274 Cancer Blogs

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cel carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Treated for hemorrhoids. Felt like I was passing broken glass. A surgeon in emergency saved my life and finally got me my diagnosis.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Yes surgery 2x for infection

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Unknown

Bio: 46 yo mom, nurse, lover of life, and cancer fighter!

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Anal Cancer

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Bleeding. Rectal, pelvic, and vaginal pain. Lump/hardness in pelvic floor. Narrow stools.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mouth sores. Fatigue. Nausea. Diarrhea. Hair thinning.

Bio: 65 yo (at time of diagnosis) gay man - retirement got off to a rough start.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: small rough patch with a little bleeding

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 5-FU plus mitomycin; mostly weakness, nausea

Bio: 30 years in Canada, 2 adult kids.. According to my daughter I am the best mom in the world, and I humbly agree. I love living here, and like to travel as a tourist in Europe and not necessarily home.. there is so much more to see .. I had big plans to travel all over Italy in 2020…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Anal Cancer Symptoms: LUMP NO PAIN

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Bleeding , pain, itching

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

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

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Slight bleeding and dull pain in butt cheek.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Colonoscopy, 12/09, no side effects

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Mitomycin and 5 FU beginning 1/18/10

Bio: 64 year old male

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma

Bio: I'm a 50-year old married gay guy in Western New York. I am a career federal employee working in public relations and a creative writer, nature lover, and deep thinker.

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Symptoms that caused me to make the incorrect self-diagnosis of hemorrhoids, starting with small amounts of blood on toilet paper, which eventually increased to levels that were alarming.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: NIGRO protocol with capecitabine + mitomycin began concurrently with radiation therapy (January 22, 2019 through March 4, 2019). I chose an oral medication instead of an infusion pump, which was somewhat risky because the oral medication was so new. At the time, there was very little history or research gathered on its effectiveness, but early data suggested it was at…more

Bio: Well it's been a long time since I've checked in. I've changed my name and forgot old password so have had to reregister with blogforacure. By next October I will be five years from my last treatment for anal cancer. It's a great reason to celebrate, but I really try to live one day at a time. My stomach has…more

Cancer Type: Anal Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Anal Cancer Symptoms: Bleeding, painful protrusion.

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.