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My mother has been recently diagnosed with a rare form of Stage 4 Gastro cancer. The diagnosis was made 6 weeks ago at a Western Sydney hospital.
Since the diagnosis we have been shuffled between lung specialists, gastroenterologists, been mistakenly given a r...Read More
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I had a mastectomy & axilliary lymph node clearnce April2018. Followed by chemotherapy &radiation. Cancer large 8cm Hormone receptor( Oestrogen ) Oncologist also prescribed Anastrozole for 5 yrs. My lymph nodes all returned negative results. I have had two negative...Read More
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Hi, I had surgery on 25th March to remove enlarged lymph nodes on the side of my pelvis. They removed about 3of them and found cancer, they removed 80% of the cancer and planned 5 weeks of radio therapy. Last week the hospital informed me that I have othe masses go...Read More
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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