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Ampullary Cancer - there is hope!
For those who are new to Ampullary cancer - a few factoids I found. I've been told it's not genetic. It's simply very rare - a few thousand people per year in the US are diagnosed with it - and there's no known contributing or causal factor(s). The treatment protocols are limited - Whipple surgery or some are trying…
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Adnexal Carcinoma
My cousin was diagnosed with Adnexal Carcinoma about two or three years ago. It started with a bump on his left foot that he had for five years. It was misdiagnosed for gout. He finally could not walk on it any more and went to the e.r. where the doctor knew something was wrong. He sent off for a biopsy and that is when we…
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Vaginal Cancer
I have been diagnosed with vaginal cancer which my oncologist is telling me is rare. On the 29th I am scheduled for a (hopefully) robotic surgery...I have had many surgeries and have big time problems with adhesions....so I'm hopin they won't have to open me up. They are going to do lymph node dissections. He told me I…
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Spindle Cell Tumor
I had what they thought was a lipoma through exam and sonogram. After surgery they said that it was not a lipoma, but a spindle cell tumor and sent it to pathology. It was on the back of my arm, near the shoulder bend. They said pathology would be back in 48 hours, but it has been 6 days. The info on the internet is not…
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Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Some of you know that we have had previous problems with a particularly tenacious scammer named sarah, and unfortunately she has struck again. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If…