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Welcome to the Cancer Council Online Community! These forums are a safe place for anyone affected by cancer to seek information and support, as well as to tell your stories and share your experiences with others. We'd also love to get to know you. Reply to this...Read More

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Scammers and Predators

Hey, I haven't noticed this mentioned anywhere, so I thought I'd do it myself. From time-to-time, I think these forums are haunted by scammers and predators. Identity theft, romance scamming, it's become very much a part of every-day life now (which I think is a h...Read More

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Looking for advice

Hey everyone my name is Anthoney, and I'm 28 years old. I've lost 4 immediate family members to cancer, and I'm looking for advice. Last year I had surgery to have my gallbladder removed, because they found a mass of stones after I went to the ER due to experiencin...Read More

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Hair growing back

My hair is starting to grow back & my scalp keeps getting hot, can someone explain why & what can I do.

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Someone doing chemotherapy currently...NHLymphoma stage IV

Hello. I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma grade a stage iv 2017it began to metastasize Earlier this year. Now has changed to the grade b status.im doing the chemo now and know absolutely no one to just bounce questions off of. Thanks and look forward to ...Read More

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Prostate Ca

Hi all, my wonderful 60 yr old husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 (I think) prostate Ca. He had a Gleason score of 7. Had Robotic prostatectomy ealry December last year. Unfortunately at the surgery the surgeon found it had escaped a tad! His PSA never went to zero...Read More

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Coming to terms with the diagnosis

I was diagnosed with small bowel cancer 7 weeks ago. It has metastasised, so I now have it my peritoneum as well. I've had the first of 6 rounds of chemo to be followed by a Peritonectomy and then another 6 rounds of chemo. The thing is, I don't feel sick. It's ...Read More

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new to support

new to support. diagnosed 5th july '19. worried the family, (as in brothers and sisters) not being there for me ? I live alone, and have had no children. No one has contacted me. I have to be the one to contact them? This is very tough doing it on my own. Sometime...Read More

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Chitter chatter

Here you go everyone! Here's a thread for you to chat about anything and everything to your heart's content Go nuts

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Stage 1 lung cancer lobectomy

HelloNever in my life would I dream of writing in such a forum. With other health issues I thought I had my dosage but a chance finding if solitary nodule on lung leads to a lobectomy of lower lobe next week. I am petrified. I am not coping. I am so scared of not w...Read More

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