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lung cancer stage 4

Hi there, I am new to this, so please bare with me ! My basic history of lung cancer was in 2012 when I had a partial lobectomy. I cruised through until december 2017 and then was diagnosed with Lung cancer stage 4. I have been through rounds of chemo and for the ...Read More

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I have Mantle Cell Cancer

I have Mantle Cell Cancer - it was hard telling my family, especially my kids.

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I haven’t been diagnosed yet but...

I have not been diagnosed yet and I feel weird turning to a forum but I have nobody to talk to about this really. Everyone is really dismissive while I feel like I’m being tortured. I feel alone and I’m terrified. I have lump that is swollen so bad it makes it to...Read More

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Asking for help or advice from medical professional or cancer survivor regarding uterine cancer

Good day... I am Husa 84 years old from KSA. Few days ago I was diagnosed with Uterine cancer with zero background about this. I would like to seek your professional advice regarding my illness and grateful if anybody can give honest suggestions or advice regarding...Read More

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Treatment

I have been diagnosed with cancer 2 weeks ago and i have private health insurance and i am $1000 out of pocket (gap fees for surgeon,oncologist ,eccess and ct/pet scans.....I have read that the Peter Mac cancer institute does not have out of pocket fees. Should i g...Read More

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Watch out for holiday season scams

The Australian Government site, ScamWatch, have released an important reminder as we head into the festive season. Here's an excerpt: “Scammers will take advantage of special days or major events like Christmas to fleece people of their money or personal informat...Read More

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Past Webinars

Hi @Katekat, Could I listen to past CCNSW webinars? If yes, how do I do this and where could I find a list of webinars? Thanks. Regards,Firefly

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Invitation to Participate in a Research Study Interview

Macquarie University and Cancer Council NSW are doing some follow-up interviews after the recent survey distributed by the Cancer Council Online Community (CCoC). The purpose of the interviews is to understand the reasons why you post or don’t post in the...Read More

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Word Association Game

We're about due for a new game in here, so let's try a word association game What is it? The idea is to post one word in response, that is associated with the word posted before it. How does it work? Someone posts a word, then someone posts a word in response ...Read More

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Season 2 of 'A Thing About Cancer' podcast

Have you been following our podcast series, 'A Thing About Cancer'? Hosted by Australian media identity, Julie McCrossin, the podcast series tackles the questions we've all been searching for answers to. Questions such as... How do people cope after a cancer diag...Read More

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