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colon cancer met to sacrum
Hi I had a resection 2.5 years ago after dr. found a 5cm tumor with no lymph node involvement. everything was going ok until 5 months ago when i started having a nagging sacral/coccyx pain. I thought i just pulled a muscle or strained it. my doctor just told me it might be mets?! I am getting an MRI soon. I just can't find…
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Germinoma brain tumor survivor Question
I was diagnosed with a brain tumor at seventeen years old. I am thirty seven now. The tumor was erradicated with radiation and chemo. My doctors said the tumor could never return. Does anyone know what this prognosis could be based on? Can germinoa brain tumors appear twice in a person's life. What are the statistics for…
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Options when adjunct or salvage radiation can't be used?
I am almost 5 months out from radical prostatectomy. 1st PSA at 3 months was 0.39 (quite high) and 0.40 at 4 months. This suggests a doubling time of about 27 months, although that can change over time. I was Gleason 3+4 (40% 4) with cribiform pattern. The margins were positive at both sides and the base. He only took out…
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New to this group
I'm 55 and I've diagnosed with MM (plasma cell leukemia) stage 4 about 5 months ago and am in round 3 of my chemo treatment, about 2 months in. I was told 5-6 months of weekly treatment then I will need a stem cell transplant but I'm on the fence on which route to take. I'm not liking the idea of going back to ground zero…
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Anyone have an Incisional Hernia?
I had an appt with my oncologist yesterday and she sent me to a specialist right away due to a large incisional hernia. Apparently my stomach port incision did not hold and now the hernia has gotten quite large. I am going for surgery within the next two weeks or so. Or course, after having ovarian cancer all the red flags…
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I'm so lost and confused
September 2024 I was diagnosed with melanoma and squamous cell carsanoma. I have mohs surgeries and excisions to remove them. Once the biopsies started taking place and the removal started taking place I began to have severe headaches on the left side of my head along with left ear pain,left jaw pain,and pain in the left…
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Ampullary Cancer with ZERRO treatment offered
I had a stint put in to unclog my bile duct. I felt better even in the recovery room. They won’t do a Whipple on me because of my advanced MS. I was told that I would have a high probability of not making it off the operating table. So I have been offered Zero treatment.
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52yo Gleason score of 3+4 in San Diego
I have a follow up call from my doctor about treatment, surgery, radiation or continued surveillance. I'm a firefighter and in good health, workout almost every day. Anyone receive treatment in San Diego? I've read about other protocols; anyone try them during active surveillance? Thank you in advance for any response.…
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Thick Lining
Almost 52 over 2 years post menopausal and have been bleeding very infrequently until about 5 months ago. It comes and goes . Sometimes clear discharge, brown, red, etc and usually light. sometimes when i urinate i do have some discharge (assuming some lining). The last 4-6 weeks i had period type cramps in lower…
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Treatment
So I start my treatment for anal cancer Stage T2 N1a. I am just wondering what to expect with chemo/radiation therapy? I have chemo/radiation for two cycles, for five days straight. I will be using the pump. (Had my port place in late February.) Anyone have any thoughts regarding the anal pain, will it ever go away?
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how can i move past this
I just want to know how i can move past this whole cancer thing i been through it twice and im now in remission but its still always in my head i blame things going wrong in my life on it i feel isolated from friends and family as the only ones in my family who had cancer all died after my first diagnosis. i feel like i…
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False positive PET
So in December I had a PET scan with Deauville score 5. One of the nodes where my original diagnosis in 2017 showed SUV uptake of 20. Local oncologist sent me to University Hospital in state. They looked at PET scan and begin talking about clinical trial CAR T. This was second relapse after RCHOP first line of treatment…
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New melanoma diagnosis
Hi all. Just signed up for this app trying to read up (it’s a lot) so thank you all and best to those in a worse scenarios. I was diagnosed yesterday 3/14/25, stage 1, “fast tracked” referred by Derm to surgical oncologist for consultation Monday. Probably for wide removal and SLNB. Prognosis more than likely going to be…
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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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My 22 yo daughter has cancer & long history of mental illness.
My daughter who has struggled with mental issues- depression, self harm, feelings of worthlessness, suicidal ideations etc, half her life, is now going through treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma. As if life isn’t hard enough for her as it was. Can somebody please tell me how to cope? I too suffer with her. I feel like I’ve…
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HR+ Her2-/Menopause Treatment Options
Hello, I have HR+/Her2- beast cancer, and the treatments have thrown me into instant menopause. Are there any non-estrogen-based over the counter meds/foods/natural things I can use to help? I'm in a lot of pain with the menopause itself on top of the cancer. At the same time, I don't want to take something that will feed…
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POST RADIATION PROBLEMS HIP AND PELVIC BONE DAMAGE
Is anyone dealing with this? I was diagnosed in April 2011 and had my treatments (chemo and radiation) through May and June. I was stage III so I had pretty intense radiation, including pinpoint to specific lymph nodes that were affected. I have extreme low back pain, spasms (he says probably related to muscles trying to…
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Chemo/Radiation Long Term Side Effects
I am now about 10 years post treatments. After looking through several discussions it looks like most of us have alot of the same side effects. My first side effect started about 4 1/2 years after treatments ended and while I was on vacation. I never had a issue until that day. We ate lunch and was walking around seeing…
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My survival journey through anal cancer
I was diagnosed with stage 3b anal cancer in Sept 2022 and while I consider myself a survivor, my experience was difficult, I'm sorry to say. In Aug 22, I started noticing that I was passing blood in my bowels movements. I was 59 at the time and I've certainly had plenty of hemorrhoids where there was bright red blood, but…
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Marijuana for pain?
Has anyone had success with marijuana, gummies probably, for pain? Luckily I live in a state where it’s legal. I’ve read that if it’s HPV related then a 3:1 ratio THC:CBD.
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I Have A Kidney Lesion
hello every-1. about 6 years ago this feb. i was diagnosed wit prostate cancer. due to a cyst seen on my right kidney i had an MRI on yesterday. i need to some help and guidance and my nerves calmed. would some1 please help me Indeterminate 2.7 cm lesion in the right lower pole of the kidney with peripheral rim enhancement…
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Curcumin and broccoli supplements
Has anyone been allowed to take curcumin or broccoli supplements during cancer treatment. I read that the broccoli sprout supplements can be effective at killing stem cells but am not sure if that is based on real science. I am healing from a hysterectomy for StageIV serous endometrial cancer and doing research to see if I…
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Husband’s Taste After Radiation/Cisplatin 10/23
I recently posted about a scare we got from my husband’s new dental hygienist who thought he had another swollen lymph node on the opposite side of his neck from where he was diagnosed with left base of tongue and 2 nodes on the left last July 2023 with 7 weeks of radiation and 7 weekly Cisplatin chemos. Saw his Oncologist…
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4+3 with possible Seminal Vesicle Involvement
Hi - 55you with Gleason 4+3 with a primary lesion on the left, and other positives on the right. MRI indicates abutting the capsule, but clear Seminal Vesicles. Pet CT shows "No other abnormal uptake to suggest tracer avid metastatic disease" BUT "Suggestion of bilateral foci of uptake in proximal seminal vesicles not well…
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Anyone Stage 4 and still working?
My husband has been on Short Term Disability for 4 months. We were hoping he would go back next week but we changed our minds. He is just not well enough. His main problem is fatigue. I just worry about the "what ifs" he can't go back. I don't want to be a Debbie Downer but I want to be realistic and plan for our future.…
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Bladder Cancer T1G3. (TURBT+Chemo) or (Cystectomy)?
I am 51 year old male and was recently diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. After TURBT, pathologyindicates Superficially invasive urothelial carcinoma with extensive background high-grade papillaryurothelial carcinoma. Tumor superficially invades lamina propria. Muscularis propria is present without tumor involvement in sampled…
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Keytruda
keytruda and renal cancer, has anyone started on kektruda after surgery and if so how are you reacting to it?
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New-IDC with Triple Negative
I recently got diagnosed with IDC with triple negative. Trying to wrap my head around all this. Waiting for genetics results too. I have less than 2 cm lump in my right breast. I am doing a lumpectomy early Nov. What is the triple negative? I understand it means the tumor does not grow from estrogen, but what are the other…
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How to manage
I am in treatment for breast cancer, and it has been almost 4 months since my initial diagnosis. I feel sometimes like I don’t have any control over anything and that I am at the mercy of the care providers. I feel like I am waiting. My feet and ankles were really swollen before my first surgery and after this second one…
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robotic partial nephrectomy in my future
ct scan says i have a 3.4 mass on right kidney probably RCC. No biopsy was done. kidney function is good. they found it by accident looking for kidney stone in the ER. That pain was stupid nasty! The dr. says it's a piece of cake to take it out. I'd love to hear from you guys what i can really expect. How long will i be in…