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Well I didn’t see that coming!

Hi everyone. I’m Feebs, and I found out I had stage 4 bowel cancer in Jan 2025.One minute I was living an active lifestyle with no symptoms, until I found a lump in my abdomen which, well, brings me here. Since then I have had bowel resection surgery and a radica...Read More

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Squamous cell neck carcinoma and lymph removal

Hi. My name Is John and live on the Northern beaches. I have malnutrition at 55 and battling that when the lump appeared. I missed some appointments with my Gp and with other people. i looked up on google that 90 % of neck lumps were nothing to worry about If you ...Read More

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Bowel cancer

My mum has been diagnosed with bowel cancer with Mets spread to the liver and lungs. She will be doing chemotherapy. I'm wondering what her chances are? What she has to expect?

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My 2nd diagnosis has been life changing and I don't know where from here...

Hi, my name is Adriana and in 2023, at the age of 28, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer which was also in 2 lymph nodes. My partner and I were living in Gladstone so we had to temporarily move back to Brisbane for 3 months for chemotherapy, radiation and...Read More

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Connection

Hi beautiful people, I’m about to start the 5th & hopefully final week of my chemo & radiation treatment for cervical cancer. I’ve 2 brachytherapy coming up in a couple weeks. This whole process has taken its toll on my body I don’t feel like myself anymore but I’m...Read More

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Treatment Supports

Hi all, I am Mishu, currently I am in Australia on family stream visitor visa, I have 9 months old son who is an Austrian citizen by decent, Recently I have been diagonised as Infiltrating ductal carcinoma(NST), Bloom -Richardson nuclear grade-2 I am very helpless...Read More

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Stage 4b advanced uterine cancer

Hi everyone,It's my first time here. I was diagnosed with Stage 4b advanced uterine cancer, 2 years ago. I've had a full hysterectomy and in turn now have surgical menopause  When they did my hysterectomy, they nicked my bowel when stitching me up inside and conse...Read More

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Oesophageal cancer

I was diagnosed with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma cancer. I’ve been treated with chemo and radiation therapy. This killed the cancer but because of over radiation has caused scarring which makes the oesophagus close up where the cancer was. Severe stricture....Read More

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Radiation mask claustrophobia

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with throat cancer and am terrified beyond words at having to have a mask on during treatment . Does anyone have recommendations for helping with this anxiety. I’m on the Gold Coast and looking for something that can help. I’m at ...Read More

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Newly diagnosed - struggling with anxiety

Hi,I have recently been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. 2cm tumour has been removed with sentinel node biopsy - yet to get results (staging etc), and have been told hormone positive so treatments should have a positive outcome. Although I feel releived the tumour is ...Read More

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