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Friends and family expect me to be fine

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when I was 15, I'm 16 now and although my treatment is almost finished I feel as though mentally I'm still at the start of everything. I find this especially difficult because all of my friends and family have forgot...Read More

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Can't make my self go to the doctors

I'm 33 years old now and I'm pritty sure I've had testucular cancer since I was 20. I first noticed a lump around that time but did what most men do and just ignored it. Now I'm definitely know that was a tumour as both testicles have lumps and I can tell the cance...Read More

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The journey starts here

The Journey starts here Extract from diary. Sunday 23rd November 2014 Find a little hard lump in left breast. Hm. Doesn’t hurt. Monday 24th Nov Dr appointment 12.10. Dr is my second best choice. I trust him but he doesn’t show much personality. He’s five patien...Read More

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New

Hi everyone. I'm new on here, and would love to chat with anyone at all. I've been through chemo and radiation. I get down on life every now and then. Even though I was diagnosed 20 years ago, I'm noticing the brain tumour is causing more pain and effects now. I'm ...Read More

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Hi. New here. Trying something different.

Hi all. I'm 55 and was diagnosed with cancer in one lung about 5 weeks ago. Coughing blood for a few months before I mentioned it to my Doctor. Very silly. Not much of a Doctor type and I live a way out of town. I am working on curing myself with things that I pic...Read More

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Does it get easier?

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer last year in April. I went through chemo, radiation and brachytherapy and 2 scans later, I am told my body is cancer free. Treatment finished in August and I've been focusing on my body and finding a new n...Read More

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Lied to mother re health

Hi there It has been first time since I saw my mother post diagnosis and had to lie to her face that my test results were fine. That and meeting her in choc shop/ cafe in city and I am pretty damn anxious. She said how nice it was to see each other when we are bot...Read More

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Newbie

Hi all, im guessing im in the right place as most all seem to have cancer of one type or another. My name is Doug, im from Albany W.A 58 years old and currently unemployed, hmm no im not, im on centrelink payroll. My claim to fame as of sept 2014 is a stage iv glio...Read More

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New member looking for inspiration

Hello to you all, wishing you and your loved ones travelling your cancer journey all the very best. I look forward to sharing with you all some information and stories of our journey's so far. I have lung cancer for almost 5 years. I feel like a time bomb just wait...Read More

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Ocular tumour

Want to connect with people also going through this and to get some inside into this type of Melanoma.

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