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Im so lucky

Hello All,It’s been a long road to where I am now, about 20 years. Moving slowly thru each and every stage in perfect text book style.In 1991 I was diagnosed with HCV (Hepatitis C) Little was known about the virus then, perhaps the only certainty was that it was in...Read More

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Wanting to know if someone can tell me what to expect

I've finished my chemo, and start my radiation for breast cancer next week. Three weeks later, they are to operate on my colon cancer ( another pri.ary cancer.) I just want to know if anyone can tell me what to expect, please?

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Cancer a wrecked my marriage

Hi my name is Gilly iv been fighting kidney cancer now going on 6 years they took out my left kidney and it then spread to my lungs my main ayorta to my heart and my liver they gave me 18 months to live 6 years ago it’s changed my life it made me angry and the trea...Read More

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Anyone had treatment for secondary breast lung cancer

Hi I had breast cancer 6 years ago and at the end of January this year started to have some breathing problems. 4 weeks ago I had 1 litre of fluid removed from my lung, which contained some breast cancer cells. I also had a scan which showed a spot on one lung...Read More

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Newly diagnosed Bladder Cancer

Hi all. Diagnosed May 2021. TURBT Low grade non invasive tumor. 3month cysto just a small scrape. 6 months later and cysto revealed 8 new tumors. TURBT preformed and Surgeon came in whilst I was in recovery and said I’d need to start BCG and that Oncology would c...Read More

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support for my children

Hi, I was diagnosed with Glioblastoma(stage 4 brain cancer in July 2020. I have done very well with treatment but I am starting to deteriorate. I have 4 children ages. 16,15,10 and 8. Struggling with how much information to give them wondering if there are any goo...Read More

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Double Mastectomy 10 Days Ago

My journey with breast cancer started 22 years ago and has culminated in surgical removal of both breasts. The first diagnosis was in the year 2000 treated by partial mastectomy and radiotherapy. The second diagnosis was in 2019 in the healthy breast and treatmen...Read More

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Recovering from Cervical Cancer

Hi everyone, I had my last treatment for stage 2 cervical cancer a year ago. My current diagnosis is 'no sign of active cancer.' Lately I've been experiencing pain in my hip and in my lower back, left side so my GP arranged for me to get an x-ray. The x-ray doesn't...Read More

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oral chemo treatment

Good evening, I am being tested to see if I can have oral chemotherapy treatment. I am hopeful that I can have this. I wonder if anyone has feedback on the side effects?

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Stage 4 prostate cancer

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed in September last year, stage 4 prostate cancer! Never been sick or to hospital in my life. I’m 52yrs old, still have no symptoms, sacked my first two doctors, because they only gave me 5 yrs left, the third , gave me 10, I like her att...Read More

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