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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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I am wondering if there are people on Cancer Connections with this rare sarcoma ...Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST)?
I had surgery on the 1s to August to remove a 24CM tumour and have now started on the Chemo. drug Glivec (imatinib).
From all my online resear...Read More
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I had a mastectomy followed by 5 weeks of radiation. The radiation caused necrosis and I ended up losing my tissue expander and having a latismus Doris flap reconstruction. Where the flap is stitched on it’s been really red. It looks like a scar , at first the docs...Read More
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HiI am 33 with a 21 month old. I was diagnosed with stage 3C cervical cancer in late January. I have completed 7 weeks of radiation, chemotherapy and brachytherapy. My husband had a few weeks off to help but goes back to work Monday. I am getting nervous as my daug...Read More
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Hello everyone,I hope that anyone out there reading this post is doing as well as can be expected during and after cancer treatment. I am just finishing week 2 of a 7 week radiation treatment plan for throat cancer. My side effects have just started to show. One of...Read More
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Has anyone experienced weakened bones from Radiation treatment?I am 68 years old a retired nurse. I had Radiation/ chemo treatment 2018 for uterine cancer.In Nov 2019 I had sudden onset R. hip pain. CT scan revealed insufficient fractures right sacrum.The Orthope...Read More
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Having cancer and cancer treatment can affect the way you eat, what you eat and how you eat. You may experience side effects from treatment, like appetite loss and changes in taste and smell, or simply feel too fatigued to think about preparing food. While this can...Read More
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I would like to know from some one out there that has gone thru the above treatment. I have my first infusion on the 14th February this year. I have been extremely tired is this just a phase I am going thru or will I always feel like this. Mind you before I ha...Read More
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Hi all – I MADE IT!! Week 7 is officially done and dusted, I’m through my second round of chemo-radiation treatment for throat cancer and will soon be on the mend and starting to get back my mojo, with only time sitting between me and a confirmed cure.
The lates...Read More
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