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Treatments and side effects

Brain radiation - masks

Hi, I’ve been told to have radiation for the cancer in my brain (its in other areas also).So I have to have one of the masks - could others please tell me their experiences?I‘m terrified of wearing the mask. Thanks.

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Tongue cancer and now radiation

Hi all,Just on October 23,2018 got operated with tongue cancer, was grade2 tumor had neck dissection and all my 4 lymph nodes results came negative now moving ahead with radiation therapy, so here to undergo and understand what side effects to expect from all thi...Read More

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Positive stories on chemo?

Hi everyone. Due to start chemo in a few weeks after having a lumpectomy. Any tips or stories to share on your experience and how to best get thru it?

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Hormone and HER2 positive treatment options

Hi all! Happy New Year! I'm new here, just wanted to reach out to others in the same boat regarding treatment options for your experiences/opinions. I'm 39, was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 months ago, I've had three surgeries (wide local excision and auxiliary n...Read More

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New to Effects of Cancer Diagnosis / Chemo

Hi Fellow Living With Cancer Champions, As, I write you may feel the nervousness as this is my very first time `ever' putting myself out into the ethernet sharing my thoughts so.......here I go! Found out in mid October 2018 that I had 2 cancers low down in the bow...Read More

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Looking for others diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer

Would love to hear from anyone else in the same boat, I have had surgery to remove a large tumour which was in the tail of my pancreas, along with my spleen, and am on a 6 month course of chemo, oral and intravenous through a port. This is all so scary and so mind ...Read More

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Treatment of returned Prostate Cancer

Hello: I have stepped down from the higher level of terminal Prostate Cancer in the post "Cancer Strikes Again" (Facing End of Life). After 9 months of hormone therapy by injected implants of Zoladex every 12 weeks, my PSA has fallen from 107 down to 0.59. Wi...Read More

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Radiation treatment

Hi everyoneI have terminal bowel cancer and have been battling for the last 6 years. I have had 5 reoccurances now and my current chemo treatment is no longer working. My wonderful oncologist has given me some options and i am thinking of giving radiation a crack...Read More

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Treatment for oligodendroglioma - anybody have radiation therapy and/or chemo?

Hi everybody,I was sent for an MRI by my ENT surgeon (for tinnitus) and found nothing wrong with my ears and instead found a tumour in my brain. I have had no seizures or other symptoms that could be linked to it. The first neurosurgeon I saw scared me and made me...Read More

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Stomach Cancer

New to Cancer... Just had 2/3 of stomach removed and starting chemo/radiation soon. Looking for others like me. Thanks

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