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I wish I could call him or see him
My brother died a few weeks ago from brain cancer. He was taking care of our elderly mother. I had to go get her soon after his death and put her in assisted living. I've been talking to lawyers about her situation and how to afford assisted living. It's insane how much it costs or even how much the lawyers want to even…
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Good and bad days
Hello everyone, my mother has stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her bones and liver. She has some good days but also bad days, i wanted to ask if its normal that she feels good one day and the other day she's super tired and in pain? She is on enhertu and her last dose was on September 1 its more than 10 days , the…
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CEA Levels
Has anyone had experience with rising CEA levels but CT Scans show no new signs of disease (one done after liver ablation and two after CEA levels started rising). My oncologist has ordered a PET Scan. Any advice if the PET Scan is negative as well. Thanks
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Another CEA question
Hi all, Summary: Dx with rectal cancer 4/05, treated with chemo/radiation and then local excision; recurrance 4/06, treated with AP resection/colostomy and 9 cycles of Folfox chemo ending 11/06. All my CEAs had been less than 1 or 1 until 4 weeks ago when it had risen to 3.5. CT scan had questionable area of markings but…
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radiation induced brachial plexopathy
I am now 63 years old. I had oral cancer, and was treated with Cisplatin and radiation. They beat me up pretty good, and I have several residual issues but the cancer is gone. About three months after my last treatment, I started getting numbness and tingling in my finger tips. It spread within a month or so all the way up…
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Radiation Induced Plexopathy
Hi All. I used to be a regular on this board. Diagnosed SCC unknown primary in April 2010. Had surgery only and was considered cured 5 years later. in 2017 I was diagnosed with SCC unknown primary a second time. Ended up finding a tumor on the right BOT. This time I had radiation and chemo and I am still cancer free over…
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Please help me with my therapy decision, thank you all very much in advance
Hello all, I have been reading some of your excellent comments but I have specific questions and hopefully, one of you wonderful ladies out there can help me make a decision, please :-) 5/13/25 Pap smear discovered atypical cells. Further pathology = HIgh-grade serous endometrial adenocarcinoma, P53-Mutated. 6/27/25…
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Lakota Sweat Lodge - Women's Retreat following
Those who have been around for a while know that I do a Women's Retreat every 6 months at Ft. Meade (SD) VA. The Fall Retreat will be Oct. 14 - 16. There is an option to start the Retreat by doing an Iniki (Lakota Sweat Lodge) presidered over by a Lakota Elder who is a Veteran (he is such a NEAT guy). I do it as it takes…
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The importance of reducing/eliminating stress in virus-related cancer - study attached
I believe 100% that my cancer was caused by an excessive amount of stress.. brought about by anxiety, worry, and fear about $$ and a whole host of things outside of my control. Stress lowers our body's natural immune system and weakens our ability to fight off sickness and disease.. and it also can activate dormant…
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Alcohol Consumption after Cancer Treatment
Hello, I am a cancer survivor, I had a large tumor on the rear of my tongue and 7 weeks of aggressive radiation and chemo. I just passed my 5 year treatment anniversary and thankfully healthy. Has anyone heard anything about the effects of drinking alcohol after treatment? I'm not a big drinker but I can no longer feel the…
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My partner may have Cancer because of me.
I didn’t know I had HPV when I was intimate with my partner. After I got the diagnosis, I was in tears. I got my HPV vaccination in my adolescent years. I was scared to let my partner know he might have it as well because of me. After telling him, he said nothing was going to change between us and everything will be ok.…
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Choices
Is anyone over 70, have alzeheimer's in family, and decide not to combat 3negative breast cancer? Not sure I want the battle and end up with alzeheimer's down the road. Dad had five sisters who had alzeheimer's end of life.
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Lymphoma and disabilty
Can someone comment who had experience in this area ? I looked that SS Admin site and there are are hole bunch of items. I think,as I read this, there is no point to apply as you going tru initial treatment. … ? Wife is un-employed for last year or so but had worked for about 30 years paying SS. Before diagnosis, she was…
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Strength and balance issues
Hello all, I was diagnosed with large t-cell lymphoma in May 2023. Spent 3 weeks in the hospital and have been undergoing Chemotherapy ever since. Being that I'm getting close to the two year mark, I was curious if it was normal to still have balance and strength issues. I try to work out with resistance bands but what I…
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Have you had Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer?
Hello all, male in mid 70s here, Have you had Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer? What is your current status? History. Outcomes? What has changed? Are you cancer free? What is your PSA? How is your sex life? Have ED? Are your ejaculations the same or have they changed? The color of your semen changed. How? Any blood…
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Melanoma
I am a 33 year survivor of melanoma. I was 23 years old. From the beginning, I refused to be defeated by cancer. I have done research, been treated by homeopathic remedies, herbs, and diet. I believe I have survived because I rebuked cancer from my mind and body. I attribute my healing to God, healing scriptures prayed…
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Loss of parathyroid glands caused what felt like a stroke
I was diagnosed with stage one thyroid cancer. The cancer metastasized outside of the thyroid which means it should be stage two but since I’m under 30, they don’t take it as seriously unfortunately. when I had my thyroid removed, my surgeon did not inform he had to remove two of my parathyroid glands. This caused me to…
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Contradicting results
My mother has stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to the bones and liver. She is currently on enhertu and she did MRI last week, the results of the MRI showed progression of the tumors in the liver compared to two months ago, however the tumor markers test showed low numbers compared to one month ago. Did anyone ever…
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Carcinosarcoma
I am a 66 yr old that found pink discharge on 5/14/2025. PCM referred me to women’s center on 5/22/2025. They preformed a pap which came back clear and scheduled an ultrasound. Had ultrasound on 7/1/2025 and when Doc saw results she preformed a biopsy immediately. 7/10/2025 biopsy confirmed I have Carcinosarcoma. Referral…
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Ivermectin
Hi new to this board. My husband was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the esohpagus 8/25 it has NOT metatastasized to his liver, lungs , kidneys or bone. Has anyone been using Ivermectin? He is on Chemo and just finished his second round and we will definitely keep going with that. We have strong confidence in his oncology…
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Seeking Long-term Survivors of Esophageal Cancer
Hello everyone, My name is Anna, and I am reaching out to this community for support and information. My husband has been diagnosed with stage 2 adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. After undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, he is now scheduled to have an esophagectomy. I am very anxious about the surgery and what…
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need help please
hi everyone: I have to come here to see if anyone else have had the same frustration. I noticed a lump in my neck, under the jaw, although not too obevious but it's enought to freak me out. I have tried to contact several cancer society offices, lab and specialist offices to arrange an appointment to have a check up, but I…
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Pervistop
Has anyone tried the supplement Pervistop? It is supposed to help the body shed persistent HPV.
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Lung Cancer (2b) ten years survivorship
First and I guess mostly, my dear mom has survived as stated above. It was a wild ride and there are some really good and still challenging days following her four surgeries, resection, 2 hips, and extensive node verification + 3 rounds of intense chemo workups. I am working to get her involved here eventually. In any…
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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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Vaginal Dialators after Pelvic Radiation for anal cancer
I saw my radiation onc at the beginning of this week. He told me he was giving me a vaginal dialator because the radiation has caused scar tissue and I need to use it so nothing closes. I was surprised because he didn't mention this to me before I had treatments. So I use it 10 minutes a day and it is still painful. I do…
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Dilator
Being a sexually active women I worry about the effects of radiation on my sexual organs. Heard that some women need a dilator to prevent perminent damage to the vaginal area. I'm just in the first week of radiation and chemo. Would like to have some input as to the necessity for this device in the near future. Never have…
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Vaginal dilators - sources and information on use.
[I could have sworn that I already posted information about the Soul Source site, but I can't find it utilizing keyword searching. So, forgive any reduncy.] The radiation oncologist's office gave me two 6" long dilators from Syracuse Medical Devices, a small (~7/8" diameter) and medium (~1-1/8" diameter). They are solid,…
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Rectal Cancer, 80% chance live on Colostomy bag for life
I just got diagnosed with rectal cancer less than 2 weeks ago. I am a 59 Year old male. The cancer starts 3.2cm inside my rectum, is 3.2cm thick and 6.2cm long. That is just the live cancer itself. There is further damage the cancer has caused, and it has spread to my liver. According to my doctors it has been growing for…
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