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Just wondering if anyone that is having immunotherapy using Nivolumab is experiencing any side-effects?
My Dad is having this treatment for lung cancer and so far is doing well and the tumour is reducing in size. The worst part of the treatment is the side-effect ...Read More
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Hi everyone and my first post, I have Bladder Cancer and had a Tumor removed in March. Since then another Cystoscopy and waiting to start BCG treatment soon, I was hoping my 65th year was to be a memorable one for the good reasons but nature dealt me a blow and her...Read More
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Feeling worried
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My mum was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with neuro endocrine lung cancer stage IV. The find was incidental after taking mum to emergency with a broken collar bone from a fall, standard CT scans discovered the cancer. It has been a busy 3 weeks with mum undergoing brain su...Read More
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Hello.
I was diagnosed on the 19th of October with Hodgkin’s Disease (stage 2A) and started chemo last Monday. I’ve been very positive about the diagnosis, especially around my family. I know I’m supremely fortunate to have such a positive prognosis but most of th...Read More
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Hey there everyone, nice to find this place so thought I better say hello.
My name is Simon, and I'm almost 48.
Last May I was diagnosed with a base of tongue ssc cancer.
It was already well progressed because I'm useless when it comes to Doctors, but the prognos...Read More
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Hi all,
About two weeks ago I was told I had testicular cancer. It was stage one seminoma and I had an orchidectomy a few hours after I got the news. The doctors have told me it is not aggressive, the surgery was successful and the CT scans, blood tests and chest ...Read More
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My father (75 yrs old) has advanced head and neck cancer - malignant melanoma in the mouth. 2 months ago he underwent a surgery to remove his soft palate, left total maxillectomy and radical neck dissection. Post-surgery he has been on nasogastric tube for feeding ...Read More
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Hi all,
I am Australian but currently live in Singapore and was recently diagnosed (4 weeks ago) with stage 4, grade 4 kidney cancer. I underwent a full open radical nephrectomy to remove my right kidney, lymph nodes and surrounding fat tissue (3 weeks 2 days ago)....Read More
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