Hi, just wondering if anyone getting this regime. It's the 5ffu, iricantin and oxyplatin. I'm h each d ing for cycle 6 on Wednesday. Seems most people are on combination of two but not all three. I'm 43 yr female with stage 4 colon cancer. It's the f...
Hi all, I finished my chemo 2 weeks ago YEY!! I was on Taxol for 12 weeks and am still on Herceptin until November. My question is did anyone develop any rashes? I have a rash on my face which is extremely itchy and my body skin is very itchy too. ...
Only u gang here are the only ones that can appreciate the sleepless nights and pounding heart that's become me over the last 12 days. I am in Eccles st. this thurs morn for my results of a core biopsy. I'm 39 so the statistics are pointing towards a...
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Well its finally happened day 12 after chemo - was sort of stupidly thinking maybe it wont happen.
Literally pulling my hair out at the moment. Had an hour of tears on my own and feeling sorry for myself. Then realised an hour later that ...
I had 25 rounds of radiotherapy, finished it on Oct. 1st. I am still completely wiped out after it. Is this normal? I have energy in the morning but then all of a sudden my energy just goes, as if I've just run out of power. A lie down for half an...
Sadly a friend of mine is having serious dental problems post chemo so I thought I would let any of you having chemo at the moment know that the dental advice we get during chemo is for a very good reason. Apparently when the white blood cell count i...
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I've been on tamoxifen for a year now. But my sleep has been gradually getting worse, last night I woke up every 2 hours. Am wrecked then all day, have two kids and am back at work full-time. I hate the thought of sleeping tablets as I fear their ...
Just wondering whether many of ye lovely ladies have a family history of BC with a negative BrCa diagnosis ???
Here our our family stats. Interestingly they all run down the paternal line if that is the correct word for father.
1 - My aunt, my dads...
my dad was told last week he has melanoma. its on his back. he was told it was 4mm, not sure if that is bad or not. has he a chance of survival? we are not sure of the stage. he is going for surgery in 4 weeks. we feel this is too far away, we are t...
The Irish Cancer Society’s 2012 Lung Cancer Awareness campaign was launched today with the Society expressing concern at a recent report which shows lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the biggest cause of cancer death in women in Ireland for ...
Hi folks, am new onto this site. Aged 37. Diagnosed Nov 11 finished 6 doses chemo, am on Herceptin for rest of year. Been told need mastecomy because of size of tumor - 5 cm at diagnosis but has definately reduced. Also had tiny spots on lung and ...
hi all im new my wonderful sister who is 48 met me for coffee recently and told me her breast cancer is in the bones and her time is limited .I do not know a thing about cancer and i am totally struggling .I am hoping she is wrong can anyone PLEASE ...
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