Join

Living with cancer

Hi - New and very confused

Hi all; I'm here to try and get answers and perhaps support. My (ex) partner, who is 36, advised me nearly nine years ago that she had breast cancer while pregnant with our son. She chose to get treatment after his birth, which I respected. I now have several is...Read More

By 10 replies 6,434 views Latest post By

side effects of chemo

Chemo side effect semi numb ankles still there after 5 years has anyone come across any treatments/therapies to reduce or clear these effects?

By 9 replies 9,143 views Latest post By

Vitamins and Capecetabine

Capecetabine has some side effects including a skin condition called hand and foot syndrome. I started getting concerned about my symptoms, I want to keep the use of my hands and feet. I looked up medical research and found that conventional medicine had trialed Vi...Read More

By 1 reply 4,065 views Latest post By

Solanum Incanum - has anyone heard of this?

My husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 51. It devastated our family. We have spent the past 3 years researching alternative therapies and discovered one from Taiwan called Solanum Incanum - have you heard of anyone taking this Chinese herb before? After on...Read More

By 2 replies 5,430 views Latest post By

Fear

Fear is one of the main problems that effect us as we attempt to remove the problems that we call cancer, fear of what it has done to us,fear of what it will do to us and fear of what will happen if we do not achive a positive result in removing that ailment. Fear ...Read More

By 3 replies 5,232 views Latest post By

radiotherapy and creams

My wife has finished going through radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer. She is doing quite well, but she still has a lot of redness and irritation on her chest area. Some friends were telling me that they had read about using a herbal cream to soothe it. I thi...Read More

By 5 replies 12,335 views Latest post By

Retreat

Hi In August 2013, I attended a retreat for cancer sufferers and survivors. I found the retreat most helpful to me, the meditation breathing and relaxation, and massage, along with group therapy sessions really helped me to understand what I was all about. In say ...Read More

By 5 replies 6,374 views Latest post By

T-PLL Leukemia Stem Cell Transplant

Was diagnosed 5 years ago with a rare leukemia T-PLL In that time they said would be slow probably 5 to 10 years before any treatment. Then after a year had Campath treatment was in re mission for 12months then came back and 2012 had more Campath before finally had...Read More

By 0 replies 1,602 views

Gone to the dogs

This cancer thing won't let go of my family. As I've posted I'm stage IV adrenal cancer. Now my English Bulldog has been diagnosed with a type of melanoma that attacks the bones. He's already had one operation to remove part of his rear foot, but at this moment ...Read More

By 2 replies 3,253 views Latest post By

Short term

It's not the long term results of this illness which bring me down each day it's the day by day stuff. I know it wll take me in the end, o.k. Got that. How do you survive the the hour by hour stuff, the day by day stuff and keep going? It is in my face 24/7. I p...Read More

By 2 replies 2,714 views Latest post By

Talk to a health professional

Cancer Council support and information Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm

Cancer Information and Support

Online resources and support

Access information about support services, online resources and a range of other materials.

Caring for someone with cancer?

Find out what resources and support services are available to assist you.

Cancer Council NSW would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We would also like to pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all other Aboriginal people.

© Cancer Council NSW 2024 Head Office Address: 153 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011. Cancer Council NSW is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as an Income Tax Exempt Charity: Charitable Fundraising Authority No. 18521.