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Insurance
My sister was diagnosed with MM in June 2020. She has gone thru chemo and a car t cell transplant. She has to go on remvilid for maintenance. She has to go on medicare in May because she is turning 65. I am trying to find the best insurance plan I can because the treatment is so expensive. I was wondering if anyone knows…
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Introduction to Skin Cancer – For Patients - This Covers It All - Very Extensive Guide
Below is a very extensive guide on skin cancer from the "American Head & Neck Society". I believe it covers every kind of skin cancer with pictures for comparison and identification and printable handouts along the way you can print out. As we all know the sooner and smaller we get any cancer taken care of the better. I…
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Easter 2024-Easter Greetings and Blessings to Everyone
We have come to that Blessed time again called Easter. The whole week has been building up to it. “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia!” Easter Week (also known as Holy Week or the Passion Week) commemorated each day of remembering Christ’s journey to the cross, His suffering, and His rising from the tomb. The…
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Throat Cancer From A Virus-Facts You Should Know
Below is a link to a small quick chart for information on the subject and is a PDF. you can download and print it out if desired. Take care, God Bless Russ
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Squamos Cell Carcinoma
Has anyone ever experienced squamos cell carcinoma? If so, where was it located. My boyfriend has just been diagonsed. Age 48.
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D day is coming ..
Got to admit, starting to get nervous if I come out of this with having no detectable cancer it’ll be a miracle. I don’t think I’ve heard anybody on this board have a reoccurrence that is Gleason eight crib form and get treated nine months later like I said it’ll be a miracle, but Monday, April 1 I will be having salvage…
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Second Biopsy results
Last November at 67 after an MRI my first fusion biopsy was done transrectally at local hospital. It indicated (as far as I could figure) a single tumor residing in the right side of my prostate. I had a NM bone scan in January which did not show any bony metastases. Also a Prolaris test which indicated for single modal…
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Advisable prostate cancer treatment for 87 year old?
I am 87 years old with with high grade organ confined prostate adenocarcinoma . T2b Gleason 4+5 PSA 11.63 Biopsy results 12 cores 7 with Gleason 4+5 ranging from 50 to 100% of the respective core involved with malignancy, 1 core Gleason 4+4, 3 cores with Gleason 4+3, and 1 core with Gleason 3+4 CT and Bone scan both do not…
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Krukenberg tumor
Hi all - Last year, I (57) was dx'd with a Krukenberg tumor in my colon that had metastasized to an ovary, omentum and lymph nodes. Had hysterectomy, appendectomy and removal of 90 lymph nodes (only two were malignant). Three months later had CRS/HIPEC bowel resection. Did three months of natural methods which worked until…
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49 and on active surveillance
Ok so last February I went for a physical and had low T. I was recommended to go to a urologist for TRT. While there my urologist was concerned about my 2.09 PSA. He did a DRE and felt a small spot. Subsequent MRI was inconclusive so I had a biopsy in June . The results came back with slow growing Gleason 6 and my doctor…
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Zometa Infusions
Going for my first zometa infusion and would appreciate any feedback on experiences.
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Any Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancer Patients in active surveillance?
If this is not the right forum, please excuse my post. For Pancreatic NC people: How long have you been scanned and how often? Do you worry about the radiation needed to scan or the dyes needed? This is my third cancer, but it is so different from my rcc. It is a subset of pancreatic cancer and a subset of neuroendocrine…
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High grade brain tumor treatment side effects
Hello. My husband had a partial resection of his brain tumor and radiation 10 years ago. It was a low grade Glioma at that time. For the past 10 years we have just monitored with MRI's. Minor growth until recently. Now it is growing fast and presents as either anaplastic astrocytoma or a glioblastoma. The doctor said it…
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Port removal
So I think I’m gonna have to get my port removed but not because the cancer has ended…(it’s just stable for now) I had to have portagram this morning and when they tried to flush with saline, I got hit with a pocket of air in my neck it felt like a horse kicked me! And they were only able to get 1ml in! So I go in for the…
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Brachytherapy
I have recently been diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer. Gleason 9 stage 4a. My cancer has spread outside my prostate to a very enlarged lymph node in my pelvic region. I’m currently taking Orgovyx +Abiraterone and my Radiologist is recommending IMRT. Ive been doing research that suggests brachytherapy…
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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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Gerald White
Has anyone hear of Gerald White? He has a book called 3 months to live. Apparently he had a 20lb Kidney tumor and went go to live a good life for many years. Well I ordered the book. Terri
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Colon cancer
Hello my new here and recently diagnosed with colon cancer have surgery on the 3rd of this month any advice on what's to come pretty nervous about everything
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newbie here--still in shock
my mom just diagnosed with advanced abdominal fat pad cancer, ovarian primary. saw oncology first time yesterday. had undergone paracentesis 2 weeks ago good result and is feeling pretty good, eating good, but extreme fatigue. she is a diabetic and has had some fluctuations in blood sugar but now seems to have normalized.…
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Anastrozole Joint Pain
I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal cell carcinoma in June 2022. I received 4 cycles of chemo, last cycle was in December 2022. I have been on Anastrozole for almost a year and have started to experience fairly severe joint pain, primarily in my knees. I have also been experiencing carpal tunnel symptoms. I…
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Early in my journey, question
So I’m 53. A year and a half ago my PSA was 1.91 and a few weeks ago it was 2.74 and my PSA percentage was 30%. My urologist has me scheduled to get another PSA next week. And if concerning he will order an MRI. in your opinion, aren’t my numbers encouraging with having 30%?? I’m still scared to death.
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Robotic Prostatectomy - How Long Afterwards to Resume Activities?
I'm almost certainly going to be having the procedure soon (see my recent thread) but wanted to ask specifically about how long it generally takes to resume various activities. I work from home so I would think that would be ideal for getting back to work as quickly as possible. For those with sedentary jobs, how long was…
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here again
So I have been a member on this site since 2006 when I had my first cancer ( head and neck) and then again with my second cancer 2012 ( NHL ) . This site has so many insightful people and I'm looking for an answer on my most recent PSA results. I'm turning 65 in July. My PSA has been rising from a 1.03 just two years ago,…
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NAV Test moving upward after treatments not down
I had a biopsy of my lymph nodes and which showed the presence of squamous cells. I then had a NAV Blood Test that was positive prior to any surgery, or treatment. Immediately following the pre-treatment NAV Blood test, I had a tonsilectomy of my right tonsil, eight weeks of radiation, and the same for Chemotherapy. I then…
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Keytruda/Lenvima side effects
Hello group. I've been dealing with my kidney cancer diagnosis for 11 years now. I've had surgeries, radiation, immunotherapy, you name it over the years to knock the disease back, and I've handled it all pretty well. Last fall my doctor started me on a combination of a Keytruda infusion, every 6 weeks now, and a daily…
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Just Home from VIN II/III Laser Ablation (PlasmaJet) Outpatient Surgery
Greetings to those who have posted in the past and not heard much from others about this condition (Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia / Lichen Sclerosus), the surgery and the aftereffects and next steps. I'll start with, briefly: yesterday (2/8/2024) I had laser ablation outpatient surgery for VIN II/III, diagnosed after my…
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PSA After SBRT
After initial diagnosis my doctor recommended CyberKnife (SBRT). Prior to treatment my last PSA was 6.7. It is now 10 weeks after treatment and my PSA has dropped to 2.1. The radiologist had sketched out a graph of PSA gradually dropping after treatment so I didn't expect it to immediately drop down to 0.0 but wondered…
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ANY LYMPHOMA LATEST NEWS UPDATES?
Can anybody fill me in on the latest indolent follicular lymphoma news. Every site I go to gives different info. I know they have come a long way in the past few years, but its hard to tell just how far when you are new to the site as I am. I was diagnosed stage 4 recently, but from what I read that is not a death sentence…
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Trying to get help for my sister.
It's tough seeing my sister struggle, especially with young kids to care for. She just had her first treatment, and it's hitting her hard. I'm at a loss being so far away. I want to help, but I don't know how. I thought of reaching out to her community, friends, or other family members for support, but I'm not sure what…
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Desperately need advice, think I might have cancer
Hello everyone, I am posting here because no one in my family will listen to my concerns. First about me; I'm a 23 year old female, don't smoke/or drink. The troubles in my mouth started earlier this April when I came down with a sore throat but only on the right side. I also had one swollen bleeding tonsil and horrible…