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Endometroid cancer metastatis in para aortic lymph node
Hi, My mother had endometroid and serous carcinoma about 6 years back. During hysterectomy pelvis lymph node dissection was done and cancer was found in one of the node. Followed with Chemo (3 week cycle) and Radiation (weekly for 26 weeks). No issues for till 2-3 months back when she started getting slight back pain. When…
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City of Hope Scientists Develop Targeted Chemotherapy
For those that like to know what is being developed in the future for cancer treatment. The City of Hope-developed investigational small molecule selectively disrupts DNA replication and repair in cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unaffected, a new study reports. Take Care, May God Bless & Watch Over You Russ
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Your never gonna believe this!! NEED HELP!!
Soooo...may 31st..found colon cancer July 11th sigmoid colon resection surgeries..remove 2.5 feet of colon but pretty sure he got it all.. all 13 lymph nodes 0 signs.. 2 weeks later..healing good waiting on cancer Dr appointment Aug 10th. I get horror pain left side..after 2 days can't take it..called surgeon met at er..…
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Tinnitus
hello, any advice on dealing with Tinnitus? I dont think its radiation related. Had it for years but seems to be worse now. both ears. I dont drink alcohol anymore (heard reducing that might help). Can be quite annoying at times. thanks!
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After Kidney Removal
Just told my left kidney has to come out due to a tumor. The only symptoms I've had is the usual blood in urine, fatigue, weight loss and slight back sensation. The actual description is: Left upper tract TCC. Discussed robot left neph-U. Recommend intravesical gemcitabine. The urologist didn't indicate that there was any…
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VMAT vs. Proton Radiation for BOT Cancer
Hi All, Starting this journey with my husband and I've been doing a ton of researching on this board for us/him. He was diagnosed with Stage I c2TN1MO HPV+ 16. Primary is about 1.2 cm at the base of his tongue. 2 affected lymph nodes on the same (left) side. He had a lymph node swell that he noticed end of April. Saw his…
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Back For Cancer #3
Hi all. As a bit of background, I had IIA breast cancer in 2010, treated by lumpectomy, chemo, rads, and a year of Herceptin. At the time of this diagnosis imaging noted several nodules in my lungs that were believed to be related to previous history of severe asthma triggered by allergies. They were stable and did not…
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Just got biopsy results — A little overwhelmed
Hi everyone. My name is Elyce, I’m 66, and I’m in Chicago. My gynecologist, who performed my hysteroscopy and D&C, just informed me two days ago that my biopsy results showed endometrial cancer. I had previously had an ultrasound which didn’t show anything in the muscle wall, so she’s pretty sure that it’s early stage. She…
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Another cancer diagnosis
i have just been diagnosed with uterine cancer. I’ve had skin, colon and kidney cancer…..started in 2008. Have been Ned for 5 years. I’m trying so hard to be positive but this has really upset me. Hopefully in a few days I’ll get over the shock and be my optimistic self again. My doc says this is vey curable. I’ll be…
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Insurance Won’t Cover Revlimid - HELP
Hi, My aunt has been taking Revlimid for 4 years now. It has been covered this entire time, but this past month the insurance company stopped covering it. The doctor has completed and appeal. My aunt has appealed. The doctor completed a peer to peer. The insurance company just will not cover it. They also will not tell her…
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PALB2, variant p.Y1183
Even though I had ovarian cancer, this gene muation has a higher chance of being associated with breast cancer. In January of 2014, I was informed that I had the PALB2 gene mutaiton, after being diagnoised with stage III Ovarian cancer in October of 2013. This gene mutation partners with the BRCA 2 gene mutation and…
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Another newly diagnosed
hello, diagnosed with endometrial endometrioid carcinoma FIGO grade 1. I know it’s common and usually the hysterectomy will be all I need. But. Still scared and overwhelming. I am scheduled for my robotic total hysterectomy on 8/21. I am fortunate that my care team is very responsive and so far have been helpful. I will be…
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Pleeeeez help! You're never gonna believe this!
Soooo...may 31st..found colon cancer July 11th sigmoid colon resection surgeries..remove 2.5 feet of colon but pretty sure he got it all.. all 13 lymph nodes 0 signs.. 2 weeks later..healing good waiting on cancer Dr appointment Aug 10th. I get horror pain left side..after 2 days can't take it..called surgeon met at er..…
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Hepatic Chemoembolization. What comes after?
Hey to all My father was diagnosed with gastric cancer and liver metastasis in 2020. He proceeded with surgery to remove the gastric tumor and then with ablation for the liver tumors. Since then he has been on chemo therapy for 2 years now . He seems steady and he is enduring the treatments well . Recently he had hepatic…
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stupid things people say
I was told by an aquatiance who only had best intentions in mind that now that I have had cancer I am considered "Broken". Lets start by saying that I am a single mom of a great 14 yr old son. I was told that because I was not dateing anyone before I got cancer that I should forget about it ever happening. no one wants to…
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pathology report positive for HPV and cancer but NavDx negative for both
Hello, new to this board but have found it very helpful in trying to stay positive. Long post--my apologies! I was diagnosed in April of this year with HPV-16 stage 2 throat cancer -removed a mass during a tonsillectomy and pathology report came back as positive for HPV and stage 2 at 2.4 cm. Throat radiation of 7 weeks is…
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Soft Tissue Nodule in Pelvis
Hi My r kidney, ureter and bladder cuff was removed in Nov 2022. My last CT says: Questionable soft tissue nodule in the right pelvis approx 1 cm. Maybe post surgery change. A pet scan has been ordered. QUESTION: my gfr is 25. Is that too low for chemo if I need it? Thanks
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Nephrectomy GFR Question
I am 3 weeks post op nephrectomy. My pre op GFR was 50. Now my GFR is 27. Question: what problems if any will I have with this low GFR Thank you
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Considering hormone therapy, concerned about lipedema
Thanks to all who post here and who offer support to others – I’ve found reassurance here and I am grateful. I’m offering my story in case it is helpful to anyone. I will try to provide updates and answer questions. In Feb 2022 I was diagnosed with endometrial adenocarcinoma, FIGO grade 1, p53 wild type, ER positive and PR…
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Fasting and Cancer.. check it out
I have gotten a few questions about a link I posted that covered research showing fasting 24 hrs prior to and after chemo with platinum-based chemos (i.e. Cisplatin, etc.) has some positive effects. Here is another link to an interesting take on fasting and cancer... turns out, this is a two-part series on YouTube that I…
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Urination Trick
The best way for me is standing up,but it makes a mess. What I've found is if I hold a wad of toilet paper close and pee into it, it saturates and drains straight down into the toilet. Simple and effective and then I'm good for another 5 minutes!
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Nodules
I just had a CT of chest with IV contrast, and this is the results: esophagus is collapsed, 7 mm nodule in right upper lobe, 7.6 mm nodule in right middle lobe, sizable, rounded opacity is not clearly nodular, 2 opacities measure each just over 1 cm, lingula 6.4 mm nodule, outer lingual 5 mm lung nodule, and patchy opacity…
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Radiation and fibromyalgia
I am a 47 year old breast cancer survivor. I am in my 6th year of remission. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in my 20’s and dealt with it pretty well for the most part. About halfway through my 6.5 weeks of radiation I started to experience severe, widespread pain. Much like the fibro pain, but kicked up about 1000%. In…
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Chemo "routine"?
I had a lumpectomy last week and cancer was found in a lymph node. I assume I'll need chemotherapy now - I was really hoping to get away with a lumpectomy and radiation alone. Well, what do I do now, but sit around and think about chemo? My question is: what did your chemo "routine" look like? If you worked, did you need…
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Post surgery concern
I am 8 weeks post surgery (open partial nephrectomy) and I am still having what I describe as feeling like a 2x4 is jammed into my side. This feeling began immediately after the surgery and is getting better, but I have never heard of anyone else complaining about this particular issue. Has anyone had this problem after…
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Keytruda
Just ready for my 21st immunotherapy with Keytruda. Interested if other folks have been down this road and what type of side effects they might have experienced. Fatigue and shortness of breath are now getting a bit worse for me. What's the expected duration of Keytruda treatments with prostate cancer? Appreciate any…
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma, lets talk about this ugly CANCER!! In recovery since 01/2019.
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Psa went up
Hello. 55 yr old male no health issues. Last year my PSA was .5. This year it went up to .9. I have an appointment with doctor in 3 weeks. Should I be worried? Honestly, I am very worried. Am I over reacting? It was .5 for many years since I started doing psa test.
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Not the tamoxifen...
A few days ago, I wrote about a problem I was having which I attributed to Tamoxifen. I was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Went to my new family doctor. After explaining my painful experiences with muscle cramping on AI's and Tamoxifen, she said she doesn't believe it's the tamoxifen. She took a closer look at my other meds…
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6-Month Post Scan and 1 Year Anniversary Update
Almost a year ago I felt something odd on the side of my neck and went to the doctor. That eventually resulted in a diagnosis of stage 3 base of tongue SCC with a fairly large tumor. Through much research on this forum and other sights I proceeded with no neck dissections, no tumor surgery, no pain meds, no feeding tube…