363 Stage 1 Cancer Blogs

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.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell tumor in the anal canal , HPV related (16)

Anal Cancer Symptoms: in the end I had thrombosed hemorrhoides (never had, very painful) but surgeon did not see tumor, not even with ultra sound. After hem. was cut and cured, it still hurt. So I examined it myself and felt a rough kind of flat lump and I went back. I was sent to another surgeon and he took it away and…more

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: all was taken out, but an area of pre-cancerous cells (AIN 3)was found around it and in the cutting edges of the wound.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: After 2nd opinion I declined on chemo because the doctors did not agree on wether it was nessecary.

Bio: Professional business man working in the management consulting industry.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Cancer

Anal Cancer Symptoms: None

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Weekly infusion of Cisplatin and 5 days a week of 5FU

Bio: Received anal cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) diagnosis three years ago. Fortunately, for me: stage 1. I acted on very few, very mild symptoms and the brilliant British NHS did the rest. Treatment survived. Adapting still to effects of radiation.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: originally: tiny amounts of bleeding, fecal incontinence, passing of clear mucous. Later itching at the site of the tumour.

Bio: Hi my name is Jennifer. I am a female in Technology in the beautiful city of London, Ontario. Please feel free to ask any questions about my experience. And joining me in hoping for a day when there is a cure.

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Sarcoma Symptoms: First Cancer was Endometrial Cancer -Very heavy bleeding -Abdominal pain -Fullness -Fatigue -Edema Sarcoma (2017) Growing lump on elbow pain tingling edema

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Surgery, Bilateral Salpingectomy, Laparotomy February 5th, 2016 March 9th/ 2017 - Removal of leison

Bio: 55 year old divorced mother of 3 and grandmother of 1

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Anal

Anal Cancer Symptoms: None for the anal (I have always had irritable bowel) except 2 squamous skin on calf and shoulder and my dermatologist told me to get a colonoscopy because the outside can signal what going on in the inside,

Bio: I'm almost 51 years old. After being cancer free for 8 years, the beast is back. I originally fought breast cancer in 2010. I found a lump in mid August, 2010 and started the doctor visits a week later. Ultimately, there were two separate masses, .7 cm and .8 cm, in…more

Cancer Type: Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: IDC

Breast Cancer Symptoms: 2019 - new mass in left breast. 2010- None - I found a lump, which turned out to by a cyst. That cyst was hiding one of the cancer tumors. The other tumor was closer to my chest wall.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 11/22/2010 - bilateral mastectomy with tissue expanders. 4/21/2011 - swap out surgery for implants 9/29/2011 - revision surgery to left side

Cancer Type: Colon and Rectal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Rectal

Colon and Rectal Cancer Symptoms: Some blood in stool

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: July 7th, resection of rectum. tempoary colo bag, Oct 1st, surgery to repair fistula from the first surgery

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: none

Bio: Married to wonderful wife, three beautiful children with one still in high school.

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Pleomorphic Sarcoma

Sarcoma Symptoms: painless large mass located on upper right thigh

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: May 2010 - Initial surgery; Aug 2010 - re-resectional surgery Aug 2010 - Limb sparing surgery or limb-salvage surgery.

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