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Insurance - not quite as certain as taxes

Hi all, Thought i would float this topic to see if anyone had any wise words of wisdom on this. I'm a young un relatively and am battling a cancer diagnosis at 29. Just trying to work out if this means a total no go with future income protection or life insurance ...Read More

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Need a dietician!!!

Hi Everyone, Was wondering if there was anyone who knows of a dietician that works with cancer patients for diet analysis etc... I need to talk to someone about my current diet and preperation for my next set of tests and if they can help me susbtitute all the m...Read More

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Newly diagnosed

Hi all, In the first week of January, I went to the doctor for what I thought was an infection somewhere because a lump appeared in my neck. After urgent ultrasounds etc I was called into the doctor the same afternoon and told I had advanced metastisised lung canc...Read More

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Here's a great workshop thats free to go to at the end of this month!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to anyone who is in the Sydney area.... The Cancer Council NSW is running a pilot program at the end of this month based on workplace issue's and cancer. Anyone who can make it is welcome to go. Its free and I hear that there are ...Read More

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Introducing myself

Hello there everyone, My name is Lyn I found this site the other day and I wish I found it much earlier.Like months ago! lol. All the posts/blogs I have read so far have been inspirational and would have been very reassuring when I most needed reassurance. I had b...Read More

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my introduction

Hi everyone, my name is mary I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer just prior to Christmas, 2009. I was operated on 16th December and left hospital (Royal Womens Hospital, Randwick on 21st December. I had my first Chemo treatment on the 15th January and have my 2nd C...Read More

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Head care (Pampering attempt)

Hi. My mum is currently undergoing chemotherapy and most of her hair is now gone. I am constantly looking for ways to spoil her and wondered if there was some sort of suitable scalp treatment? ie a massage type oil, or cream or lotion that would feel wonderful o...Read More

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Returning to work

Hi all This is probably a silly question, but I wanted to hear other people's opinions. I'm 52 and I was diagnosed with GBM grade1V 18 months ago and given 12 months to live. Being 18 months past diagnosis and the MRI's getting better each time, the thought of goin...Read More

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endometrial cancer

I never even heard of this before - I knew about ovarian cancer and cervical cancer, and I thought that was it for the female reproductive tract. Is uterine cancer the same thing or is that more of a generic term for any cancer in the vicinity of the uterus? Can...Read More

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Weight loss and treatment

Any suggestions for building up body fat during treatment?

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