351 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.

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: Diagnosed on 7/20/2018 with anal cancer

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: I had a mass which I thought was hemorrhoid. I had a dream that it was cancer and mentioned it to my primary doctor who referred me to a colon rectal surgeon. I had no bleeding, but also had high pressure, In fact, I've had no high blood pressure since the mass was removed.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 7/14/2018

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Pill Chemo - Xeloda 500 mg. 4 pills AM 3 in PM. Zofran for Nausea. 2 IV push of Mitomycin during the 1st & last radiation treatments. MItomycin IV side effects - Metallic taste in everything lasted 24 hours Xelolda - Annoying tingling in hands, legs & feet which went away week 1. Nausea waves Stomach pains…more

Bio: I just found out that I had rectal cancer in the last 2 weeks. I had a pet-scan done and it came back showing cancer in the rectum area only. I'm stage 1 and will get chemo and radiation for 6 weeks then follow by surgery to remove the tumor. I will get another does of chemo after the surgery…more

Cancer Type: Colon and Rectal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Adenocarsinoma

Colon and Rectal Cancer Symptoms: Rectal bleeding.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: LAR 9/17/2009 35-40 lymphnodes remove all cancer free. Lots of pain from surgery. Pull thru surgery 10/11/2009 because LAR failed. This final surgery saved me from a bag for life.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 5FU no side effects Avastin no side effects Oxi could not touch or drink anything cold.

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.

Cancer Type: Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: "Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma", Moderately Differentiated

Breast Cancer Symptoms: No Symptoms. I would have never known had it not been for my annual Mammogram.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Surgery: March 15th...To Be Continued.

Bio: Hi, my name is Carol, I live in Alberta Canada, I was married for 29 years and have 3 gorgeous sons. I knew I was sick for a while, but had no idea with what. I really had to become assertive in 2010 when my fatigue, and overall condition became so toxic, that I was forced to sell my…more

Cancer Type: Kidney Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Kidney Cancer Symptoms: Memory Loss, Lower Back Pain, Night Sweats, Fatigue, Confusion, Water Retention, Bloating, Toxicity Weight Gain - RCC Discovered during ultrasound for doctors theory of me having PCOS - due to my symptoms. CT Scan confirmed suspected RCC and 4 nodes on left lower lobe of lung.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy to remove tumor on Left Kidney, March 25th 2011 - Surgery was a great with good margins taken. Side effects were extreme nausea, lung collapse, and continual fluid on left lung to date.

Bio: I'm a Queensland dog with osteosarcoma. I'm here to support my human friends

Cancer Type: Bone Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Osteosarcoma

Bone Cancer Symptoms: Swelling above left carpal, limping. My vet had just lost her dog to osteosarcoma so took no chances - straight in for an xray, which suggested it could be bone cancer, so immediately referred to a Vet Oncologist (Dr Terry) who took bone biopsies and did body scan. Scan showed no spread of cancer. Results received 16 April 2018 that…more

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Left front leg and shoulder amputated on 17 April 2018.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Carboplatin, Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Tamoxifen, Toceranib, Piroxicam. No significant side effects (minimal diarrhea, occasional nausea). Nan has noticed that my fur is very slow growing now - months later, surgery sites are still sparsely covered in fur, and I am getting bald patches (my paws, chin, snout).

Bio: I'm 57. Moved in the fall of 2015 for a fantastic new job and to start a new life adventure. Cancer decided to make the scene. Diagnosed in January 2016.

Cancer Type: Endometrial-Uterine Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2/25/2016 Robotic. No major side effects. Post-surgery constipation (thanks to a few days of opioids) then the opposite, then balance, finally. This seems to be the usual course of recovery. Make sure you have a pillow for your belly for the ride home from the hospital. Avoid dairy products at all costs.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: No

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