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I'm new to the site. I was diagnosed with anal cancer a week before Christmas 2010 and am now 7 weeks post treatment.
Upon diagnosis and scans my tumour was around 9cm, this had grown to 10+cm by the time treatment began. I was given a 40% chance of survival. My t...Read More
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Hi everyone, (I would say Good Morning, but that would be a complete lie as my morning has been hell!)
So I had my 4th (or is it 3rd?) Chemo treatment today, but because the lump that was removed from my breast turned out to be cancerous and has the HER2 mutation ...Read More
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Does anyone know the long term side effects of chemo? I had 8 x chemo for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 2 years ago and still feel not like I use to. My energy levels are not the same and I feel very prone to viruses. I also heard that secondary cancers are prevalent in...Read More
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Hi there
I have just finished a year of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, a major bowel operation to remove a tumour & lymph nodes, had a stoma for nine months, went through another six months of chemo then an operation to reverse the stoma.
I am yet to have my first c...Read More
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i am almost halfway through radiation therapy for oral cancer. my taste buds have all but diminished and i am having a big issue with managing to eat food that is devoid of taste. this combined with a dry mouth - moistened only with strands of gluggy saliva makes ...Read More
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Will somebody tell me the truth, the whole truth?
and if you don’t know then ‘Keep your mouth closed’.
The medical profession are very vocal about “Evidence Based material” but will not participate in ‘Clinical Trials’ to prove in their eyes the effectiveness of ...Read More
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I'm interested in comments from anyone treated for Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) and ORN patients who have experienced hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and/or Pentoxifylline-Tocopherol-Clodronate Combination (PENTOCLO). Not sure the latter is available here yet, another form i...Read More
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After surviving Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) for 5 yrs I've now been diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), which so far has manifested in a small tumor in the neck and one tonsil. I'm a non-smoker and it's a pretty early detection so the prognosis is good. M...Read More
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Hi there
I have just finished a year of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, a major bowel operation to remove a tumour & lymph nodes, had a stoma for nine months, went through another six months of chemo then an operation to reverse the stoma.
I am yet to have my first c...Read More
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