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What to expect?
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Hello, I'm new here and I help care for my 81 y/o MIL who was just dx with follicular lymphoma. I have some experience with NHL as my husband had stage IV t...
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questions
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Dear Cancer Compass,  I went to the doctor on last Friday and had a pap test done on me. Myresult came back saying that I have HPV. I am scared but most of...
112/10/07 Message Rating
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Chemoangels.net
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A wonderful program that offers support thru the mail for those receiving chemo ie cards, gifts.  Great program.  I poersonally have been an 'ange...
012/05/07 Message Rating
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Recently diagnosed with Breast...
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HiMy girlfriend has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is having a partial masectomy and removal of lymp glands.We have been together for approx 6 ...
311/30/07 Message Rating
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Husband dying of pancreatic ca...
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Sometimes I just don't know how I can continue with this whole deal.  My husband of 11 years at age 42 was diagnosed with Stage II pancreatic cancer in...
1211/17/07 Message Rating
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My Wife
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My wife is of Brazilian decent..& from what I gather gastric cancers are more prevelant in South America or for that matter most 3rd world countries (if you...
111/14/07 Message Rating
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Bathing bedridden person
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Has anyone heard of a way of bathing a bedridden patient by wrapping him/her in towels soaked in a soapy solution?  If so, what kind of soap and how? ...
311/08/07 Message Rating
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Cancer is spreading...what sho...
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My father was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in late March.  We just learned that it has spread to the liver and gallbladder.  The doctors only ...
111/08/07 Message Rating
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Please Help! Coping.
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Please Read I need to know if someone can understand my feelings. I found out about two years ago my Dad had stage 4 Esophageal cancer. I am very close to ...
511/05/07 Message Rating
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Wife 39 - Pregnant - Already 2...
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I am the husband and Father of this situation.  While it pains me to take the colder and logical approach.  I find myself (while not losing total hope...
611/04/07 Message Rating
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I am new to all of this help
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My comon law husband has been diognosed with testical cancer with 4 large lymphnodes in his lower abdomen. He getting chemo. Before the chemo the surgeon ordere...
110/15/07 Message Rating
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My husband lost his battle
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Thank everyone for your support and prayers, but yesterday Doug lost his couragoues battle with cancer, Sincerely,Charlene Coble
910/12/07 Message Rating
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Communicating with doctor
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There isn't really a category that covers my subject because it might not be a common occurance.  My best friend of 30+ years was diagnosed with ovaria...
110/10/07 Message Rating
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Anyone know of a good free blo...
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Hi everyone, A dear friend of mine has bone, liver, kidney and colon cancer. She does not have long as you can imagine. She has many, many internet friends and ...
409/26/07 Message Rating
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Mother is lying about eating.....
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My mother has been fighting lung cancer for the last 4 years and it has now spread to her liver.  She seems to have been going downhill for the past 7-8 mo...
109/24/07 Message Rating
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He Fears I may Leave Him
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John was diagnosed in Aug. with Pancreaic Cancer, stage four.I asked him this morning how he slept. I did not feel him gettingup much.  He said he had roug...
209/24/07 Message Rating
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watching my mom starve to deat...
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My mom died from esophageal cancer. She was diagnosed in Dec. 2006. Had very little opportunity to eat after that. She had a feeding tube placed in March 2007. ...
309/19/07 Message Rating
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Help for Mesothelioma Patient ...
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Hi - My name is Stacey and my dad has been suffering from mesothelioma (cancer caused by exposure to asbestos) for the last 19 months. Actually, his exposure to...
409/14/07 Message Rating
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Trying to Respond
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Hey shelly bean, it's me hollowpoint.Been trying to write you but i keep getting bumped out by the administrator.  Not sure why.  I wanted to give...
009/12/07 Message Rating
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mother dying of cancer
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my mother is dying she has stage four lung cancer that has spread to her bones and in her lymph nodes i am her main care giver even though she has four other ch...
709/10/07 Message Rating
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RE: GUILT!!!
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My husband was diagnosed 06-2006, He is taking third round of chemo now erbtox and cpt11, all others have failed, I get so tired of going to the clinic every we...
1209/10/07 Message Rating
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TCC and contolling Diarreah
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My 12 yr old lab mixed has been on 0.5 mg Piroxicam per day for 3 weeks after his TCC diagnosis. I changed his diet to Canidae Dry Food. I add a handful of Roas...
009/10/07 Message Rating
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Xtra Program
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Hi Everyone - I am not sur eif you know about this totally free resource, there is a program called Xtra where oncology nurses are there all the time to answer ...
009/07/07 Message Rating
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help
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My father has stage 4 stomach cancer.  I live out of state and have three children and a job.  I have traveled back and forth to my parent's home ...
209/05/07 Message Rating
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after a cancer scare being lif...
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firstly, i want to say that i feel stupid writing this when nothing is confirmed or denied yet but because of all thats happened i'm just scared.both canc...
008/17/07 Message Rating
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