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Frozen gloves and socks
Hi All. Has anyone used frozen gloves and socks during chemo to reduce neuropathy? If so, do have a brand you like? Thanks.
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Avastin/docile side effects
Hi Everyone, Im new to this site. I was diagnosed last year with advanced ovarian cancer and have had continuous chemotherapy for the past year and a half. Currently on avastin and doxil. Having terrible breakdown of skin on feet. Anyone else have problems with avastin ? If so, how did you treat ? thank you
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Possible recurring??? Signatera question
Hi everyone, I have been reading your posts seen last year but this is my 1st post. My background...I'm 47. I was diagnosed with right colon cancer with stage 3b last September 2022. CEA pre surgery was 46. CEA post surgery was 18. I was on Oxiila and 5 FU for 12 rounds. My last chemo was on March 2023. CEA went down to 4…
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Splenic Cystic Lesion - further evaluation with MRI
Hello. I am in my mid 50's and a year ago I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. At that time a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis was done and an incidental finding was a 5cm simple cyst in my spleen. Every few months I get a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis to make sure that the testicular cancer has not come back.…
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Navdx and insurance issues
I have United Health care as my primary insurance and they covered my first 3 Navdx tests with no questions, but the last one I had done in August they have denied. Apparently they have changed their stance on coverage for the test. Navdx is appealing the denial but has anyone else had issues with insurance coverage? Or…
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IBC after lumpectomy?
Hello, I’m new to this - was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma in August. Had a lumpectomy 4 weeks ago with clear margins and no lymph node involvement. Everything seemed to be healing well until Thursday of this week (exactly 4 weeks after surgery). I woke up with red/swollen breast that was suddenly tender and…
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Honest Review
This is going to be a long post but I think people should honestly know about Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center if they plan on going there. A little history first: My mom has Stage 4 Colon Cancer mets Liver. Been on chemo since late 2015. She recently got Y90 radiation done for the liver. Now off chemo for 3 months…
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i don't know anymore
I've been cancer free for over ten years now (I'm seventeen). My specific illness (Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis) was only recently classified as a cancer and I feel like my entire world has changed. I don't know what I'm feeling or how to express it. I can't remember most of my childhood due to trauma (eighteen surgeries…
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Cancer free so far
I was diagnosed in December 2021 with triple negative carcinoma in my right breast. I started chemo 2 days after Christmas. I had eight rounds of strong chemo and 19 rounds of radiation, then a lumpectomy. All that was finished in July 2022. So far I am cancer free. There is hope, friends! I am so thankful for my oncology…
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Breast turning red and hot 4 weeks after lumpectomy.
Today I started getting red and hot on the breast that I just had the lumpectomy. It looks like a sunburn, but I have not started radiation yet. Is this part of the healing process? Please please don't tell me its an infection. I hope not. Worried, Kay
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Late term side effects of radiation
Long story short, I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx. Went through radiation and chemo. About three months out. I was given the amazing news that I am in remission. However shorty after about three weeks I started having trouble breathing. It got worse and worse. I then went to the ER I was…
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TORS/Radiation/Chemo
Hello All I am here seeking insight related to my husband's recent diagnosis and treatment plan. In August 2023, he was diagnosed with HPV+SCC left tonsil and 1 lymph node. He underwent TORS last week. Surgery was successful as far as that goes, primary tumor removed and everything had at least 3mm of clear margins…
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New here waiting
I am going to Msk for a second opinion. MSK received all my information, reports and CD’s. I was told a nurse practitioner would review my tests, then video conference me, then send me to the radiologist for a biopsy. If it came back positive for cancer then I would be paired with a surgeon. I received a call from MSK.…
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New here! :)
Hey guys! All of my aunts on my mom's side of the family had had breast cancer so I'm very worried. I found a small mole on my left areola a couple of months ago and didn't think anything of it, but recently just started thinking about it as I was looking at it the other day. Obviously Googled, which freaked me out even…
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Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy - PAIN?
Yesterday, I had a Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy - OUCH! I had a mammogram which looked suspicious, right breast only. My doctor had me go for additional mammography images and an ultrasound of my right breast. The Mammogram impression was an architectural distortion corresponding with a malignant appearing mass.…
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Newbie Here!
Hi! I'm not quite sure how all of this works, but I'm inviting anyone who's willing, to read my story on my Profile page and any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Odd tingling/tickling/itching sensation behind just the right nipple
I've been having this strange sensation for about three or more months now. It comes and goes throughout the day, but it does happen multiple times a day. My breast tissue has been shown to be dense and i've had to have repeat mammos in the past. I'm due for another. Has anyone heard of this symptom? No other issues that I…
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Decision
As a cancer caregiver, fighting hard for the one you love is a roller coaster. For 16 months (May 2022- September 2023) Stage IV colon cancer with peritoneal Mets, ileo surgery, chemotherapy treatments resulting in chemo toxicity with altered mental state after 9 of 11 treatments, etc… Previously, I have stood by him…
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Do Not Want to Take Aromatase Inhibitors
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and am in the middle of radiation treatments. When radiation is complete it is recommended that I take aromatase inhibitors. Stage 1 invasive no lymph nodes. The Oncotype Dx test put me in the low risk category, but there is a percentage of reoccurance that is there. The AI's are suppose to cut that…
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I NEED HELP WITH DIAGNOSIS - LYMPHOMA
I will try to be as short as possible. I am 18 years old - Male Around 10 months ago i noticed an increased lymph node on the back of my neck (occipital lymph node)- ignored it as many say oh it’s just your body fighting ilness. Month after that, I noticed the second lymp node appear right beneath it - also occipital lymph…
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rectal cancer
hi all, just diagnosed with rectal cancer through biopsy.go for bone and cat scan on monday.port installed on thursday. can any one let me know what to expect out of these procedures. thanks
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Memory issues after chemo
Hi all, I think my mother has been going through dementia. Either due to old age or the side effect of chemo. Her last chemo was in Feb 2023 but there has been a constant decline in her short term memory and increased restlessness since the chemo ended. Recently she had a bout of covid infection too. I am at a loss to…
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First Post Stage IV
After reading stories for two years and and talking with people who are in the fight, I was encouraged to share my story. I can only hope it helps someone. After 3 months of testing; blood, stool, urine. Dr.'s were convinced I had IBS and stress induced constipation. A colonoscopy was finally ordered. I was diagnosed…
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protocel
are there any people that have undergone the protocel treatment for thier cancer?
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Herceptin and heart damage
Has anyone continued with herceptin after having a decrease in ventricular ejection fraction? I have been on docetaxel, carboplatin, and herceptin for stage one invasive ductile carcinoma which is her2 and estrogen receptor positive. The plan was to continue the herceptin for a year but my Echocardiogram is showing some…
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Beginning my Prostate Cancer Journey
I follow Michael Gregers book, How Not to Die on diet and exercise. I recommend any person with a cancer to read this or listen to this book. The prostate sections is very specific about how certain foods could slow down prostate cancer growth. I am 61 years old, I had a Prostectomy in 6/21, 5 + 4=9 Gleason. Completed…
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External tumor
My tumor is now pretty much outside my butt hole. is this normal? should i be alarmed ? should i push it back in? Suggestions?
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Hello
I'm so new to the diagnosis, I don't even have TNM numbers yet. Should have them on Thursday. Docs are initially saying T2. I thought I was coming into acceptance of this and ok with what was coming but after reading some of your posts, I'm now very scared. The docs are saying this is beatable, treatable, etc but in…
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Hip pain after treatment
Hi guys. 4 yrs clean, stage 2 cancer. 2 weeks chemo pump, 6 weeks radiation. Year 3 after treatment, I started having hip issues. It’s now gotten to the point that I cant walk 50 feet without extreme pain. If I stop, it only takes a few minutes to go away, but starts again when I start. Have had tests done, steroid…
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Glioblastoma
Want to discus alternate treatments that are not mainstream