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Increased PSA
Hello everyone - first time poster. Had radical prostatectomy February 2022 (open). PSA undetectable until 2 days ago. Blood work came back at .23. Without thinking, had sexual activity about 1-1 1/2 hours before blood was drawn. Continence has been very good. No aches or pains or other symptoms. Can sexual activity cause…
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Testicular Cancer
Help!!! I was just diagnosed with testicular cancer and am having surgery on August 22 to have the testicle removed. If anyone has any info or has been thru this please contact me. I really need advice from someone that has been thru this..
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Any good stories of stage 1 and long remission rates?
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15 Years Later
Hello Everyone: For those of you who don't know me I was diagnosed 15 years today, the day before Thanksgiving. I was having bleeding and the doctor thought it was hemorrhoids, and since I was 50, the doctor thought I better have my first colonoscopy. Well, it turned out I had a rectal tumor about the size of a nickle. I…
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Old Timer check in...
It's been a long time so I am poking my head in to say stage IV survival is possible. I was diagnosed with colon cancer 15 years ago at the age of 39. I had liver mets and ovary mets and two colon surgeries. With a total of 4 surgeries including HIPEC and a year and half of chemo in a five year time period. My youngest who…
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Rock Guitarist Ronnie Montrose Dies at 64
http://www.billboard.com/news/rock-guitarist-ronnie-montrose-dies-at-64-1006357152.story Dan Fogolberg died 56, Frank Zappa 52, Johnny Ramone 55, and the list goes on and on….Donate to research!
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Cholangiocarcinoma Treatments
My husband was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma on June 2nd. The medical team initially thought they could perform a resection, but further scans revealed additional lesions on his liver, making the resection no longer an option. After two hospital stays for infections and stabilizing his bilirubin levels, he began…
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Carcinoma renal
Soy de España. Lo ciento no se inglés pero os estoy leyendo y aprendiendo muchísimo. Operada de cáncer renal. Tumor de 7 sm. Estadio, g2 el día 18 de septiembre. De momento sin recidiva. Deseo a todos mucha suerte
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Living without an Epiglottis
I wonder if there's anyone on here that has had cancer of the epiglottis? Mine was successfully removed November 2 ,2011.Lymph nodes removed, but tested NO cancer, so I did not have chemo or radiation, Thank God. The surgery was done by Robot at the James in Columbus, Ohio. I am eating soft foods, and since January has…
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Newly Diagnosed - How did you evaluate your treatment options?
I’m 68, active, and in good health. I just received my diagnosis yesterday and evaluating my options and making appointments. Clinical Stage=T1c; PSA=6.4; from the 13 biopsy samples taken, 2 are Gleason 7 (4+3) and 2 are Gleason 8 (4+4), all on the left side. All other samples are benign. What did you find useful to help…
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3 + 4 Gleason 7, PSA 5.8, Exo dx 35- leaning cyberknife no lupron
I am 66 and healthy. After biopsy I am {3 + 4 Gleason 7, PSA 5.8, Exo dx 35} 2 of 14 core samples showed cancer, one 3 + 3 Gleason 6 and the other as above. Core abutment with no bulging, nothing outside Prostate I had a CT and no lymph nodes of increase size. My prostate is not enlarged and no abnormal digital exam. I am…
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Free PSA % testing
Has anyone had this test done? I have done a lot of research and found that this is an accurate test for determing cancer. I understand the lower the % the greater the chance of prostate cancer. My husband's psa went from 1.1 to 5.3 in one year. A second test was run using free PSA and it came back at 2%. He has had a…
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Cyberknife + PMSA = Prostatectomy + Node Biopsy
I won’t consider Lupron, Why do it if post Cyberknife I get a PMSA PET scan to confirm intracapsular eradication and clean nodes. If the nodes are cancerous either way I will need systemic therapy. In addition, the PMSA agent that is specifically absorbed and lights up on a scan, also has a therapeutic analog. The…
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Cyberknife vs DaVinci Prostatectemy
With regard to Cyberknife, do they prescribe MRI’s to confirm tumor destroyed? If Statistics indicate near equal success in tumor eradication, is the only advantage of surgery that nodes are removed for biopsy? Do they always get every node out? All indications from CT and MRI show nodes are at normal size. So if I am…
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Jaw replacement surgery
Hello, it's been awhile since I have been on this site. Brief history: 2016 HPV 16 tonsil/ base of tongue. 35 Radiation at highest level allowed, 2 of 3 cisplatin treatments taken. Took almost two years to get into a natural rhythm of daily life. 2021 started having jaw pain. Last two years spent, trying all easy…
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Recent MRI Findings
Hello Everyone, 🙋♀️ My name is Beth. I recently had an Abdominal MRI w/without contrast at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Florida. Here is the Abdominal MRI report impression: IMPRESSION: Questioned sub-centimeter nodule-in-nodule arterial enhancement and washout in hepatic segment IV. While findings are indeterminant for…
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Wishing Everyone A Blessed And Joyous Christmas 2023 And Great Hope For Tomorrow
Hello and Blessings to all on CSN and especially to our group in the H&N section Christmas time is one of the highlights of the year. It’s a time of gathering with family and friends. Sharing gifts, and creating memories. It’s also a time to bless and encourage each other. So this is especially the time I would like to…
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Choose your Dr.
Since I have hit the 5 year milestone, I feel compelled to add a little advice to ones who are just starting this journey. I am old but not always wise! Lol. I would say to first get a list of Oncology Ob/Gyn Drs that your insurance accepts. Then decide if you want a male or female Dr. (In my case I wanted a female Dr)…
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Thanking All of You and Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season
Hello, friends-- Today I had a check up in at OHSU--Oregon health sciences university. I see Dr. Munro there, a great oncologist for me. The difference between my first cancer clinic--Compass Oncology--and OHSU is like night and day. Night being a dark, scary place; day being a bright, cheerful place where my questions are…
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Headaches during Radiation
I am on my 13th day of radiation therapy for breast cancer. I have been having severe headaches during the last two weeks, and this morning woke up with one. I was not stressed-out and slept well. I hardly ever have had headaches in my entire life, so I believe this must be associated. It seems that whenever I ask the…
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Leaning cryo seems like only choice
many of you know my story i’ve had a reoccurrence after five years of external beam and a booster. Below is the report of my biopsy, which I am having problems making heads or tails of the bottom line is being told. I have a high risk tumor. The cryotherapy specialist is now telling me that no matter what treatment I…
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5 years no recurrence uterine serous with isolated cells in sentinel node
Just had my 5 year anniversary, no evidence of recurrence. Had a total hysterectomy for uterine serous/clear cell, staged at 1a with tumor in fundus, but had isolated tumor cells in one of two sentinel nodes sampled. Had 6 rounds of chemo (cisplatin, taxol, herceptin) followed by IMRT pelvic radiation (not just vaginal…
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New To Anal Cancer Diagnosis
Hello, I know for those who have been here for a while these questions are so repetitive and I apologize. I have read some of the survivor stories and they give me some hope for a future with my family . While some stories are terrifying . So on December 1 (officially diagnosis October 31,2023) it will be officially 30…
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Recurrence
Does anyone know of any one who has only had Ovarian cancer one time? I have met many who have had it more than once. I don't want to scare any one in this group and it has been a long time since I have been here and that is not my intention. I have my next CA125 in 4 weeks and my sister just died of Non-Hodgkins and I am…
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tall cell thyroid cancer
any one have tall cell thyroid cancer id like to hear your story
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How to live through remission without being afraid all the time?
Hi I am not to sure how to start this of but I guess here goes nothing. First off I am 25 currently and was 21 when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on my right ovary. They found a 25 pound tumor in my abdomen attached to the ovary. I am currently in remission but I do carry a gene mutation for being predisposed to…
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SCC of the nasal passage
I had SCC of the septum. Most of the tumor was removed July 2022 and the remaining 5% was killed off by radiation treatment. It was a high dose radiation treatment (5 sessions over 2 weeks). Its been a year but the inside of my nose has not healed. In fact I fear it may have come back. Going to my Doctor Friday and…
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Scared Mom
My daughter got a diagnosis Monday of Cancer after a DCS. On Tuesday the results came back as Carcinosarcoma. At first, on Monday, I just kicked into high gear of we are going to kick this, no problem, but after reading the survival rate, I cannot keep my mind from going to a very dark place. I don't have a great support…
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5 Year Anniversary
Five years cancer free today. In the early days I couldn’t imagine what survivorship would look like in 5 years. And here I am. Thank you to so many women here who offered encouragement, love and hope to me years ago when I was terrified and uncertain.
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Dumb question but WHY do side effects vary so much person to person?
First post (sorry, might be long): A had to have a hemorrhoid operation about 3 months back. The Colon surgeon found what the thought was a "wart" near the hemorrhoid and removed it during the operation, and sent it in to be biopsied. Came back positive for Cancer, allegedly a stage 1, but did reach the sphincter muscle…