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43 is young for bowel cancer in women, but with a my family history of cancer I was about to begin a long journey in Oct 2016...Today I'm INBETWEEN My tests are good but still a CT every 3mths and the port flush every 6 weeks....but I'm not well enough to go back t...Read More
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Hello everyone.My name is Ruairi. I am a hairdresser with 25 years experience living in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne.I am also a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2010. I underwent Chemotherapy and 2 years of maintenance therapy/R...Read More
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Hi, I am a 32-year-old mother of two. I had been having some health problems and ended up needing a hysterectomy. When the pathology came back from that, it was discovered that I had endometrial carcinoma. A month after my hysterectomy, I had to have a second surg...Read More
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I'm having Radiation for Breast Cancer, I had the simulation/planning process in mid September where they marked the skin with tattoos. Now my treatment has started, when I lie on the bed & get in position, can anyone tell me why they need to put more on my skin d...Read More
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Hi there, I am just coming off chemo for stomach cancer. I had full stomach removal and partial esophagus removal. Surgery was done in Thailand as this is where I have been working/living/have family. The main surgeon put in a covered stent at the time of surgery t...Read More
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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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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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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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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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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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