Hi ladies! I really need your help and I figure this is a good place to go.

My name is Melissa. I am 19. I lost my mom to breast cancer in June 2005. So since October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) is coming up I am trying to do something for the first time and I need your help! I do NOT want this to keep happening to people and I don't want other ( Read more... )

I had a message asking whether Arimidex is used in Australia, so I looked it up. Arimidex, as I suspected, is international. What I should have expected, but didn't, was that side effects listed are a little different. I was only able to look at the english speaking countries, but am curious about the rest ( Read more... )

Hi, I am a stageIIIa breast cancer survivor of three years and I am starting the following ( Read more... )

hey guys! on September 15th, I will be participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "Light The Night". I will be walking not only for myself (I am a survivor) but also in memory of a good friend of mine, Patty. She passed away from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in February. She left behind a husband and two beautiful children, so I want to do this for ( Read more... )

About two months ago (has it really been that long?!) I found out my dad has Stage 3 cancer. He had sugery and is taking every aggressive approach he can. Doctors say he has 20-30% chance of survival, but there's no reason why he won't be one of those lucky ones since he's incredibly healthy... But still, every time I even hear the word "cancer", I ( Read more... )

Who do you know has/had cancer? Answer this post as if you were that person.

Are you a cancer survivor? If not, what kind of cancer did you have and what stage was it when it was dianosed?

Are you still battling it?

I hope this post makes sense...

kinda a weird question, but one none the less ( Read more... )

I joined when about a month ago when I found out my uncle got cancer. I don't really know what to say. He starts kemo tomorrow. I hardly gotten to know him because he's been an addict for years, but that is something I would want to do before it's too far into this. Kemo just ....scares me.

On a scale of 1-10, how bad was your overall chemo experience?

How long did you go through it? What stage cancer did you have when it began?

Hi. I just joined hoping you all would open your hearts and help out a woman dying of ovarian cancer. I know the info says for victims or cancer survivors, but the way I see it, you are a victim of cancer when someone you are close to is suffering. It affects everyone. One of my best friend's mother is dying and the reason for this post isn't ( Read more... )