Living with cancer
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Work is an important part of many people’s lives. Whether you are able to keep working during treatment for cancer, or while caring for someone with cancer, will depend on your personal situation. The question of when and how to tell your employer, employees or co-...Read More
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I have had two rounds of Chemo. The first one was with immunotherapy but after 3 cycles my Oncologist terminated it as said wasn’t working and down to funding. I really wanted to keep going with immunotherapy but said they couldn’t as in public system. My health...Read More
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How does everybody manage anxiety around scan time? I become anxious around 2 weeks prior to the scan. I tend to be quite emotional, snappy and lack focus. Does this ever stop?
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Hello,I am new here. Just wanted to say that I am so happy to be apart of this forum and among people who are in a similar journey as myself sharing the little joys we have and tribulations. Looking forward to learn from each other.
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The changing COVID-19 situation continues to make life challenging for people having cancer treatment, their families and friends. To help you find answers to common questions about COVID-19 and cancer, Cancer Council’s Cancer and COVID-19 web page includes informa...Read More
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I gilly and I just wish I knew about the damage treatments can do to your marriage I now live in a van park caring for myself while fighting my 6th year of terminal kidney cancer my body is starting to fail me my wife cared for me for 5 years and never left my side...Read More
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Hi my name is Mick . I am getting immunotherapy for my stage 4 Melanoma lesion and now have had 7 monthly treats . So far the tumour is reducing !! As the treatment has been progressing i have found i am getting more and more fatigued . it is effecting my mental he...Read More
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I struggle with stage 4 anal cancer and experience a great deal of pain from a rectal tumor. Pain also comes from radiation burns on my scrotum. Unfortunately, my body won’t tolerate common oral remedies such as Tylenol, ibuprofen, or aspirin. I’ve also tried thr...Read More
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Hi Tony thanks for contacting me again. It’s 9.45 pm and I’ve had a pretty good day . I’ve re had my 3 vaccinations and my GP has given me a little more leeway to go out in the public within reason. I saw him today after he had been on holidays. So glad you have th...Read More
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Hi. I have oral tumours, mostly in my salivary glands. I am experiencing some negative changes now, 3 years in, hormonal difficulties - I am a man, I read that the body drains hormones to produce and manage pain relief and manage bad pain. And with excessive pain, ...Read More
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