i need answers, my friend with lung cancer was just told thay dont expect him to survive the year,
what does this mean?
why cant they treat it
surely theres something that can be done!! hes 22!!!
please help...
My dad died of a heart attack, brought on by a blood clot, caused by pancreatic cancer quickly on the morning of Thursday 21st August 2008. Diagnosed the previous day. So the passing was unexpected.
We can be greatful that he didnt have to suffer th...
Stephen Gleeson went to be with the Lord 17 th Sept 2007,age 51 yrs,born in Limerick and grew up there.he lived in Beal,Co.kerry for past 27 yrs.He bravely faught bladder cancer for the past year before he passed away...he was my hero...my love and o...
My daughter aged 21 was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma on or in her sacrum in June 2008. She lives and is treated in the UK. She was started on Doxrubican and cisplatin for cycle A and Methatrixate for cycles B and C.
Last week the cisplatin was redu...
My husband has just been diagnosed with stomach cancer that has mets'd to his lymph glands and his liver.....and maybe elsewhere. We are so angry that it was not picked up during one of his many doc visits. He takes good care of himself, sees docs re...
Hi,
I'm a new person to this. My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in August & has 1 blast of chemo. I just found out last night that his chemo treatment is only to help him cope rather then been given for cure reasons. I have not been brin...
Hi Girls
Am a lurker here and post infrequently however I did use this board a little when I was first diagnosed in Dec08.
I met (virtually and in real life) two wonderful ladies soon after my diagnosis - we were all being treated in Beaumont.
One...
Hi,
I had a baby in May 2009. I had a smear test in Dec 2009 (CIN 1). I had a repeat smear in June 2010 (no longer CIN 1 but still boarderline abnormalities). I have a colposcopy appointment for Nov 2010. I am trying to have a 2nd baby. I have a his...
Hello everyone. This is Elizabeth. I used to correspond but then I got depressed and stopped. I remember Hugs and Summer Breeze and Evelyn and I will catch up on all your posts now. I hope you are all well.
I had a mastectomy three weeks ago and ha...
My poor mam has terminal lung cancer and although the tumour has stablised, she is in awful awful pain and her pain relief is not working. She is at home on her own (she wont let me move in with her) and the doctors are not really doing anything to ...
He really was a lovely man - open, generous minded, brill sense of humour, and a real character. He was always positive and always had a funny story to tell. He had a big heart and saw and treated everyone the same. We just wish he got more time o...
Hi ladies,
I'm due to get a bilateral mastectomy soon and have had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy to one breast last year. I'm BRCA 1 positive.
Can anyone let me know what options they considered and if anyone could give me any info on the type of r...
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