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I am begining treatment for stage 4 bowel cancer using Keytruda in 10 days and I was wondering (and hoping) if anyone had also had this treatment and how you may have responded or any side effects I would love to know. I'm finding it quite hard to find anyone who h...Read More
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So depressing to hear my Her2 breast cancer has metastasised After 6 initial rounds of chemo followed by 14 more by clinical trial and double mastectomy plus lymph node removal. It didn’t work. I’m so devastated as to why it didn’t work ? No radiation. Should I...Read More
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G'day All,
I am currently 5 weeks post op following a radical neck dissection and a T2 tumour resection of the floor of the mouth. I am a former smoker of 28yrs and I was diagnosed 4 months to the day of giving up. My tumour manifested itself in a period ...Read More
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Hi there all, , I am wondering if anyone here have heard of or have had electrochemotherapy?? I have locally advanced breast cancer in the skin and I have heard/ read that electrochemotherapy is now a new, apparently relatively successful treatment for that. ...Read More
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Hi everyone.So after what feels like months and months of waiting and constant tests and oncology appointments my doctors and surgeon have come to the conclusion that my only option for my cancer (pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. Same at Steve Jobs) is to have a ...Read More
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Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or are living with cancer, you may want information or support throughout the holiday season. You can access the following Cancer Council information and support services over the festive period:13 11 20 Information and Support line...Read More
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I have trouble taking tablets. Has anybody had any experience with taking capecitabine dissolved in water, instead of swallowed in tablet form. My oncologist did not mention it as an option, but it seems to be an option in the literature.
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australian men. There are different ways to manage and treat prostate cancer, and more than one treatment may be suitable for you. The treatment recommended for you will depend on the stage and grade of the prostate canc...Read More
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Hi all. My surgeon strongly recommends full excision of the osteosarcoma mass in my pelvic bone. Chemo and radiation do not do much with the type of bone cancer I have so excision is the only real solution. I have further meetings with him to discuss everything in ...Read More
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I was diagnosed with Osophageal cancer in April. I underwent 5 weeks of chemo and radiation therapy. I then suffered a lot with neutropenia and extreme tiredness, the latter of which persists. The surgeon is keen to operate but as I understand it the procedure is l...Read More
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