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after treatment came down with dry macular degeneration

has anyone heard of patients after treatment of left tonsil chemo/rad that they contracted macular degeneration in that eye above the tonsil my eyes were in perfect condition since i got a new contact lens and eye exaim prior to left tonsil cancer and 4 lymphs and ...Read More

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Hair loss with radiation

Hello, I am now almost 8 weeks since I finished treatment. I had chemo x 3 (Cisplatin) plus 35 radiation. It was all targeted at my lower jaw (soft palate, tongue, tonsil etc). My hair along the base of my skull and up a fair way of my skull all fell out and is sti...Read More

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Breast cancer treatment don't know what to do

Hi I'm 50 and in March was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer. I had a mastectomy on my left and due to Covid was unable to have my right mastectomy and recontruction done yet.Specialist put me on tamoxifen but was having trouble coping with foggy brain so after 6 w...Read More

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Any private Melbourne gyno-oncologist recommendations?

Hi, My mum has recurrent stage 4 Ovarian/Peritoneal cancer and she's getting to the end of her treatment options at Peter Mac. So far she's had primary debulking and chemo, then an immunotherapy trial, and now PARP inhibitors. Her CA125 is starting to creep back up...Read More

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Zoladex

Hi everyone,I just had my first injection of Zoladex today...I completed my chemo and radiation for breast cancer last May and my period recently returned after more than a year. my oncologist recommended I take Zoladex with tamoxifen to suppress my ovarian functio...Read More

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Gamma Knife

When i was looking into this, there felt a lack of actual experiences so I want to detail mine.First, I had brain surgery weeks ago. I became a candidate for gamma knife which is more targeted than whole brain radiation so I agreed to do it.This experience was scar...Read More

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4 weeks Post op brain tumor feeling lost

Hi everyone, Today marks 4 weeks since I discovered I had a brain tumor that was about the size of an apple in my front right lobe. The tumor was only discovered after I had a seizure and was taken to hospital where they carried out a scan and discovered it was th...Read More

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11 months Post Treatment

"New Me" is unacceptable Yes I do take this "new Me" crap personally. So I failed to do my research and pretty much laid on my back bared my neck and allowed others to take charge of treating my cancer. Hell, at 62 I'd lived a good full life and didn't particul...Read More

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chemo

Hello I had a right upper lobectomy 3 weeks ago for lung adenocarcino I have been offered adjuvant chemo of cisplatin and vinorelbine Can anyone tell me their experiences and how tolerable it is Thanks

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Managing cancer-related nerve damage

Some cancers and cancer treatments can damage the peripheral nerves, which are the nerves located away from the centre of the body, e.g. in the hands and feet. This is called peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms include tingling (“pins and needles”), numbness or pain, m...Read More

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