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Hey everyone, I'm glad I have found this support network, but I am sorry about the circumstances in which led people here. I am a 27 year old trying to get on top of cervical cancer - adenocarcinoma. I was given this sentence earlier this year - one year after my ...Read More

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You are not alone - meet other young adults on the cancer journey in Sydney

I hope you are travelling well, Cancer changed my life. My values and what I wanted out of life changed. Everything changed. Yet for most of my old friends everything kept on going as it was. Not drinking alcohol the weekly piss ups no longer appealed and when I n...Read More

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Hi I have vulva cancer and would find it very helpful if l could talk to others who have this cancer. since getting this cancer l feel so alone as nobody seems to understand or want to talk about it with me.

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Huge row with partner who is not coping well

Hi I have lurked for several months on the US Thyca forum and finally got the courage up to post here today. I have just had huge row with my partner who is not coping well. He has been very supportive but 8 months post op i am still not getting any better. My E...Read More

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Newly diagnosed, coping through helping others

Hi all, A year ago I injured my spine, and have recently had disc replacement surgery. As a result of some complications I had some scans which lead to further testing and I was diagnosed with a rare type of thyroid cancer last Thursday. While I am still coming to ...Read More

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HI, my name is Chris. I have joined primarily because I am interested in communicating with people who are on a similar journey. I was diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumour last June (GBM). The diagnosis came after surgery to remove a tumour identified by an MRI...Read More

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Melanoma

Hi. I am a 61 year old grandmother. In Dec and Jan I found firstly a small lump behind my ear and then a larger firm lump in my neck. After a whirlwind two weeks of investigations I had a modified neck resection with removal of my parotid gland and all neck lymph g...Read More

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Hurthle cell carcinoma in thyroid

Hi I am another new person to this sight. I have just had 2 operations the 5th feb to remove the left thyroid and the 5th march to remove the right as the nodule on my left was cancer. It turns out it is a rare form of thyroid cancer and it is an aggressive one. ...Read More

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Support during Chemo Treatments

I have been advised I am to have 3 cycles of chemo for my stage IV Ovarian cancer. My problem is that I work and all my family and friends also work. I don't want to have to ask friends and family to take time off work to take me to and return me home from my chem...Read More

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jupiter

Hi all! My name is James but I travel under the name of Jupiter as it is my ruling planet and my initials are the first 3 consonants of the planet. I am a 63 y/o Gay man who has undergone oral surgery to eliminate squamous cell cancer from the floor of my mouth, ri...Read More

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