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Hi community. I have a newly diagnosed melanoma stage 0 in situ on my upper right arm. It is an oval shape approximately 6cm by 4cm. I will be having a wide excision with a 10mm margin with split skin graft day surgery general anaesthetic on 17th September. I hav...Read More
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Hi my name is Mim.
I have mucinous ovarian cancer and but the chemo for it is the same as for bowel cancer so I am getting folfox. Would like to hear from anyone who has same rare cancer and received/ing similar treatment and any sugg about keeping the immune syste...Read More
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A couple of weeks ago I came across a new documentary on channel 4 in UK, it is called "Curing Cancer" and I do not think that it has appeared on Australian TV yet, I recommend watching it when it does. The program was filmed at the University College Hospital Lon...Read More
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Gday..Just about to start my 3rd Cycle of Chemo and have finished 5 days Radiation on Hip.I have stage 4 Lung Cancer with secondary in Pelvis.My first Chemo was sabotaged by a bad virus which I spent 3 days in isolation...NOT fun..and my second Chemo seems to have ...Read More
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In June 2013 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 of this uterine cancer, and since then underwent a range of treatments. Now I'm being monitored on a three monthly basis. In May my CA 125 test showed markers at 7. Since then the tests have shown increases to 38 and lately...Read More
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After being diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma Maxilla, my Dad underwent a partial maxillectomy and bone/tissue tansfer from his hip 3 weeks ago. He is doing pretty well and apart from a few less teeth, some scarring and being 4 kgs lighter thanks to the naso...Read More
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Hi , I have recently had a full Penectomy due to stage 3 Penile Cancer and also had lymph nodes in groin removed. I am looking for other patients or fellow sufferers of this type of cancer that I can talk too, maybe meet up,with , have a beer or two etc .
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Hi everyone! I'm new here and would like to meet people going through the same experience as me. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in July. Had a hysterectomy 2 weeks ago and was told the stage had changed from 1 to 3B as the cancer had spread. I will be sta...Read More
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Hi everyone.
My name is India and about a month ago I had a full thyroidectomy.
My recovery has been good and I'm finding the thyroxine to be working well (have been changed from 150mg to 100mg) but my doctor has now referred me to the royal Brisbane hospital to ...Read More
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Hello members,
I am having a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around the various treatments. I was offered two paths:
A - radio, brushing, hormone (and maybe surgery) or
B - Surgery (and maybe hormone).
I'm vey afraid of Hormone treatment side affects - bu...Read More
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