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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.

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Incontinence With Sleeping Pil...
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Has anyone experienced incontinence (peeing in bed) with the use of Lunesta or Ambien? This happened to my mother twice: once at home with Lunest 2mg and once a...
110/19/06 Message Rating
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Fatal Side Effects to Efudex (...
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I am worried sick about my Dad. He started taking topical Efudex/5FU on September 29, 2006. 9 days later he ended up in the hospital due to complaints of shor...
110/14/06 Rated by 1 members
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Rituxan Treatment After N>n...
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Last year I had Lymphoma and after a pet-scrren last June have been declared as :cancer free:. However, my doctor recommend Rituxin as a prevention treatment. ...
409/03/06 Message Rating
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Aromsin
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I am also taking Aromsin and have a lot of side effect. I have cut my dosage back to 3 times a week and did not take any last week. I can tell a large differe...
508/21/06 Message Rating
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Pain After Mastectomy
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Hello fellow mastectomy patients, If anyone could help me out on this? I had a mastectomy done 2 weeks ago, ( 7-25-06 ), and I can't find anything stating the s...
108/08/06 Rated by 1 members
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Pantene Wigs
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Just wanted to let you guys know about a great new program I came across called Pantene Beautiful Lengths. It asks people to donate their hair for WOMEN!...who ...
006/30/06 Message Rating
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Excess Mucous Vs. Dry Mouth
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My husband has squamous cell carcinoma of his left tonsil and just recently completed 43 IMRT treatments and 8 chemo treatments (1 each week) consisting of carb...
1406/27/06 Rated by 1 members
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Doxil Rash?
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About a week after my first round of Doxil to treat ovarian cancer, I woke up with what looked like a couple hundred sand fly bites. That was 6 days ago and no...
006/27/06 Message Rating
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Lebed Exercise Class Help Alle...
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Our cancer center recently started offering the lebed method of exercise, a system designed to stimulate the lymph system, and relieve lymphedema--I don't have ...
005/20/06 Rated by 1 members
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Lupron Shots
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I was taking Lupron shots for three months to shrink a cyst that was about the size of a golf ball. After taking the third shot, about a month later I woke up a...
003/22/06 Message Rating
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Neuropathy- in Hands and Feet
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Hello everyone, my mother finished her last set of chemo. I'm not sure whats she was taking for her neuropathy, but it didn't seem to be working. She's also a ...
402/24/06 Message Rating
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Lupron and Cassodex Reactions
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My husband received quartly Lupon shots and was on Cassodex for about 1 1/2 years. During that time he developed a terrible rash which continues today. He has b...
102/22/06 Message Rating
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Virotherapy
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what are the disadvantges to using virotherpy to treat cancer?
102/22/06 Message Rating
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Hair Loss
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I have a very close friend who has recently began chemo. She had a beautiful head of hair that she felt was one of her best features. She was heartsick when i...
102/02/06 Message Rating
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Rash From Tarceva
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My mother has been receiving Tarceva for two months now. After the first 2 weeks she developed a terrible rash that stopped her even from sleeping well in the e...
1401/15/06 Rated by 1 members
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Neuropathy Cause by Chemo
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I have neuropathy in my hands, feet, (abdominal area sometimes) and weakness of legs after treatment of Taxol. I finished chemo six weeks ago, and I still exp...
3401/14/06 Rated by 1 members
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Bisphosphonates
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Has anyone had any jaw bone problems with bisphosphonates? Apparently some bisphosphonates can cause jaw bone necrosis. I can't find any information on how this...
201/12/06 Message Rating
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Signs That The End is Near
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Hi, I am seeking advice..... My Mother-in-law was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer last April. She has been through chemotherapy, which ended in august. ...
201/12/06 Message Rating
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Hearing Loss From Carboplatin?
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I'm about to start chemo treatments at Memorial Hospital in NYC. One of the caveats in the literature they gave me states "this medication may have temporary or...
101/12/06 Message Rating
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Rough Night Last Night
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Hello Everybody, I guess I just need to vent a little after a rough night. My poor husband was on his last night of Temodar and I don't think I have ever seen...
301/11/06 Message Rating
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Weight Gain
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I have developed a lot of belly fat which has never been typical for me. Is this a known side effect of aromasin or am I just eating more than I have been ea...
112/31/05 Message Rating
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Learn to Live With it
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i was told i had cancer in 98 thay told my husband i had 3 mo 2 live now that has been7 yr ago i have one big prombles now i have fluid building up on my...
012/27/05 Message Rating
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Totally Confused With my Docto...
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Hello, I was admitted to hospital last July with severe Diverticulitis. I had a 9cm abcess that caused pain beyond belief. The abcess was drained, but they cou...
712/21/05 Rated by 1 members
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Herpes/shingles Intensified W/...
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My husband is undergoing the second 4 week round of treatment for esophageal cancer w/mets to the liver. He normally has a shingles outbreak when stressed- it'...
112/20/05 Message Rating
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Neo Bladder Po-hospital Recove...
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Hi,My name is candida. My 49 year oldhusband had a large mass (non-cancerous) in his pelvic area. Ths mass was only removable by removing the bladder and his p...
012/18/05 Message Rating
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