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Invasive Sqamous Cell Carcinoma
Hi everyone, I was misdiagnosed 7 times last year with 6 different dr's who said I had MRSA. It turned out to be Squamous cell carcinoma. It was in my nose and eating my septum. I underwent25 radiation treatments and then had to have surgery that removed my nose, pallet, teeth and some lymph nodes.I have searched…
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POORLY DIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA IN ONE LYMPH NODE, CLEAR PET SCAN
Does anyone else know of anyone who had this? I just had a 3 1/2 inch long lymph node removed this week. It just popped up on the surface of my left pelvic area all by itself. No one can find any cancer anywhere else. Full body PET/CT scan, abdominal CT scan and all other tests and examinations are negative for any…
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Pancreatic cancer
My mom was just diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma in the pancreas. She is having the tail of her pancreas and possibly the spleen taken out in two days. She is a very positive person and the way she is talking she wants to be back in work in about 5 to 6 weeks. Is this realistic? Can anyone provide any insight on this? I…
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma
The VA found a mass in my right axilla, it was removed and the diagnosos was Merkel Cell Carcenoma in my lymph nodes. This is caused by a skin cancer that spreads like wild fire if not caught in time. This is a rare cancer and not on the VA list for agent orange. If anyone out ther has had this we need to get together and…
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Pancreatic Cancer (Neuroendocrine)
Diagnosed with Stage 3 neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer in November 2011. Tumor removed and chemo administered for 12 weeks (3 sessions). Now on Afinitor and Sandostatin. Would like to chat with others with same type of cancer and their experiences. I go for my 6 month octreotide scan next month.
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine with liver mets - Sutent
Would like to know if anyone has been treated with the drug "Sutent" for this type of cancer? My husband has been battling this disease since Dec. 2007. He has gone thru Temador, Xeloda, Nexavar, Afinitor. Sir Spheres(twice), chemoembolization. Now the doctors are putting him on Sutent. If you have taken this drug for this…
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low grade spindle cell tumor??
my son is 11 years old. in December of 2011 he came to me and showed me a "lump" on his side. it was the size of a golf ball i'd say and i was concerned, so i took him to the ER, from there they rushed him to Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. once there they did an ultrasound and then came back and told us it was…
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SCC
New and scared - SCC was found in my left groin nodes - two of them - had pet scan saw rediual in that area and two suspicious nodes in the illac area - left --- forgive the spelling so nervous - cant find primary - GYN thinks cervical but nothing is showing - and hope and input Thank you cindy
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Need Help. My mom just diagonised with GallBladder Cancer Stage 4
My mom has been sick for a couple of months now. Rapid weight lost, appetite loss, and on & off severe stomach and back pain. She had already seen her Dr. and a GI specialist which then scheduled an appointment for her in two weeks for a colonoscopy and endoscopy. Within a couple of days, we had to take her to LAC-USC…
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Gallbladder cancer stage 4
Today is July 8, 2012. My mom was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer stage 4 on July 5,2012. What a way to remember; July 4 the day to celebrate independence and the next day independence taken away from my mommy. So it has been just 3 days for my brother and sister straying for answers direction, a dust of hope. Someone…
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Conjunctival MALT lymphoma
Hello - anybody out there with low grade B-cell conjunctival lymphoma? One eye orbit fully engaged., had now spread to the other eye....
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Sweat gland cancer?
I have been diagnosed with low grade malignant acrospiroma, a rare tumor of the sweat gland. It started out as a bump under the surface of the skin on my right middle finger, and the docs thought it was a cyst. After having it removed, it was sent off to three different pathologists nationwide to get a diagnosis. One said…
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Adrenal Cancer post surgery
Hello to all. I was wondering if there is anyone out there that could answer some questions or give some suggestions. My wife had a 14cm tumor removed in July of 09. It was diagnosed as "boarderline" and treated with mitotane. Since then we have had a baby in early 2011, and then she had another surgery in 2011 (summer)…
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Gastrectomy + Whipple after colectomy
know it's a long shot...but has anyone out there had to have a gastrectomy and a Whipple following a colectomy? My husband already deals with the short gut issues from the colectomy (with J-pouch and ileoanal reanastamosis). We worry about the long term consequences of removing so much from the gut. He is 38 with FAP. They…