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Tonsils, soft palate and lymph nodes metastasized

Hi everyone and I am new to this forum.Let me introduce myself.i am a 63 year old male in reasonable health and was diagnosed in September with cancer.i had sudden swelling show up on the right side of my neck that wasn’t painful and i had no indication what so eve...Read More

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Heart Health and Cancer

It’s important to look after your heart during and after cancer treatment. People who’ve had cancer may be more likely to develop heart problems later. Cancer Council has information on what you and your treatment team can do to protect your heart and blood vessels...Read More

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New here - just had surgery for vulval cancer

Having come home after surgery feeling very sore, tired and really emotional which is something I am generally not. I am doing salt swooshes three times a day but am too scared to get a mirror and look what has happened down there. I received a call from Dr who sai...Read More

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Breast cancer Metastasised to brain

Hi there. I haven’t posted for ages but here I am again. min 2020 diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer Her2pos and in 2023 diagnosed with metastasised breast cancer in my bones and now it’s one tiny nodule in my brain. Doing more scans and most likely radiation I a...Read More

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Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy - post surgery

I am a 60 yr old woman who had 3/4 of her oesophagus and the top of my stomach removed. This was a 9 hour surgery, and from all accounts…I am now cancer free. The margins are clear and so too 11 lymph nodes.  I am now 24 days post surgery, after spending 3 days in...Read More

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Pembrolizumab for breast cancer

Hi all,i have just completed 6 months of neoadjuvant chemo and immunotherapy and will be having surgery in January for my high risk early stage TNBC.I have found the therapy quite difficult and had my ups and downs. Just wondering if anyone has had Pembro by itself...Read More

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Side affects Nivo immunotherapy

I am on a long program ofam immunotherapy, Nivo for malignant Melanoma. I am suffering severe side affects. Joint pain in shoulders ,knees, fingers and more.Steroids have cleared but I cannot continue to take them. Pain killers do not work,eg Ibrofen. Nighttime i...Read More

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How to treat rashes on my scalp known as folliculities

I was diagnosed breast cancer in July this year and started chemotherapy late August. I am struggling to treat the rashes on the back of my head - a condition I believed known as Folliculitis.can someone share if there’s something that will help to treat the condi...Read More

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Infusaport

Hi, i am having treatment for rectal cancer. This started with 6 weeks of Chemo radiation therapy and then straight chemotherapy scheduled fortnightly for 9 cycles. The chemotherapy involves infusion for about 3-4 hours and leaving with a chemo bottle for 2 days. A...Read More

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Chemo side effects

Hi just letting people know I had my first chemo treatment about 3 weeks ago. The first chemo did not go well as I had problem breathing when I had the intravenous injection Oxaliplatin , which I had to stay in hospital over night in case something happens. Then I...Read More

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