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Breast cancer

Share your personal experience with breast cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

EARLY Act

By GregDennis · New reply November 20, 2009
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The EARLY Act would provide federal funding to educate doctors and young women (those 45 and under) about breast health and breast cancer. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, herself ...

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Cervical cancer

Share your personal experience with cervical cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

fundraising

By monica56 · New reply October 29, 2009
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Does anybody know of any fundraisers being done in the Los Angeles area ...

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Colon cancer

Share your personal experience with colon cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

need support please

By nancywoo · New reply November 19, 2009
4 replies
I posted this under another group - sorry if I messed up. Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in April 09, have had large tumor removed and colon resection. Two months after surgery (last week ...

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Lung cancer

Share your personal experience with lung cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

Smokers....

By search10 · New reply November 20, 2009
2 replies
Hey all, I wanted to say hi and see whatâ€™s going on with everyone. Let me just say that I was a smoker for seven years and not a day goes by now that I donâ€™t wish I never picked up a cigarette. Iâ€™m ...

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Ovarian cancer

Share your personal experience with ovarian cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

what are sleepy cells?

By momsusan · Posted November 16, 2009
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I am trying to get information about ovarian cancer. My mother was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. she had surgery and chemo. they told her she was cancer free and a survivor. she was diagnosed ...

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Uterine cancer

Share your personal experience with uterine cancer. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

Uterine Cancer and early detection with Trans Vaginal Ultrasound

By ladybits · Posted August 13, 2009
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All the sites tell how this cancer is usually well established when it's found. well duh! If the medical community are just doing PAP smears which don't show it, and external tummy exams which are useless ...

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Leukemia

Share your personal experience with leukemia. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

CLL Treatment

By Lisa11 · Posted October 23, 2007
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My mom was diagnosed with CLL about a year and a half ago and has just started chemotherapy treatments. She first underwent leukopheresis, the next day received her first treatment of Rituxan, and followed ...

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Lymphoma

Share your personal experience with lymphoma. Discuss your treatments, share information you've learned along the way, and discuss strategies for screening and prevention.

question regarding Zevalin treatment for NHLymphoma

By gingib · Posted December 22, 2008
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Hi, Just wondering if anyone out there has had experience with receiving Zevalin as a treatment for relapsed NHL small B-cell follicular?Thanks ...

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Getting a diagnosis

Start your journey here by sharing your concerns, asking questions, and learning what to expect and how to prepare.

Statistics ... don't bet your life on them

By TamiLB · Posted October 20, 2009
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I think today's post on my blog, Miracle Survivors, might be of help people getting a diagnosis. It gives hope to people facing not-so-optimistic statistics. The link is : http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2009/10/stati ...

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Finding a doctor/second opinion

Ask questions about finding the right doctor and healthcare team and when it's time to seek a second opinion.

Volunteers Needed - Cancer Institute of NJ Please Read!

By TvlBeach · Posted September 19, 2009
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The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is looking for healthy women for a research study. "Why Do Some Women Develop Breast Cancer Earlier than Others?" One thing need to do is call the number below and make ...

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Treatment options

Discuss current and emerging treatment options including chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and more.

Bucket List

By katzwhisker · New reply October 16, 2009
10 replies
Gee whiz. There's not even a TOPIC option for untreatable, terminal cancer. I guess we're not expected to have much to say. Guess again! It IS frustrating.... I consider myself a survivor, for now, but ...

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Managing side effects

Share and learn about treatments and helpful hints for managing side effects of treatment.

Painful Diarrhea

By Stevie98 · New reply September 11, 2009
10 replies
Today was day 19 out of 28 days of radiation for endometrial cancer. Whether I have diarrhea or just loose stools, it feels like there are a hundred tiny knives piercing my skin. THey think I have yeast ...

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Survivor stories

Share your story of survival. Tell others about how you dealt with your diagnosis, what helped you most in your journey, and about what life as a survivor means to you.

Are you a miracle survivor?

By TamiLB · Posted October 16, 2009
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I am working on a book called From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds. In it, I interview survivors from around the nation who were given incurable/terminal prognoses, but have ...

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Exercise and wellness

Discuss exercise and wellness topics related to cancer prevention and survival and general well-being.

has anyone excercised with a port

By pinkbubbles · New reply June 16, 2008
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Hi I was dx 1/4/08 with stage 3b ovarian cancer Today I finished my 6 cycle's of taxol/cisplatin chemo .YEAH!! Has anyone worked out with weights/cardio while the chest port and ip port were still in ...

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Nutrition

Discuss the benefits of nutrition for disease prevention, to enhance well-being during treatment, and as part of a survivorship plan.

protein powders during chemotherapy

By duke2813 · Posted July 23, 2009
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Researching protein supplements to be used during chemo for colon cancer. Have heard that some brands of supplements have harmful long term effects.. Have heard WHEY protein makes the cancer cells vulnerable ...

By spaisley39 · New reply October 14, 2009
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Does anyone here have brain cancer ...

By treeshouse · New reply October 3, 2008
2 replies
I was in Wash DC this week for lobby day for American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network, the org that advocates for you thru legislation and reform. For $10 you can receive a year membership and ...

By ayel · Posted June 24, 2008
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hi, i am going through tests at the moment to discover if i have cancer in my liver, can anyone enlighten me on anything to do with cancer of the liver please. Ange ...

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