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Bio: Anal cancer stage 3. Finished treatment 6/17/19. Stage IIIA cT2,cN1a,cM0

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Changes in bowels, narrowing of stools and maroon blood in stool.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 5/7/19 through 5/11/19 and 6/10/19 through 6/14/19. Mouth sores fatigue skin irritation from PICC line.

Bio: I began this journey as a 39 year old wife and mother of three. Now at 44 I praise God for every minute I have been allowed to share with them, and look forward to every opportunity I can to share with those I love. I have learned that to battle this disease takes more strength than anyone on the…more

Cancer Type: Colon and Rectal Cancer

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: from Oct. 2004 to July 2009 I have had 3 colon surgeries, now there is nothing left, a total hysterectomy and my gallbladder removed. I have had more colonoscopies than I can count...and have had two port-a-caths in and out.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: two 6 month bouts...one 2004 to 2005. next March 2007 to Sept. 2007 Nueropathy, memory loss, balance issues, joint and muscle pain

Cancer Type: Tongue Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, HPV+

Tongue Cancer Symptoms: Brachial cleft cyst at the base of neck - HPV+, noncancerous. 2 1/2 years later, swollen cervical lymph node.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Right partial glossectomy, less than half the tongue (3.1 cm with necrosis). Right tonsillar fossa tumor resection. Right neck dissections, levels 2A, 2B, 3, and 4 (55 lymph nodes removed, 7 cancerous - one necrotic). Pathology reports show invasive p16-positive HPV carcinoma with perineural invasion, lymphvascular invasion, and carcinoma focally extends to the deep margin (which means…more

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Cisplatin - will start in Oct. 2021.

Bio: I'd describe myself as a fun-loving, active, wife, mother, home mortgage consultant. Been married to my husband 31 years in July, 2012. We've had a lot of fun. He's my rock. I have two fabulous children; Amber (30) and Sam (29) whom I'm lucky to consider friends. I'm so proud of all that they've accomplished. I've worked in the mortgage…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Cancer (Squamous Cell)

Anal Cancer Symptoms: None really, but about 3 months before colonoscopy had some swelling and bleeding down there. Thought it might be hemorrhoids. If it happened a second time I was going to check it.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mitomycin and 5FU - 2 rounds

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: rectal bleeding

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: polyp removed during routine colonoscopy - pathology diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: high-grade serous ovarian adenocarcinoma (sub-type of epithelial)

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: I found a lump in my neck above my collarbone, and I had been having shortness of breath when speaking and exercising. Also tightness of upper chest when exercising.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: TAHBSO and section of supraclavicular lymph node on July 25th, 2011; emergency flap craniotomy (brain surgery) Jan 30, 2016

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Combined carboplatin and taxol, both administered systemically by IV started August 10, 2011, with last cycle administered November 23, 2011. Side effects included: nausea that was only gotten under control after the second administration using about 5 drugs; intense fatigue; muscle and joint pains that were reduced with tylenol and later greatly reduced with gabopentin; intense neuropathy in hands…more

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Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Anal pain ,bleeding felt like hemorrhoids

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Very tired a bit nausea

Bio: I was diagnosed in February 2011 - stage 3B anal squamous cell carcinoma with spread to the inguinal and abdominal lymph nodes. I first went to the doctors in April 2010 - they told me the little lumps were just skin flaps and a routine biopsy was delayed twice Treatment started in April 2011 after 2 months of tests…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Originally 2 small hard lumps on the verge of the anus - itchy No blood, no constipation, no pain. Left for 1 year by medical profession. Since biopsy have grown and bleed and hurt. Inguinal lymph node swollen

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: To start on 4th April 2011