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Afternoon all We found out yesterday from the onco that Tarceva was approved on Friday for PBS subsidisation. It was also the first we'd heard of this drug. Has anyone else heard of it and/or been put on the trial? We hopped onto health.gov.au website etc and foun...Read More
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Hi to you all. Very new to this site but thought I would ask a question if anyone has an answer please? I have been on xeloda and Avastin for just over 12 months now with partial response to my breast cancer to the liver. I have had hand and foot syndrome side effe...Read More
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My name is Denise - I was diaognosed with Ovarian cancer - Stage 3c in Jan 2007. Since then, I have had surgery, followed by 4 lines of chemo. The chemo has ceased to be effective, and I am now on alternative therapies [since late Oct - 2008] Are there any other Ov...Read More
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I would like to hear from anyone who may be able to add their personal experience on any side effects from Zometa treatment? My oestrogen receptor status is positive and I have been taking Femara for just over 2 years with no ill effects other than jaw and teeth is...Read More
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Hi all Grateful any advice on anyone out there who has had angiomyolipoma tumours on their kidneys? I regularly get haemuturia & kidney pain from a benign disease, which usually resolves in under a week each time the membranes rupture. However, I have had both sym...Read More
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Hey guys.. just a little tip.. when you have to go for your Ultrasound on the bit's we can't name, grab one of the little towels before you DROP 'EM AND LIE DOWN and place it over the top of your bit we can't name. Trust me.. saves uncomfortable moments.. don't...Read More
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Hello, I am the mum of a five year old boy who has been diagnosed with a brain stem glioma grade 2 fully encased within the brain stem. Four doctors experts in this field are telling me not to have surgery and to follow the path of radiation. However, Dr Teo is te...Read More
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I have never joined a chat group before - but I am just so lost! For the past 4 months my dad has been having seizures and terrible headaches. We had 2 MRI's .. first one in May and 2nd one early June.. Nothing showed up. Two weeks ago my dad (58) started going dow...Read More
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