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Stomach cancer sucks
I just need to vent and get my grief out. My wife was diagnosed and died in less than a month. She had symptoms but were masked by medication. She had stomach cancer that apparently was leaking blood she was diagnosed as anemic so she started taking iron pills. If you look online and look up iron pill stools, they are very…
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Everolimus, Anastrozole, & Metformin for ER+ PR+ HER2- PIK3CA EC/UC
Anybody on this combo? What side effects are you having? This may be the next treatment for me. I know that I am just a voice in the wind, but I figured I'd ask here for the fun of it. The answers of course will come when I talk to people with breast cancer who have my molecular profile. BTW about 30 to 40% of ec/uc…
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Multiple skin cancer removals at once
I was recently diagnosed with 3 basal cell skin cancers. I’m feeling really anxious about the surgery as previous Mohs surgeries have been really painful. I was hoping to get all 3 taken care of at the same time, but most places around me only do one at a time. I did find one location that would do 2 at a time . I’m just…
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First Visit
Hello, I had my first meeting with the oncologist today for my endometrial cancer. She was very thorough and personable. My best friend and sister were with me. I do not have a husband or children. My one daughter passed away in 2020. I was happy to have their love and support. It was a very long day that started at 4:00…
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Treatment / Survivor Contacts
Hello All — I am trying to find out and speak to patients / survivors going thru treatment similar to me. I connected with several friends who went thru BC but each one had different stage or bio marker than mine. Any patient/survivor here with HER2 +ve bio marker who went thru chemo & TCHP before surgery?
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Why HER2 +/- Changed
Hi all, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer with two lymphnodes involved in Oct 2022..... PR negative, ER weak positive and HR2 borderline positive (and FISH test confirmed HER2 positive in Oct). With that diagnosis, I received Taxel and HER2 target drug Herceptin and Perjeta as neoadjuvant therapy before the…
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Leiomyosarcoma
Looking for people that have beat this rare cancer and what worked for treament etc. My sister is 30yrs old and had surgery to remove a large mass on her right ovary thinking it was ovarian cancer sarcoma. Pathology came back yesterday and it is leiomyosarcoma. She was able to keep her left ovary and uterus which seems odd…
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Metastatic Breast Cancer
Hello, I am new here, 64 yrs old, and was in remission for 15 years. Breast cancer stage II with hormone positive, her2 negative. I had a lumpectomy, chemo, radiation, and 6 years on tamoxifen. I was supposed to go on another hormone inhibitor for 5 yrs but refused. Side effects from tamoxifen was enough for me. I'm not…
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New lump on neck 14 years after treatment Hope its not recurrence Anyone with similar issue?
SCC Base of tongue HPV positive with lymph node involvement, finished treatment Xmas eve 2009 (Radiation, Cisplatin, modified neck dissection to remove mass that was still there- sent to pathology and test came back as dead cancer cells) Everything has been fine since then outside of usual recovery from treatment ,but…
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For those of you with Leukemia
I just wanted to survey and find out how old you all were at diagnosis and what were your labs like? WBC? neutrophils? anything else abnormal? I don't really have any symptoms but I am seeing a hematologist/oncologist at the moment and recently had some elveated labs which is unusual for me as I never get sick, not even a…
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You Are NOT Alone
https://youtu.be/If3NnwjQ7KQsi=84SoiKTRxo4YFRnK At 19, I was diagnosed with Leukemia, and now, 17 years later I want to share my story to let others know they’re not alone. My hope is that by opening up about my journey, I can bring comfort, strength, and connection to anyone facing a similar battle. In the link, check out…
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Risk Calculation when the fallout of Tamoxifen intake
I am 29 and was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer a year ago with a BRCA-2 positive mutation. I underwent bilateral mastectomy surgery and was treated with 19 sessions of chemotherapy therapy (4+15)(taxol). The tumor was invasive, not lobular, and the biggest part was 2 cm. Lymph nodes weren't involved; only…
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Biggest incision swells
hi all, Had a partial nephrectomy 10/23, RCC clear stage 2, feeling pretty good at almost 3 weeks post op, my concern in that my largest incision, one right below my left ribcage swells when I eat. I realize it’s right where my stomach and transverse colon is, could that be why? Should I be concerned? Anyone else have…
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Translocation RCC
Hi all, My younger brother ( 33 yo) was recently diagnosed with a 20cm left kidney mass after having a cough for two months and then suddenly night sweats and weight loss in Sept 2024, underwent left open radical nephrectomy. The pathology report showed mixed cell types and spread to nearby lymph nodes. After 4 weeks…
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My experience with Akeega
Akeega is the only FDA-approved treatment with BRAC+ metatstatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In other words, if you are one of the 1% of men with the BRAC gene the chemical castration drugs will not work against your Prostate cancer. Check with your doctor to find out if you have the BRAC gene. Don't assume that…
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Feeling lonely and isolated
My husband was recently diagnosed with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He is being treated at Gibbs Cancer Center in Pelham, SC. I am his caregiver. The prognosis is good. We lost our daughter to breast cancer 7 years ago. My husband does not want his diagnosis to be public; only a few close friends know. We are new to the area…
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Parent of newly diagnosed son with cancer
my daughter n law and son do not want me at the hospital for his surgery, which is 2 hours away. If complications I cannot get there quickly.know my son is going through a lot but being there for him helps me too. We have always been close until he married. Thought I was gaining a daughter, but actually lost my so.. now…
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4th Recurrence
Hello, I'm Marchu from Buenos Aires. I have cervix cancer since 2017, when I had an histerectomy, then I had recurrences in 2018 and 2020 in which I received radio and chemotherapy. Then in 2023 I had a 3rd recurrence, and I received chemo and inmunotherapy which at first worked, but now that I'm receiving only…
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LMS- AGGRESSIVE RECURRENCE
Hi, brave and wonderful people! So happy to hear there are people who have managed to survive this extremely aggressive type of cancer. I want to send a big hug and thank you to you all, for your optimist and strength and may you stay strong and positive in order to win this battle. Reading your lines, i felt enouraged to…
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Tumor is back
They found tumors on my left kidney in 2016 and performed a partial left nephrectomy. They’re back. Now they’re removing the entire kidney. My doctor hates me. They scheduled the procedure for March. I called once to ask if I could get an earlier date. I was worried it would spread. I went in to talk to my doctor in…
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URETHRA
I'm not sure if this is a new question, but I had my operation 2 years ago and I still do not feel anything in my urethra when I urinate. Has this happen to anyone else? Thank you
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Stage 4 RCC that has metastasized
My 82yr old Mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Cancer that has metastasized in her ribs, liver and spine. Prior to finding out she was living a normal lifestyle at her age and this has been quite a shock. By the time we were figured out what DR’s we need to see and all the tests we are now almost 4mo’s into this and so…
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Cabometyx side effects
hi I’m new here. My husband has been living with RCC for seven years. He had kidney removed and at the time they found spots in his lungs. Spots were slow growing so for most of that time he has been symptom free. But over the last year cancer has spread to other areas and tumors in lungs are larger. He was put on Cabo…
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My Story Consolidated
I have started several threads but thought I'd do a new one as a summation and then just keep this one to update going forward. A brief review: I'm 52 and diagnosed with prostate cancer last month. Family history is bad: father and maternal grandfather died of prostate cancer; mother and her sister died of breast cancer;…
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Decipher testing
Is this considered standard of care when a biopsy is taken?
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Low Grade MEC on hard palate
Hi there! I wanted to share my story and ask if someone had similar issue (I read a lot of comments from ekdennie here, I think your case is similar to mine and it would be great if you reply here 😊). I had a lump on my hard palate for about 1.5-2 years. It did not hurt, and it was as smooth as my hard palate, so I thought…
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Needing answers regarding 9 year's after port was removed
After surviving B.C. for 9 years, in the area where my port "used to be" is giving me "sharp" pains when I do any exertion like walking, sometimes pain goes down my left arm, laying down or bending over, etc. It has been going on now for about a year. EKG doesn't show anything. This sharp pain is scaring me with my age of…
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Mental Health Help and General support.
Hi All, First post! I was diagnosed with Pancreatic adenocarcinoma Stage 1A - Valentines day 2020, age 48 Male- so I just passed 3 years! I got lucky and had jaundice eventually, the CT scan the prior week missed my tumor. I had 6 rounds of Folforinox, & had a Whipple at AdventHealth Orlando. I have really bad PTSD,…
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Whipple Attack
I've only had 3 episodes that i think are Whipple attacks... And only recently (within the last month). I was whipped June 2, 2020 and I have been NED since Oct 2. Last month, i was asleep during the day, in my recliner, and had a sharp pain in my abdomen that awakened me & only lasted about 30 seconds. The second two…
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Clogged tear ducts
about a week after my first round of chemo, I started getting clogged tear ducts. I am wondering if anybody else has had this experience and what you did to help? I have discussed with my nurse navigator, but I don’t get quick feedback so I thought I would post here. So far, I am using a soft washcloth, soaked in warm…