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PET Scan result is okay and the surgery is on.

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (17036) • Singapore 3 Oct 20

A PET scan result shown that my dad's cancer did not spread to the other parts of the body. This is a piece of great news since that meant he could go for surgery to remove the prostrate. We had scheduled him for the 19 October...

financial course

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Serious discussion: Cancer treatment.

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 26 Mar 18

Just so nobody gets the wrong idea, let me say clearly that I do not have any form of cancer, neither does anybody I currently know personally (though I have lost a few friends to it in the past.) This discussion is purely...

alternative treatments

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My first day of radiotherapy

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 14 Nov 17

Today proved to be rather interesting. It began with being invited into a cubicle where the nurse explained in detail what would happen during the treatment. This seemed a little superfluous since I had previously been told what...

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I now have a mask

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 8 Nov 17

No, I have not finally taken the advice to wear a mask for the protection of the public, this is a mask designed for my forthcoming radiotherapy treatment. As part of my appointment at Oldham hospital today, they warmed a plastic...

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Radiotherapy is next on the agenda

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 2 Nov 17

I recently posted that I was being referred to a radiotherapy specialist to decide on future treatment. Earlier this week I had a telephone call asking me to attend Royal Oldham Hospital for an appointment, which was scheduled for...

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Good news, but not complete

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 23 Oct 17

Christie hospital lived up to their reputation today by making me wait as usual. I arrived at 1-45 PM and gave a blood sample at 2-15 PM, quite good so far. Of course I then had to wait until shortly after 5 PM to see the...

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Some decisions are almost too hard

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Apr 16

The main story on Western Australia's news site was about a judge ruling that a six-year-old boy with a malignant brain tumour must have chemo-therapy despite his parents' objections. A doctor took legal action against the...

side effects of treatment

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help with brain tumour

benny128 @benny128 (3615) 13 Feb 09

basically one of my family members was diagnosed with a brain tumour and secondary lung tumours, it was at the point where he was getting very forgetful and confused. He has had surgery and is still very confused and forgetful...

living with cancer

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Surviving Cancer

namigirl @namigirl (22) • Philippines 18 Jul 07

Hi, I'm from the Philippines, i'm 30 years old and i'm a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma stage 2A July of last year. I have undergone 4 sessions of Chemotherapy(which i swear i wouldn't want to go thru...

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hodgkins disease

hodgkins lymphoma