't real would love to hear others journey after the initial shock 🙂
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