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From depression to hair loss, cancer treatment side effects can be difficult to deal with. Our supportive online forum can help you research new strategies and locate resources for dealing with cancer treatment side effects. Join today to share information and experiences with other patients who are also working to recover from their cancer treatment.

Side Effects Discussions

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efudex
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Well I just finished the 7wk that my doc recommended.  My face and neck are horribly red.  Painful especially if I let it dry out... and red well I th...
010/23/07 Message Rating
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After Chemo
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I am 69. Have had 4 operations for tumour removal, 2 bouts of raditherapy, and 3 cycles of chemo. (Carboplatin and Taxol) Operations went OK. Raditherapy l...
010/19/07 Message Rating
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Blisters
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I am wondering if anyone who has had a sentinel lymph node biopsy and lumpectomy experience blistering of the surgery area?I had a lumpectomy on 10/10/07 and wa...
010/14/07 Message Rating
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Aromasin
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I've just started taking Aromasin and within a month I am unable to bend my fingers. They feel as though they will dislocate if I open them up fully or...
710/10/07 Rated by 2 members
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Side Effects for Chemo and Rad...
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After being diagnosed with Nasalpharyngeal cancer and being told I would not live to see my 19th birthday more than 20+ years ago.  I can honestly&nbs...
110/10/07 Message Rating
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hot flashe and joint pain
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I was diagnosed 4 yrs ago with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy and radiation. I've been reading the messages and find alot of women have joint pain from ...
110/07/07 Message Rating
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periferal neuropathy - feet pa...
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I had a lumpectomy and chemo and radiation.  The chemo was 3 infusions of A/C 3 weeks apart, then a dozen weekly infusions of TAXOL,  followed by 25 r...
010/07/07 Message Rating
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Viagra
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I had my radical prostectomy surgery in May and was prescribed viagra as a therapoy to improve the blood flow. So far, it's not working. The Doctor says it ...
109/25/07 Message Rating
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Aromasin side effects
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I'am also taking Aromasin and have the same side effects-feet hurting, hands hurting, fingers stiff and knees. I was on Arimidex and my doctor changed it af...
909/21/07 Message Rating
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Diarrhea
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My mother is currently in the ICU.  She is in her 10th day of severe diarrhea.  She had FOLFOX on 9-5-07 and has been very ill since.  The diarrh...
109/21/07 Message Rating
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Muscular Atrophy after treatme...
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Hi all,I'm wondering if anyone has heard of people treated for NHL experiencing muscular atrophy afterwards.  My Dad is experiencin...
009/19/07 Message Rating
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chemo and wht to expect
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any one out there had  carboplatiane chemo would like to tlk to u  , i am about to go  and have my 3rd session i have noticed my hair  ...
909/10/07 Message Rating
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New side effect?
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The hiccups are still gone, but if he even thinks he's going to it like oh no... but now. his blood pressure and  he has a leaky valve in his heart. Ha...
008/29/07 Message Rating
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Hiccups
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This is an answer to hiccups that maybe something else won't help.. My husband had them for a week solid. We tried home remedies, Thorazine,  bacalefon...
008/23/07 Message Rating
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Aromasin-general itching
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After taking Aromasin for 18 months I have started having gemeral itching-itching all over.  I should mention that three months ago I had a knee replacemen...
208/22/07 Message Rating
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long term side effects
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Hi out there,my husband was diagnosed with EC last year. he also  was diagnosed with  Lymphoma. The lymphoma was found during his Cat Scan for his eso...
008/20/07 Message Rating
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Radiation and my eye ??
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Just finished radiation for sinus cancer 2 weeks ago. Need help checked every web site.  had 37 treatments. and ALL the awful side effects. my main concern...
008/04/07 Message Rating
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gvhd
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anyone else had a sct followed by gvhd?
207/29/07 Message Rating
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Thanks to Everyone
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I would like to thank everyone who has take time to share information with others.It is so nice to know that when doctors have nothing more to help you...there ...
007/27/07 Message Rating
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IMRT, side effects
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My mother had IMRT for a bone met beginning last month and the treatment was completed in early July.  She has had tremendous fatigue and she still has som...
007/27/07 Message Rating
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Carac Cream- What about the p...
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I'm starting week 4 of 0.5% Carac cream daily.  I've nicknamed the treatment "Hamburger Helper" because that's what my face looks lik...
307/16/07 Message Rating
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Avastin abdominal pain?
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Hello. My mother has stage IV colon cancer and has been doing extremely well on her FOLFOX/Avastin regimen. Her cancer is receding and her CEA levels are within...
207/15/07 Message Rating
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Another FOLFOX side effect que...
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Hello,I just recently joined this site, and already, I've learned a lot.  I am a 28 year old female who was diagnosed with Stage IV Gastric Cancer one ...
107/10/07 Message Rating
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Low White Blood Cell Count & F...
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Hi everyone,My dad just had his first round of chemo with AIM (Adriamycin, Ifosfamide and Mensa) a week ago for stage 4 angiosarcoma. In a routine 1-week f...
107/09/07 Message Rating
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nose bleeds?
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HI, Just a quick question.  My boyfriend had his 4th radiation treatment about 2 weeks ago and the past couple of days, he's been getting regular nose ...
007/04/07 Message Rating
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