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Highlighting Pancreatic Cancer more.

As an 8 year survivor of pancreatic cancer I'm so happy to finally hear that pancreatic cancer is in the spotlight more. More funding from the government has been great news, the prospect of a pancreatic cancer nurse through donations and many more things, big or s...Read More

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Life after total glossectomy

I'm 67 years old and was diagnosed with tongue cancer mid 2017. Since then, I've endured two rounds of radiotherapy (8 weeks, then 6 weeks), and my most recent surgery involved a total glossectomy. My lastest check up was a week ago and given the all clear.I'm very...Read More

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Life after treatments..

Hi there, August 2018 was at times I feel like the best month of my life. It was the month that saved my life. August last year, at the age of 38 I got diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. This was after exactly a year of doing all sorts of tests for my stomach pai...Read More

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Post treatment- the side effects once its done and dusted

Dealing with the emotional and physical impacts after treatment. I had my 18 months of treatment. And now trying to deal with getting back to a 'normal' life and it's so hard, trying to navigate my way and figure out how I feel about everything along with feeling v...Read More

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HPV 16 + Head and Neck Cancer

Wanted to share my story so far, 51 Year old male, was diagnosed in Febuary 2019 with Squamos Cell Carcinoma, i had been back and forth to the Doctors with a mild sore throat and blocked ear, they tried 3 lots of antibiotics and a course of steroids, couple of days...Read More

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Long term effects of Throat Cancer treatment

I had throat cancer abd I was told that the radiation (40 treatments) took care of it. However, it's been 7 months and so far I've had nothing but problems, attributed to the radiation. Now they want to remove my vocal cords because the've been damaged. I haven't...Read More

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Head and Neck cancer, 4 weeks after

Woof! I made it through the 7 week radio and chemo somewhat unscathed by the Radio Rash syndrome. Three weeks after the last Radio, the skin around my neck began to look domewhat sunburned. This has become progressively worse, the skin now totally burned thro...Read More

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Applying for a mortage

I had treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2001 when I was 22 years old. I have remained free of cancer. I am now 32 years of age and looking at buying my first home. I was interested to hear other people's experiences of applying for mortages. Has anyone experience...Read More

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Meetups in Sydney

Hi all, It's been 3 years since my chemotherapy for non-hodgekin's lymphoma finished. I didn't think I would survive, and when I found out I was going to live I was just so excited for everything to go back to normal. I returned to work 2 years ago when I was 25 an...Read More

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Dealing with Scan Scares

Hi all, I just needed to unload some of my thoughts, other wise I may go crazy. I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in 2013 and was treated with 10 months of chemo and radiation. I went into remission in 2014 and was told March 2018 that I was finally cured. Howe...Read More

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