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Rare and Other Cancers

Archives for June 2017

Gallbladder cancer
hi my name is candice, my mom brandy 43 a mother of 7 we are all in are 20s and she has a 1 and 3 year old she was recently diagnosed with stage 4 gallbladder cancer this past 2016 Christmas. Probably the worst Christmas of are lives, but still happy where able to have are mother here. She was put on chemo witch seemed to…
Rectal cancer stage 4 and cancer on the abdominal wall
Hi guys, Last year my husband had been fighting with rectal cancer stage 4, he been in the clear stage for couples months. Today when he had another surgery for his crohns dieses that he have for 38 year (4th Surgeries), the doctor just found that his cancer is back, and now is spread to his abdominal wall. We still don't…
Signet cell carcinoma found
Hi everyone! This is my first post because I didn't know where else to turn to. I had an appendectomy and the pathology report show grade 3 signet ring cell carcinom. I still have some tests to complete but wondering if anyone knows about this? Could it have started in my appendix and remain encapsulated since my appendix…
Any survivor of duodenal/cholangiocarcinoma?
Hello, My mom was diagnosed with duodenal cancer back in 2013 Aug. Luckily it did not metastasize to other organs or lymph nodes. Through Whipple surgery, they removed her 3.2cm tumor. At the time, the oncologist said since her cancer did not spread, she doesnt NEED chemotherapy but recommended chemo just in case. However,…
Olfactory Neuroblastoma
Hi, My husband just had surgery to remove a polyp in his nose/sinuses. It was a tumor originating from the Olfactory nerve cells. The biopsy could not confirm whether it was benign or cancerous. He is scheduled for an MRI this week. The doctor said there will need to be more surgery to make sure all of the tumor was…
Multiple primary cancers
Hello, I am waiting to hear the confirmation (or not, hopefully!) of my 4th primary cancer. In 2004 I had thyroid, 2008 breast, 2011 endometrium and now during CT scan control, a mass in the left kidney, first spotted last year, has grown. Now this... seems to be terrible luck, to say the least. I feel also very lonely,…
Gallbladder cancer stage 4
Hi everyone, I am Thishanth from Switzerland. I have read your comments on this cancer website. My mother has been diagnosed for a stage 4b gallbladder cancer. Here the doctors say that there is no other options than palliative one (chemotherapy: Gemcitabin/Cisplatin). First, I wanted the doctors to remove the gallbladder…
Mesonephric Endometiral Adenocarcinoma
I am wondering if anyone has had or know someone that had Endometrial Adenocarcinoma? I am trying to find a survivor of this very rare cancer, but so far I have not had any success. I was diagnosed in August 2015 with this very rare cancer. I was misdiagnosed for 6 months from various doctors treating for a UTI even though…

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