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Feeling lost and fragile. Don’t know what the futures holds. Will I recover and be healthy forever or will it come back. Please no more pain, please no more fatigue, please no more nausea, please no more surgery, please no more cancer. Please

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Are MRIs Worthwhile?

Hi, I had a total gastrectomy this time last year to remove cancer from the junction between my oesophagus and stomach. At that time, the cancer had not spread to lymph nodes or any other tissues or organs. A recent CT scan showed a single mass in my liver which is...Read More

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How to meet other cancer patients

Hi I’m 38 and from Sydney, and I find it so so hard to meet others who also are on a cancer journey and interested in connecting, I seriously don’t even know where to find that???

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Radiowave Therapy Clinic

Has anybody heard of this clinic or had any experience with it? It's a private cancer centre in Clarmont, Western Australia. I don't think I can post the website here, so google it to find it. Caitlin

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Myeloma - my first 10 months

My Myeloma story actually started in early 2018. I visited my GP complaining of a sore back, and he requested various tests including an x-ray and blood tests. I remember receiving a phone call where he informed me that I had a blood condition known as MGUS and he ...Read More

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Newbie

Hi I'm missianne I'm 63Live in rural NSWI have stage 4 matastic carcinoma anorectal cancer with secondary liver cancer Had chemo and radiation therapy Just had targeted radiation therapy in my liver, waiting on results I have a stoma just wondering on how other peo...Read More

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Dairy and cancer

Hi to all I was wondering if anyone has been told not to have dairy products? My skin specialist is telling me not to have dairy as she said it increases my risk of more cancer by 40% . Has any one else been told this. I have tried to research it and can not find...Read More

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Living with Cancer

Twelve months since my bladder cancer diagnosis I have had 12 BCG treatments, 3 chemo treatments and 6 Cystoscopy,Ureteroscopy,turbts, biopsies and stent replacements/removals with a day or hours of feeling unwell after treatments, lower back pain that comes and go...Read More

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No orgasm after prostatectomy

Hi everyone. I'm 46 and had a radical prostatectomy just under 4 weeks ago. I'm still getting erections (not as strong as they were, but strong enough), and my libido has remained strong. Surgeon said we could have non-vigorous sexual activity from yesterday. We di...Read More

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New Member Introduction

I am new here and wanted to say hello. I am 18 months into my cancer adventure and now that my medical appointments have slowed down and become manageable and my treatment cycle I am able to cope with, I find that my overactive mind and emotions are starting to pr...Read More

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