56 Cancer Blogs from Arizona, United States

Bio: Breast Cancer Speaker, Survivor, Activist

Cancer Type: Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Stage one, Grade three, Invasive Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Symptoms: Standard

Bio: Updated: 06/02/2020--I am 57 y/o female. 05/09/2020 was my 9 year Cancerversary!!! I am blessed-especially, when I learn that we lost another Warrior (Patty, 2019) who was Stage II anal cancer, as was I. What was different? I had surgery (that is how my cancer was found. Also, I just reread her profile. No Mitomycin was…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma of the anus

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Chronological order: Blood-tinged drainage for months, then heavy bleeding with BMs-which I "hoped", for months, would go away. A hard skin tag, change in stool appearance, increased difficulty defecating. PAIN!

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 02/17/11: Anal fissurectomy with lateral sphincterotomy. Only SE was pain. Now, I can poo w/o pain for the first time in MONTHS. It still looks weird (TMI.) This found the CA. 07/03/12--anal/rectal biopsy of suspicious tissue found during a DRE. Thankfully, it was only scar tissue.--I hurt like hell for 3 wks after though!! :/

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mitomycin and f5u-begin 4/12/11. . . . I was EXTREMELY tired and became EXTREMELY short-of-breath (ended up with bronchitis, but I have asthma.) One of the meds, Mytomycin, I think, can adversely affect the lungs. My thyroid got messed up so I now take meds. Nodules on lungs, on CT . . . monitoring those.

Cancer Type: Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Symptoms: I had a lump that grew, nothing else was wrong

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Double masectomy 11/10/2011 Transflap 5/2012

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: I've been in chemo since june 2011. I was taking 3 different kinds every three weeks but now have gone to just one kind. the initial treatments caused heartburn, hair loss, vision loss, hearing loss, skin discoloration, skin burns, nausea and vomiting, dizzyness, hot flashes, chemo induced asthma, chemo induced menopause, bone pain, I was not able to…more

Bio: 56 years old male, four kids, 5 grand kids, two labs, two cats

Cancer Type: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Symptoms: loss of breath, fatigue, head aches,

Bio: I'm a 37 year old father of a three year old girl.

Cancer Type: Melanomas of the Skin

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Melanoma with unknown primary

Melanomas of the Skin Symptoms: Painless mass under jaw, likely lymph node. Fatigue. Flu like symptoms at growth. 4cm tumor under jaw and 4cm in left frontal lobe.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 06/26/2015 19 lymph nodes from left, 27 lymph nodes from right. Only one lymph node positive for melanoma. 09/26/2016 craniotomy to remove 4cm tumor from left frontal lobe.

Bio: My wife and I are full-time RVers and have lived on the road since the summer of 2009. This recent hiccup may curtail our continuous road trip for a while. I hope to use this blog as a journal and give encouragement to others as I receive the same.

Cancer Type: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms: Small, painless lump under left mandible(jaw bone.)

Bio: Sixty nine year old antique dealer, rescuer of three loving shelter dogs.

Cancer Type: Tongue Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squalmous Cell Carcinoma/Right Tonsil/Back of Tongue/Right Lymph Nodes

Tongue Cancer Symptoms: Strange taste and loss of taste but no pain, no lumps or other symptoms. Discovered during a routine MRI. I thought it was sinus trouble.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Three Cisplatin chemo doses, Jan 4, Jan 26, Feb 16. Never got the Feb 16 dose as I was too sick from throwing up.

Bio: Thought the lump in my right testicle was just a cyst, as 4 years prior I'd had a cyst removed... Waited 6 months before seeing my urologist and on July 19, 2014 was informed that the enlarged testicle was in fact "testicular cancer." I experienced no pain or changes in my health at all during this period... I'm 54, black…more

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Non-seminomatous Mixed germ cell tumor

Testicular Cancer Symptoms: Enlarged right testicle;,no pain whatsoever

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: July 23, 2014, right radical orchiectomy : pain & soreness

Bio: Born and raised in Miles City, Montana. Joined the Army and retired after 22 years. I have two children, male and female, both young adults now. Currently living in Southern Arizona.

Cancer Type: Tongue Cancer

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

Tongue Cancer Symptoms: Found a nodule at the base of my tongue.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 13 Nov 2012, extremely sore throat for one month, lost taste temporarily, raspy voice.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: N/a

Bio: I had a CT scan on Thursday March 27th, 2014. My general practitioner called me about an hour later and wanted me to come to his office to discuss the results. I knew right away something was wrong. I had just come back to work and was alone when he called. I told him to just tell me what the…more

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Serous Borderline Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: Bloating, constipation, slight weight gain, heartburn, left lower abdominal pain, urinary frequency, lethargy, insomnia.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 3/31/2014 Paracentesis for ascites in abdomen. Found Atypical cells in abdominal fluid. 2000ml drained. 4/04/2014 - Exploratory Laparotomy, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy, Bilateral Salpingo-oopherectomy, omentectomy, lymph node dissection, cancer staging. Found tumor in both ovaries. Left ovary and mass measured 9.0 x 7.5 x 2.0 cm. Right ovary and mass measured 10.5 x 7.5 x 5.1 cm. Nodules on my omentum, bladder, and…more