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If anyone can help me find out information for my brother

Hey everyone,My name's Jen, and I wanted to reach out to this community for some support and advice. Recently, my brother received some tough news – he's been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at just 40 years old. It's been a shock for all of us because he's alw...Read More

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New Member from Brisbane

Good Afternoon, New member here from Brisbane, have recently been diagnosed with CCRCC (Kidney cancer) Im Stage 4 and terminal, Has metastasised to my lungs and have nodes on both lungs top and bottom. Im thinking i have had my cancer for some time and have accepte...Read More

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Caring for a sister in another town.

Hello Everyone,My sister has stage 3A endometrial cancer which has spread. This was diagnosed late because of GP ignorance and platitudes. But that is another story. I retired from teaching at 70 after 49 years, a career I loved but could no longer sustain due to e...Read More

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Newly Diagnosed

I am 36 and have recently been diagnosed with Cervical Cancer, early stages. I am sitting in the unknown atm, I have MRI, PET scans etc booked. Did anyone follow a strict diet, cut out alcohol? What do you take / do to help with anxiety, and stress?

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Ovarian Cancer

Death by Ovarian cancer in women under 40 is RARE. If you have a hysterectomy then you’ll be 100% safe, but no one tells you this. Instead, the focus is on smoking cigarettes!At least put this information out there so as we females at least have the facts and can m...Read More

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RETURN OF PCa POST RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Barrie age 80 and concerned at volume and effects of expected PCa radiation and hormone treatment. I belatedly had concern at the medicated treatment of my BPH. Also after the fact I had issues about the spreading prospect from the biopsy of my two MRI detected can...Read More

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Both Mum and Dad

Hi everyone!,I am struggling with the fact that both my parents have stage 4 cancer. My dad has had stage 4 bowel cancer he beat that then stage 4 Esophageal cancer beat that now stage 4 lung cancer. He is also an unstable diabetic.My mother had stage 4 bowel cance...Read More

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Chemo options.

I’m meeting with the oncologist tomorrow to discuss treatment options ie chemo or not. What questions should i ask? Diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of ascending colon on Dec 4th 2023 Hemicolectomy (no stoma) Dec 13th. Recovering since, so far uneventful. Only able t...Read More

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dealing with constant bowel obstructions

HelloNever thought I would be posting on a site like this but there you go.My husband has inoperable bowel cancer (diagnosed December '22).He has had a number of blockages and in the last four weeks been hospitalised four times as it seems to be becoming more frequ...Read More

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Breast cancer- diagnosed 4 days ago, very stressed

Hi everyoneI was diagnosed with an aggresive breast cancer 4 days ago, still trying to digest it. I have my PET CT scheduled for this Wed. I am very worried as the KI-67 level is more than 95%...everyday it feels like I am punched on the face with an unpleasant fac...Read More

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