41 Cancer Blogs

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: 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

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.

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: CIC-DUX

Sarcoma Symptoms: Fatigue

Bio: My Name is Craig I'm 27 and I'm trying to do life the best I can and in the most normal way I can with this nasty disease! I'm a Bedding salesman @ a Harvey Norman store , I have a beautiful fiancé which I will make my wife on the 20th August 2016. I have an amazing supportive family!…more

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Sarcoma Symptoms: swelling of right leg

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 30/8/11 - Removal of large sarcoma in right groin, 8/10/14 removal of secondary sarcomas in right lung, 20/11/14 removal of secondary sarcomas in left lung, 1/12/15 removal of sarcoma right groin (which turned into just a biopsy) one surgery to come.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Chemotherapy to start in 2016

Bio: I have a soft tissue sarcoma that spread to the lung from my right leg. Known as a (DFSP) Very diffcult to treat. I had surgery on my right leg 7 yrs ago. was diagnosed aug of 07 with it in my lung. Lymph nodes. Not cureable

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Dermo firbro sarcoma

Sarcoma Symptoms: There isnt any symptoms with this type of cancer. Its a soft tissue it moves with the body.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Had surgery 2013. Half of right lung removed, 18 lymph node removed. Upper back pain. Shortness of breath.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Gleevec, vomiting, diarra, swollen eyes and ankles, cramping in hands feet arms legs, fatique, from 10/19/07 till 5/2013. Didn't work for me after awhile.

Bio: This is my third time fighting this nasty beast - but I am no quitter and I won't go out without a smile on my face and laughter on my lips. I am a wife and mother first and foremost, my husband is amazing and I wouldn't be where I am without him. With three amazing sons…more

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Ewings Sarcoma of the Soft Tissue

Sarcoma Symptoms: Small lump found in my abdomen - otherwise, happy and healthy

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Surgery in 2008 to remove tumor and removal of my spleen and some pancreas, surgery in 2011 to remove tumor, awaiting decision by surgeon to see if surgery is an option this time Feb 2015.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Chemotherapy started in September 2011 and continued every three weeks either daily for a week, or a single day dose of VAC - crappy crappy side effects, where do I start......numb finger tips, constipation, hair loss, loss of taste buds, thrush in mouth, lack of concentration, sooooo exhausted after each dose and weeks later. It is very true that…more

Bio: I am 31 years old. I am a mom of three, a wife, a nurse, a student and now a cancer fighter. I went in to the emergency room in October of 2014 with what I thought was a gallbladder attack. CT scans and ultrasounds showed something entirely different. There was a 4.1 cm "something" looming in…more

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Desmoid tumor

Sarcoma Symptoms: None

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Nov 26, 2014 an exploratory surgery was completed in an attempt to resect the 4.1 cm tumor that was encasing into my small bowel. Once inside, Dr.'s then realized the tumor was surrounded by important arteries in the mesentery area, thus the tumor could not be resected more than 20 %.

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS)

Sarcoma Symptoms: There was no symptoms, only until we decided to have a lump and back pain checked out and then by that time it had spread.

Cancer Type: Sarcoma

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Myofibroblastic Soft-tissue Sarcoma

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Surgery to remove tumor on 10/17/14