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My name is Nigel Waring, I was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma 3B in the right lung on the 12th January 2010. I started with chemo but could not handle it so after just three months I went onto Tarceva, had a good run of 31 months from that then changed to Alimta wh...Read More
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I know what it’s like to feel stuck. I know what it’s like to be doing a job that doesn’t feel quite right and to long for the freedom of living a life on your own terms. I also know what it’s taken me to claim this freedom and I’d like to share that story with you...Read More
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Hello!
My names Kirsty, and i was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when i was 13, i had to have 2 surgeries for a total thyroid removal and para thyroids , and also had a round of radiation. Cancer returned when i was 16 and just had another round of radiation to clea...Read More
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I am now five years into what everyone calls survival and I am well and living life with a new perspective that can only come from walking the road to recovery.
I personally have difficulty dealing with the whole feelings thing; and as part of my self imposed ther...Read More
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Hi Everyone,
I was diagnosed with Large B Cell Marginal Zone Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in November 2013. The only symptoms i had was one evening after dinner i had extreme pain in my stomach. I was thinking it was bad gastro or gallstones. The next morning i went to my...Read More
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Hi all, I'll cut to the chase. I'm a 5 year survivor this year and have come a long way. My question is: has anyone experienced a post-cancer identity crisis? A personality change within themselves? I used to be this confident go-getter, always striving, dreaming o...Read More
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Hello all I'm Emily.
In February 2009 when I was 17 years old, I was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor (rhabdomyosarcoma) which was cancerous. I had to have chemotherapy for 1 year and also have radiation for 5 days per week for 6 weeks. I am now almost 22 years ...Read More
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Hi everyone, Feb 26, I was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer. I had my right Kidney removed on the 29th of last month. I have been recouping for the past 5 weeks,very sore and sorry for myself. I had my checkup with my surgeon yesterday. The cancer was a stage 3 and the...Read More
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Has cancer changed your work life?
Join our new series of (free) interactive Webinars.
How will returning to work affect me?
Thursday 10 April 2014 – 7:00 – 8:00pm AEDT
In this webinar, practical and emotional issues commonly experienced when returning to wor...Read More
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After seeing my oncologist I have been told my body is free of Pancreatic Cancer,Now is 3 and a half years after Surgeries and Chemo, my wife asked am I cured ,no was the answer it can come back at any time but my chances of living much longer have increased,after ...Read More
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