Cancer support

I was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year. Four years after I lost my son to a brain tumor after a 12 year battle. I have opted not to do any treatment except the surgery. I want to know if anyone else has made the same decision and how they did...

I am a 3rd stage ovarian cancer patient..i have been going thru different chemo drugs now for the last 4 yrs..i just found out that there are 2 new nodes that have enlarged in my upper left quadrant (?) and doctor is starting me on topecaton (not sure of spelling) on a weekly basis...

My Father has non lymphoma in stage 4 and his platelets are around 39000 and they still are doing chemo is this wise?

After surgery (hysterectomy), the surgeon suggested "for insurance" 25 days of radiation and 5 sessions of once-a-week low-dose chemotherapy.  After 22 (so far) days of radiation and 4 sessions of chemotherapy (the 5th was cancelled since...

Hello everyone,

My mother was diagnosed 7/7/07. We were told it would be a roller coaster ride, she went throught radiation and just got done with a chemo 5/28 process. Her platlets dropped to 7 last week so she was in the hospital...

i have an 8 year son who has had NHL in 2006 was in remission until my ex wife decided to stop his at chemo medicine miss four chemo apt and rescheduled 13 of them bone marow is  not an option the chemo is making him miserable his chance is less...

My mother was diagnosed 25 years ago with a rare form of cancer, which results in the growth of granulosis cell tumors on various internal organs. Today, after three rounds of chemotherapy and 9 surgerys, she is still fighting...

My father was recently digosned with advanced prostate cancer. He will be 80 this yr. I have read alot about the disease but would like some real life situations and what to expect. I have never had to deal with the loss of a parent or anybody in my close...

My mom was diagnoised in Sept. 07 with lung cancer. She had 42 treatments of radiation on her lungs which in turn burned her throat , she had 10 chemo treatments and then they did 24 radiation treatments on her brain...

hi    i just want to know when i can expect my hair to start growing after chemo. i finished almost 4 weeks ago and am waiting patiently for some sign of an eye lash or an eye brow. i feel as if it is never going to happen...

Found a tumor in my fathers leg, has a fatty tumor on back, middle top.  Biopsy, CT scans, MRI, scheduled for "PET" scan?  What does that mean????

Once a heavy smoker, quit for over 7 years-60year old caucasion male with history of MS...

Caring for your parents comes with a learning curve. We can't hope to know everything we'll need to know, or be fully prepared for the experience, but it helps to have others share their experiences, ideas, and most importantly, their feelings about the...

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My sister's cancer symptoms are cancer cells that are showing up in her lymph glands in her neck and chest, causing them to swell.  Doctors have been unable to determine the source of the cancer cells...

Hello, i was treated for nh lymphoma with 6 rounds of chem and 24 of radiation,  I lost all my hair,a few fingernails, and 2 toenails, which have grown back, the strange thing is ,that my teeth loosened and fell out one by one, is this a common experience...

i just finished 6 months of chemo,,,, now i have swelling in my face hands feet and legs it is terrible...doc says its from the steroids...i feels worse now than i did when going thru chemo....any suggestions or remendies to reduce this is much needed...

My granfather is 82 and he has always been a hard worker. He was diagnosed with prostae cancer last summer, and now the cancer is in his stomach, and lungs . I am devastated because in 7 months he lost so so muc weight, poor appetite, dehydrated, and fluid buildup in his lungs...

My dad was just diagnosed with gliobastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor. It's inoperable and we got the sad news that he has only three to six months to live. He's going to have radiation treatment, but that's just to reduce the swelling, it can't make the cancer go away...

My mother has breast cancer and recently we found that it has spread to her spine. We found out because she had back pain -- so get this checked out if it happens to your mom! But she's also starting to seem foggy mentally, and I'm wondering if I should be concerned that it's gone to her brain, too...

A close friend just had a lumpectomy for a small (2 cm) breast tumor. Her doctor, who sounds very well qualified, is recommending partial breast radiation and four months of chemo to follow up, which the doc is calling aggressive treatment...