Talk Cancer

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my 15 year old daughter has been diagnosed with cancer and only four weeks ago so we are all trying to come to terms with it. has anyone got any advice on this particular cancer.?

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I have T-Cell lymphoma—-called mycosis fungoides…what is hers ? Mine has a good prognosis….what stage is she [...]

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Hi, My dad is soon to be 83. He has had several major surgeries, and now has a tube which by-passes his bladder. I’ve tried to understand why he won’t just have the bladder removed, since it now does him no good, and the cancer in it is [...]

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And the question is, does anyone really give a shit? Bob W – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Call it circumstantial or whatever.  *I* knows it’s Jack, I think anyone who has followed the "Rocket" thread can easily guess that it’s Jack. JJ

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<ramble mode on I hate my job this time of year.  So many of the elderly have no family to share the holidays with.
Thank God they have you Sally. My mother was in hospice when she got too sick for home care.  The hospice & nursing personal are a [...]

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Thanks every one.  I had to work last night and didn’t think about it but a couple of times.  Must have been the answered prayers  that you said for me.  I’m sure it will get better with time but right now it doesn’t seem like it.  With the support of you and God it will [...]

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Looking for guidence on how to appeal a billing decision by Medicare not to pay for a PET scan looking for the primary source of head/neck cancer. A previoous CT scan and MRI failed to find it as did the PET scan. I haven’t done my homework yet so need early steps [...]

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I’m not sure if this will help – it is just based on my own personal experience with a similar problem (SCC on tongue + spread to neck lymph node). The primary was a very small patch of leukoplakia on the underside of my tongue. A number of ENT specialists had seen [...]

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My 62 yo sister was diagnosed with endometrioid carcinoma last October. She was operated and had her uterus & ovaries removed. She had mets to both ovaries. No nodal involvement. Positive peritoneal cytology. The tumor was stages IIIa, Grade 3. She had postoperative radiation therapy (aborted due to loss of blood [...]

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Brenda: I have thyroid cancer and am scheduled for surgery in a few weeks followed by Radioactive Iodine treatment.  I am confused why you are electing not to have surgery.  This is a very treatable cancer with a very high total recovery rate with the surgery and follow up iodine treatment. [...]

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i told you! i told you to go to the doctor. god damn im good.

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 after weeks of suffering, i finally went to a doctor. he informed me that i had done serious damage to my lungs and that i am lucky i did not wait another day, as the damage may already [...]