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GIST Specialist

Hi , I’m posting on behalf of my father who had surgery to remove a GIST in his intestine successfully and was placed on Glivec treatment . After 5 years of GLIVEC treatment , the GIST came back in more than one location in the intestine and he was placed on SUTEN...Read More

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cervical cancer. Treatment

My sister in law who lives in Mongolia has been diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer. The treatment plan is a combination of chemo and radiation. Scheduled to commence February 2023.She was told by her Specialist to cut out sugar from her diet and not to lift he...Read More

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Recent survivor oesophageal cancer

Hi, I went through radiochemotherapy last year for Stage1b squamous cell oesophageal cancer (no spread). I've been one of the lucky ones in that I'm currently in full remission.Then the after-effects of the treatment began to surface:Radiation scarring within the o...Read More

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Young mum going through cancer treatment

I was diagnosed with stage 2b cervical adenocarcinoma 2 months ago and have just entered my third week of cancer treatment. I’m a stay at home mum to 3 young children 5yrs and under, and I was wondering if there are any mothers out there going through cancer treat...Read More

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tyroid cancer

Hi everyone, it is my first time here. I discovery the cancer 2 months ago and my life became a big messy.I'm immigrant and don't speak English well. I was working, going to the gym, trying to make friends, but now, I'm in my home all the lime. I had my surgery, b...Read More

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Thyroid Cancer : if it’s aggressive, is it only possible to be an anaplastic cancer?

Hello, I have a question about the types of thyroid cancer. If the cancer is treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the doctors say it is an "aggressive cancer". Is it necessarily anaplastic cancer?

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I’m new here

Hi my name is Julie, I’ve had breast cancer twice and I’m currently waiting on pet and cat scan results because of some suspect looking lymph nodes. I also have to have a biopsy on my neck because of some nodes on my thyroid and throat. So I’m quite anxious atm.

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Mum has cancer how to cope as a 21 yr old

Mum received her initial cancer diagnosis on the her birthday in April of 2022, I was 28 weeks pregnant with my first baby.I cried uncontrollably for 3 days, and could only think about how horrible I was to her as a young teen and now she is my best friend. At the ...Read More

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BCC Nose

Justine52Hi,Anyone else had a skin cancer removed from their nose ? The circulation in my nose since surgery has been compromised. Recently I became very ill and the circulation reduced even more, to the point, my nose became "dusky". I have been massaging the n...Read More

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Tumor in vagina

Hello I’m new to this forum and just wanted to know if anyone can give some advice or has been in a similar situation. I had a 4cm tumour removed from my vagina last week and am still waiting for biopsy results. I’m 48 and have had a history of dysplasia in my 20’...Read More

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