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Treatments and side effects

Pembrolizimab/Keytruda

I used Braff then yervoy then Keytruda i had huge autoimmune reactions including nearly losing my sighti am still swollen terribly and ache all over from prednisone i wondered if anyone else experienced reactions as the jury is still out on whether the effects get ...Read More

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Keytruda side effects

Hi everyone,hoping to learn more about side effects, I may have an unusual situation. 59 year old Malenever had any cancer symptoms 2.5cm tumor in right lung. Keytruda for 12 weeks and tumor shrunk to 1.5 cm. Very little side effects until about the 19th week. All...Read More

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RSO for squamous cell carcinoma?

Hi all. I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma unknown primary stage 4 spread to lymph node in my neck last year. I was treated with standard radiation and chemotherapy. In addition it was suggested that I use medical marijuana which I've been using for over ...Read More

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HER 2 positive breast cancer stage 3

Hi there I’m just finishing 14 cycles of clinical trial chemo each 3 weeks apart after doing 6 cycles of initial chemo. I also have had a double mastectomy and lymph nodes taken from arm. I feel ok but was hoping my oncologist might say I was done and I would so...Read More

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How to prepare for Hysterectomy Any Tips?

Hi EveryoneJust a bit of background Ive just been recently diagnosed with Stage 2 Endometrial cancer. I have been told that I will definitely have a hysterectomy and there is a possibility of followup treatment of chemo/radiation depending on the pathology post op....Read More

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Still waiting on Pathology results after Breast Surgery?

Hi I had breast surgery on the 20th January. I have had my results appointment changed 3 times?Still waiting on pathology results.My new appt is in March. Wondering why it is taking so long.Just getting more and more worried. I know I should not but it is hard not ...Read More

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Problems after Mastectomy , Large tender swelling,

Hi all I had breast cancer in 2016, and 3 weeks of Radiotherapy.The breast cancer returned in 2019 and I had to have a Mastectomy. A few months later, I started to get a tender swelling, from the both ends of the Mastectomy scar. When my arm touches the swelling, i...Read More

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When will tongue swelling subside after surgery?

Hello,I underwent a surgery on Oct. 26, 2021 to remove squamous cell carcinoma from under my tongue. As a part of this surgery, the plastic surgeons replaced a section of the tongue with tissue ("flap") from my left arm. My question: This flap is still swollen and ...Read More

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Treatment!!!!

Well we finally have all the answers to what I have and what treatments I'm going to go through. Its just stage 2 ALK negative large cell lymphoma with some lump in my chest area. I start treatment next week. Chemo one day. 24 hours later I go back for a mixer of ...Read More

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Arrhythmia

Hi all, a side-effect I've had from my pancreatic cancer is the development of Arrhythmia, where my heart rate soars out of the blue up to around 150 bpm and doesn't come down again. I got some heart tabs from the doc to take as needed, but yesterday's attack was t...Read More

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