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Esophagus cancer
Hi my husband has stage 3 esophagus cancer. He has been spitting up phlem for 3 months now and it is really bad just wondering if anyone else had this. His dr stretched his esophagus two weeks ago it didn't really do much for him. They are going to streach it again next Tuesday and maybe put in a stent. He is very…
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No one really understands
I'm going to post this here and I fully expect it to be taken down. It's taboo and it's ignored accordingly. I haven't posted here in a very long time. In 2019 at age forty-two I was diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer. No one asked me what I wanted, I was given no options. It was just "Here's what we're going to do.…
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Scared after focal asymmetry found in mammogram and family history
So I had my first mammogram last year and it was normal. This year, I had another one and they found a 1.4cm focal asymmetry in the upper central breast, about 7cm from the nipple but no other suspicious findings at all. There's scattered fibrograndular density. I've read the chance of having cancer with that kind of…
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HER2 NEGATIVE
I have been diagnosed with HER2 Negative breast cancer. This is my second breast cancer diagnosis in 12 years. I stopped chemotherapy for a number of reasons. Is anyone trying any natural remedies to slow the progression of the cancer or kill it all together?
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AMS800 Recommendation
Long story short - RALP 6 years ago. Big time incontinent since. Six (typically) Depends a day. I actually think the incontinence is getting worse and am reconsidering my aversion to an AUS. But, I'm worried about who, locally, could perform the surgery. I don't want someone who does a few a month. My urologist, that did…
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Upcoming Prostatectomy
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Symptoms after treatment
Anyone experienced this? My 75-year-old mother was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma (10 cm mass with distal thickening in the lower esophagus) back in June. She completed 6 weeks of chemo and 25 rounds of radiation (carboplatin and taxol) at the end of August. She is not a candidate for surgery. Her post-treatment PET scan…
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Just found out I have stage three prostate cancer.
hello I am 56 and just diagnosed with prostate cancer and was told that I my stage is considered stage 3c so I have a pretty good size tumor on the end of one of my prostates about a half inch diameter and they think it might have encroached into the Seminole vessels. Was really hoping I was stage one , because I had no…
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Leg Pain?
I am 73 years old and was recently diagnosed with endometrial cancer. For the past week, I have experienced severe pain in my left leg. In fact, I can barely walk. I cannot put weight on my leg. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this from the cancer? Any suggestions for relieving the pain would be greatly appreciated.…
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looking to connect my mom with someone who is in her shoes with a time sentence
Hello, I am looking for a friend to connect my mom with to share thoughts and feelings - someone in a similar situation to her that can relate my mom is 67 and was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in August 2023. She went through chemo and a liver resection surgery. At her 1 year cancer scan in Dec 2024, the cancer is…
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Kras and Her2
Hi More biopsy results are coming in for my mom and I am still waiting for the Dr to call. Does anyone else have Her2 positive and Kras positive adenocarcinoma?
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Has anyone tried Carboplatin and Etoposide chemo?
My husband diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Given Etoposide and Carboplatin ( low dose because he's so sick ). Anyone heard of these??? How effective are they?
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Her2 positive stage 3C serous uterine cancer
Hi. I’m a newly diagnosed 52 year old mama with her2 positive papillary serous adenocarinoma. Can anyone tell me if this is survivable? I’m petrified and want to see my children grow up!
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Pain prior to treatment
Did anyone have pain before treatment from the cancer? I’m having pain that makes it difficult to sit, lay, and sleep. I take Tylenol for the pain as well as gabapentin. I do sitz baths 3 times a day. The only time I am relatively comfortable is when I’m in the tub. Anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
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Update from France after esophagectomy July 8
I did reach out for support here after a cancer was detected in my lower esophagus in January. Time for an update. Eating became so difficult a J-tube was fitted in my stomach to keep my weight up. I underwent 5 weeks of Radiation and chemotherapy during April/May, which shank the tumour so much I was almost eating normal…
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Leukemia
I have Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia. I was diagnosed in 5/1986. I was 14. Just reaching out to see who can relate.
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Profession of childhood cancer survivors
Hello, I wonder whether having had cancer as a child, makes people want to be doctors, nurses, lab technicians or any other health profession. I had leukemia as a child and am now working in a lab doing medical analysis. I chose that job because I wanted to learn more about leukemia (what it was exactly, how it was treated…
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Uterine Serous Carcinoma: Seeking doctor and hospital recommendations for my mom
Hi all - First of all sending support to all of you in this group. You are all so strong! I am posting because my mom was recently diagnosed with serous endometrial carcinoma (final pathology c/w Stage 1A mixed serous endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma without myometrial invasion). She also separately and…
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Stomach Cancer - Thoughts / Doctors / Etc
Hello, my mom was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer (adenocarcinoma) locally advanced. She just started FLOT and the plan is to do 4 treatments, surgery, and then do another 4 treatments. Starting to learn a bit more (HER2negative / MMR loss on MLH1 / PMS2 (testing for Lynch syndrome now which could change some things…
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Chemo/immunotherapy
I have uterine cancer, stage 3c and am soon starting chemo and immunotherapy. Wondering if anyone has had these concurrently and if there is anything I should be asking prior to starting treatments. My hysterectomy was Dec. 3 and was hospitalized twice - once for excessive bleeding and another for an infection. So I will…
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How hard to push someone to get help and support
I have a friend diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer a little over a year ago. She has no living family and just a few friends. When first diagnosed they had to break into her house as no one had been able to get in touch with her for a few days. It took a while to get her stabilized enough to actually diagnose and then…
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Considering postponing my remaining prostate radiation treatments
Hello! This is my first post. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had a slight urinary problem ( not an infection) before I started my first treatment. My treatment plan calls for 44 days of radiation therapy. After only two treatments, I began to experience some pretty bad burning every time I urinate ( 8 on a scale…
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Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Have had previous bladder cancer. Had surgery because of suspect areas of bladder — so worried about reoccurrence. During procedure, biopsies of prostate taken and cancer found. Gleason 3+3=6. Previous turp done. No Psa score yet. Waiting 2 more weeks. Still having frequent urination (3-4 times a night) ,blood and…
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What is the experience with oncologists' awareness of Vitamin D as a risk factor?
In addition how has been your experience of oncologists' awareness of ketosis (via intermittent fasting) as a way to slow tumor growth
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Gist Tumor and scared to death
I was diagnose with a GIST tumor at the end of August of this year. I had sugrey to remove the tumor and was told that all the tumor was removed. I was in the hospital for almost 2 months to heal. I have never experience anything like this before. I'm so scared that the tumor will return and i can not really talk to my…
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Financial assistance
hello my daughter’s boyfriend is a survivor of this type of brain cancer. I am trying to help them find financial assistance to help pay the bills. Are there help out there he could apply for?
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Brocolli Sprouts.
Are they really all they're cracked up to be? So as I mentioned I haven't slept in 3 days and so as not to wake up my family, I've been taking random midnight/1 AM walks. Well to my surprise day one, one of my neighbors was out speedwalking at 12:30 in the morning. Who does that? My neighbor apparently. Oh yeah and me. So…
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Free House Cleaning for Ladies on Chemo
I was reading the acor.org site on Monday and noticed a link to a organization called."cleaningforareason.org" It offers free house cleaning for ladies on chemo. So I went to the site,and read up on it. Then I checked and got excited when I saw there were 3 companies here in Pensacola that would do the cleaning. I filled…
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I'm so scared and confused
I just found out at the end of October that I have Melanoma Skin Cancer. A few days ago I had surgery to have the spot removed, a week before surgery I was told that it was bigger and deeper than they first thought......how much bigger? I don't even know? But the also removed 3 lymph nodes on the same day as the surgery
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Vulva Cancer survivor
I am looking for other woman that have been through what I have been through. Let me begin from the beginning. When I was 38 my periods just stopped. I just figured I was going through early menopause. Well.in December of 2021 when I was 39 I found a lump. I was freaked out a little but kind of put it out of my mind. It…