My name is Trina. Im a 40 year old mom, grandmother, fiancee and fighter ( Read more... )

On Bitstrips, Dave Teetzel (or "Thag") created a comic strip series called "Cancer Sucks." He makes humor out of his frustrations, AFTER being diagnosed with cancer. His condition has recently grown worse.

Please send him your support! We are cheering you on, Dave.

I am posting and regularly updating ALL of his daily strips at the bottom of this ( Read more... )

Hey everyone.  I've made a livejournal community about mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that affects the pleura of organs such as the lungs.  It's
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I hope this doesn't offend anyone as there is no cancer diagnosis here. My son (2½) has several lumps in the lymph nodes in his neck which are growing and our family dr is concerned. This is the fourth dr to look at his lumps and we have finally been referred to a pediatric oncologist. Could anyone give me a run down on what could happen at this ( Read more... )

Happy new year everyone

I am 23 years old, and I have Acute Myeloid Leukemia ( Read more... )

I am a 42 year old woman with sarcoma, and will be hitting the end of my COBRA in December when I become eligible for Medicare ( Read more... )

Hi All,

As many of my family members have died of cancer, including my mom, I am involved in fundraising, especially for breast cancer. As you may know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. So during the month of October, the folks at Respectance are providing a link to charities.

Any donations made to breast cancer linking through the site go ( Read more... )

I seriously feel like I'm in shock ( Read more... )

Does anyone on here know anything about Paget's disease?