6229 Cancer Blogs

Bio: Diagnosed with breast cancer on 3/5/2019.Two surviving sisters and one surviving cousin with breast cancer.

Cancer Type: Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Invasive Lobular Carcinoma

Breast Cancer Symptoms: Breast distortion and inverted nipple.

Bio: Diagnosed 12/2/2018. Began radiation 1/2/2019. Last Radiation Treatment 3/1/2019. Now trying to heal and get back to normal.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Cancer Stage 3A - Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Blood in poo for a couple of years. Assumed it was hemorrhoids. Didn't want to deal with it as I had surgery for that years ago and spent a week in the hospital. Very painful recovery. When the blood started squirting out before pee or poo... I figured there was a problem.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Chemo didn't affect me too much.

Cancer Type: Pancreas Cancer

Bio: Divorced, remarried, 2 sons, 3 step kids

Cancer Type: Thyroid Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Papillary thyroid cancer

Thyroid Cancer Symptoms: Lumps in neck, fatigue, cough, sore throat, loss of voice

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Total thyroids to my, 10/15/18. Fatigue, post op infection-Seroma. Numbness,

Bio: Husband > 30 years. Father of two adult children. I am in awe of the brave people on this site.

Cancer Type: Thyroid Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Bilateral Thyroid Cancer, Papillary carcinoma, follicular variant

Thyroid Cancer Symptoms: Mostly hypothyroid type symptoms.

Bio: Hello, my name is Amy. I’m 29 year old living in Richmond, VA. I’m a pretty simple girl who is perfectly happy spending Friday nights with a glass of wine and my boyfriend watching live PD. I love my family, the city of Richmond, running along the James River, phone calls with my closest friends, gym dates followed…more

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Primary Brain Sarcoma

Sarcoma Symptoms: Headaches and everything treatment brings

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 craniotomies

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Temodar and potentially IV Chemotherapy

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Cell stage 3A

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Had a dull ache in the bum area for a few weeks & it finally got bad enough I went to the Dr who recommended a colonoscopy & during the procedure they took a biopsy of the tumor they found. I was so shocked. It was unreal.

Bio: 68 year old veteran, gay with 2 dachshunds living in Los Angeles. celi-bracy(celebrating my celibacy) for the last 13 years. always stayed fit and felt as if I was taking care of my body quite well..... this just goes to show that in this journey we call "life"... nature/nuture have their own will and power over our body...all we can…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcionoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: a week after having completed my PSA and urine tests(5/22/18), i noticed blood in the toilet and completed the F.I.T--fecal immunochemical test.... I forgot to mail it in and drove to the VA and had them give me another one, did it and that afternoon i returned it...two days later i received a call to schedule a…more

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: AM NOT USING THE 5-FU....INSTEAD ITS CAPECITABINE 500MG

Bio: My name is Michele and I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Anal Cancer in February 2010. I asked my OB-Gyn doctor to check what I thought was a hemorrhoid flare up at my routine pap smear visit, and discovered it was actually 2 tumors. My constant sciatica was found to be caused by a golf ball sized tumor growing out…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the anus

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Rectal bleeding, itching, sciatic pain. (thought my hemorhoid was acting up)

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Laminectomy and tumor removal of the metestatic sacral tumor. This was done microscopically (with a small spoon). Nov 2012 Wedge resection right lower lobe via thoracotomy.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 rounds, 96 hours each week 1 and week 5 during radiation of 5-FU. Mytomycin-C first round only. Hairloss, nausea, vomiting, 30 pounds of weight loss. Recurrence 2013- 4 rounds of Cisplatin with 46 hours of 5-FU with each round.