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Fulvestrant

I have just started Fulvestrant for stage 4 Breast Cancer, has anyone had this treatment, how did your treatment go?

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Hand therapy for the tingles and numbness

Now it’s winter the tingling /numbness in my fingertips has got worse. Wearing gloves 24/7 in QLD. Has anyone had any luck with some kind of hand therapy? Worried might have some nerve damage. Massaging my own hands feel great, I’m sure it will feel better if I go...Read More

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Surgery prep and hospital tips

HiI've recently been diagnosed with chondrosarcoma and will be heading in for limb-sparing allograft surgery in mid-February. The last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind of activity, inactivity and a lot of emotions. Right now I'm focused on preparing for su...Read More

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Immunotherapy

Has anyone had any ongoing issues after immunotherapy. I was on therapy as well as an experimental trial drug after a mandarin sized skin/ breast cancer was removed. my body didn’t take to the therapy well being hospitalised for a week after the first and again 3 w...Read More

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Starting Keytruda immunotherapy

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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My breast cancer has metastasised Bone cancer

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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Squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth

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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Breast cancer in the SKIN.

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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Whipple Surgery

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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Finding cancer support and information over the holidays

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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