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Hey all. I got about the worst start to the new year you can imagine. Being diagnosed with this thing in my head. Sadly it is the incurable variety for those not familiar with the acronym.
Getting treated out of St Vincents here in Melb who have been awesome so fa...Read More
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Hi my name is Linda and I'm looking for information from anybody who has had a TRAM reconstruction followed by chemo and radiation. It seems it is a rare combination and I would love to know what others have experienced. I was diagnosed in April 2011 with breast ca...Read More
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This is my first time on any sort of forum. I would like to know if there is any one out there with the same type of breast cancer as me. I have Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I will be finishing my treatment on Wednesday this week. I am very happy it has...Read More
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Hi, My name is Leesa and I am new to the site.
I look forward to meeting lots of new people, I also have just had a neck dissection on Wed (18/1/12) to remove a 6cm tumor where my lymph node used to be. I thought I had finally got rid of my SCC on 18/12/10 when I...Read More
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Hi all,
I am a bit of a long time looker, but first time poster. I am a 41 year old Mum and was diagnosed with rectal cancer in March 2010. After 6 weeks of chemo and radiation, I had surgery where a 6cm tumer was removed and all lymph nodes were negative. I then h...Read More
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Hi my name is Lynne and have joined this as i have been recently diagnosed with follicular thyroid cancer (Wednesday). and although my surgeon has assured me she has removed all the cancer, i am still getting my head around the whole "c bomb". as i was being posit...Read More
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Has anyone heard of any success with the use of hyperthermia for treating cancer patients? I believe they have clinics in Germany.
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Hi my name is Meagan and I have been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer recently. I start chemotherapy on Wednesday but am not sure what to expect really. How have other people reacted/experienced? I don't know anyone who has had chemotherapy so I can't ask a...Read More
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Hi, my name is Loretta and I have papillary thyroid cancer. I am going to see a surgeon today about removal of my whole thyroid. If possible, I would like to talk to someone about what it is like to not have a thyroid and what it is like to be taking medication for...Read More
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Hi everyone!
I am 32yrs old and have recently been diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. I had a complete thyroidectomy and neck disection as it had spread to lymph nodes. I will be going in for radioactive iodine treatment on Jan 27th.
This has all been such a rollerco...Read More
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