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Managing cancer pain

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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Micks progress

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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CANCER AND PAIN AND HORMONES

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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Life After Cancer: Hope, Depression & Moving Forward

I've been helping a young guy, a survivor of paediatric cancer. He has spent the last several years grappling with depression, despite that he is clever, gifted even, and has a sweet and delightful temperament. I think our talks have been helping him. Anyway, I ma...Read More

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Cancer wants to control your mind

Funny before knowing that you have cancer how easy it is not to think twice about small things happening in your body. I woke up this morning with a sore throat. Before knowing i have cancer my first thought would be that I'm coming down with a cold. Not this time....Read More

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Medication not working

After 90+ days on Qinlock I showed growth and spread of my GIST my oncologist doesn't think there is anything left to try. I'm in nsw Thanks

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Well, that was interesting...

Hi all, I hope you are all feeling well. The last few weeks have been interesting. Really bad shoulder pain, I think I mentioned it in another post, a shoulder nerve being enacted because of an infected chemo port. Well, after the initial dramas of trying to find ...Read More

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What if cancer comes back? Managing fear of recurrence

Once your treatment has finished, you may worry that the cancer could return. Worrying about recurrence may affect your physical well-being, as well as your ability to enjoy life and make plans for the future. Learning ways to manage the fear of recurrence can help...Read More

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Pancreatic Cancer stage 3

Hi everyone, I'm just looking to connect with anyone battling pancreatic cancer as I am. These forums are great, but we are limited in what we can say, i.e. we can't really vent on here. I'm happy send my private email address and phone number via a PM. Or, if you ...Read More

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Newly Diagnosed w/ Stage II Squamous Cell Anal CA 7/21

I'm told that I'm to have a port placed in which to receive 5 weeks of chemo. The regime will be daily 5FU & 2 doses of Mitomycin, one @ the beginning & one @ the end. I will also be having targeted radiation for 5-6 weeks M-F during this same time. I have a lot ...Read More

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