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    • User: "JoelSedgemore"

      Home recovery for ovarian cancer

      Just found out that my grandma of 69 years has ovarian cancer. We're looking for suggestions and experiences to help make her recovery at home as speedy and comfortable as possible. We would like any …
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      Started by JoelSedgemore
      Most recent by AuthorUnknown
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    • User: "krinla"

      Mom just diagnosed, need advice

      My mother was just diagnosed. She had some polyps removed (which she has before because of her crohn's disease), but this time one of them (in her lower rectum) had cancer in it. They called it adenoc…
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      Started by krinla
      Most recent by AuthorUnknown
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    • User: "kathie1963"

      Update-SCC-Penile Cancer

      My boyfriend had his surgery at IU Monday.They did not perform Moh's,but he had excisional & the plastic surgeon did not have to graft,instead he pulled skin up from scrotum & base of penis to make a …
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      Started by kathie1963
      Most recent by oneagleswings
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    • User: "loveyouDad"

      Brother, son, father, friend, who am I?

      I am 21 years old, the oldest of four children and I lost my father and my security to prostate cancer a year ago. I was briefly part of the CSN about a year ago when my 52 y/o father was living with …
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      Started by loveyouDad
      Most recent by KathiM
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    • User: "SandiT328"

      A Mother is as a Mother does

      I read so many daughters posting, how their mother breast cancer brought them together, or their mother is their best friend, or this, or that, or the other thing and I just feel like a complete alien…
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      Started by SandiT328
      Most recent by KathiM
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    • User: "kathie1963"

      Penile Cancer Support

      Hi. I have posted under the Penile cancer link.My 45 year old boyfriend & high schhol sweetheart,was recently diagnosed with squamous cell cancer & I have decided to start a group on yahoo on this top…
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      Started by kathie1963
      Most recent by oneagleswings
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    • User: "jeepnut"

      new member

      I am so glad to have found this site. My father-in-law was recently diagnosed with cancer. (GBM stage 4) He has deteriorated so quickly in just a few weeks. And what a roller coaster that has been. We…
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      Started by jeepnut
      Most recent by dakotarunner
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    • User: "csi4554"

      Its the "How" I need help with!

      I'm new here too. I'm a 42 yoa male, the oldest of three, I have two younger sisters and a wife & 4 kids of my own. My dad was diagnosed with Melinoma late in 1998. he was told it had been caught earl…
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      Started by csi4554
      Most recent by 8965
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    • User: "sheridant"

      Where's the Manual?

      My husband was just diagnosed with lower esophageal cancer. Im still looking for the manual on how to deal with this. I need to get his weight up but he doesnt really have an interest in eating. He sm…
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      4 comments
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      Started by sheridant
      Most recent by Sassie
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    • User: "kcwood"

      Look for happy thing

      -- Stressed --You the wonderful You made me laugft thank you so much i need that today Have to remenber all good thing in my life And thank God for let me be a great caregiver to someone i love and ha…
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      3 comments
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      Started by kcwood
      Most recent by stressed
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    • User: "stango"

      doctors bedside manner

      Does anyone else find it frustrating trying to get information out of the various doctors caring for the person in your life who has cancer? I have found that the doctor's are not helpful, they are ex…
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      3 comments
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      Started by stango
      Most recent by mamacitadice
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    • User: "unknown"

      Survivor AND caregiver

      I had 3 cancer diagnoses over a period of 10 years. I have been caregiver for both my disabled parents for several years until my mother passed away a year ago. I still look after Dad. He is not hard …
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      Started by unknown
      Most recent by mamacitadice
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    • User: "moonie"

      Introducing myself..newbie

      First I want to say how glad I was to find this site. My husband of 34 yrs has recently been diaganoised with adenacarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer about 6 weeks ago. We are about through the test…
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      1 comments
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      Started by moonie
      Most recent by Cindy54
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    • User: "Staph"

      Just found out my mom has cancer

      Hi. New to these boards. Just found out that the lump in my mom's neck (removed) is squamous cell carcinoma. Still don't know where it originated; the waiting game. So scared. Anyone here been through…
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      5 comments
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      Started by Staph
      Most recent by Saby
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    • User: "NikkiBuck"

      colon cancer

      My brother just found out he has colon cancer that has spread to his liver. Can someone tell me where to start??? I am devastated.
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      3 comments
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      Started by NikkiBuck
      Most recent by 3greatkids
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    • User: "Loree5683"

      Adult child of 27 1/2 year Breast Cancer Survivor!!

      I just wanted to post something... My mother is a 27 1/2 year survivor, she was diagnosed with Pagets when I was only 6 and had a radical unilateral mastectomy without reconstruction. She is the stron…
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      1 comments
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      Started by Loree5683
      Most recent by Loree5683
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    • User: "AmyAngela"

      stage 4 diagnosis w/i a week of a heart attack...

      I'm new here and hoping for..well, I guess just a sounding board. My mom, 75, went into the hospital three weeks ago. We've been on a wild ride since then. As background, my mom was jogging two miles …
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      2 comments
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      Started by AmyAngela
      Most recent by cheryl704
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    • User: "stressed"

      I'm Tired!!

      My husband has been cleared of his cancer. The tumors are dead and gone - he had stage 4 tonsil cancer. His last treatment was March 1. I'm tired of having to do everything!! He doesn't want to bounce…
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      5 comments
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      Started by stressed
      Most recent by stressed
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    • User: "kcwood"

      Am so glad to have tis place

      So happy to have find this place. My husbands has bones cancers and lung for 2 years we done everything to expend his life Now he is talking Traciva He is home I care for him 24 hrs day Hospice come a…
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      4 comments
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      Started by kcwood
      Most recent by stressed
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    • User: "amybradley"

      Support for caregiver

      My stepdad was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. He was admitted to the hospital today for extensive treatments and more tests because he is in stage 4 and they also suspect leukemia …
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      3 comments
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      Started by amybradley
      Most recent by stressed
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    • User: "cindy1234"

      Essiac Treatment

      Hello. I hope all is well with everyone. My mother is battling advanced stage vaginal cancer. It has spread to her lungs and liver. Her days are numbered now. I was wondering if anyone has used the Es…
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      2 comments
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      Started by cindy1234
      Most recent by Cis4Cure
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    • User: "waynee1"

      School Bus Depot

      I am a 5yr cancer survivor of lymphoma,before I was treated I was told that I had it through bad environment.I got well and moved to Port Jervis NY and have doing great.But I recently found out that t…
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      Started by waynee1
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    • User: "debcanmcg"

      Life after for caregiver s??ks

      I have the grim task of selling my husbands music equipment that he loved so dearly to try and pay for the funeral. I sold one pieces to what I thought was a friend of my husbands had a set price he c…
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      5 comments
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      Started by debcanmcg
      Most recent by lbinmsp
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    • User: "Dixie1980"

      information

      I was the caregiver for my mother, she had non hodgkin's lymphnomia, I don't feel like her doctor gave her the care she deserved. how can I find out if there was more he could have done to save her li…
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      1 comments
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      Started by Dixie1980
      Most recent by Dixie1980
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    • User: "Dalejean"

      chemo pump

      my brother is haning a chemo pump put in at Dana Farber, how does it work?
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      1 comments
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      Started by Dalejean
      Most recent by Dalejean
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    • User: "b3mill"

      Liver Cancer: Need Advice

      My mother (73 yrs) was diagnosed with liver cancer about 3 weeks ago. She started radiation therapy about 4 days after and will complete radiation therapy in 2 weeks. When she was first diagnosed, her…
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      1 comments
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      Started by b3mill
      Most recent by b3mill
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    • User: "dannosmom"

      Need help for my mom

      Mom has survived non hodgkins lymphoma..twice and had part of her right lung removed to lung cancer.She gets her screenings every 6 months and last week had a PET scan to check a small spot on the rig…
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      3 comments
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      Started by dannosmom
      Most recent by cindy1234
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    • User: "helpels"

      Just found out my mom has cancer

      In the last 2 weeks they discovered a tumor in her lung and told us it's non small cell adenocarcinoma. I'm feeling very helpless right now being the only child. I'm married with 3 kids and my husband…
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      9 comments
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      Started by helpels
      Most recent by formymom
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    • User: "mattandmaryann"

      Why does he rage?

      My name is Mary Ann. I am sorry this is so long but if someone can help..... The love of my life, Matt,just had surgery for Testicular Cancer. He is 40 years old and first found out there was a proble…
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      2 comments
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      Started by mattandmaryann
      Most recent by stressed
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    • User: "m_rose78"

      Struggling

      I'm new here, My name is Meredith and I'm 28. My dad has been told he's got bone mestatis secondary to Esophageal Cancer. In 2003 he was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma type Esophageal Cancer. He went t…
      26 views
      5 comments
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      Started by m_rose78
      Most recent by carpe
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