World Cancer Day is dedicated towards raising cancer awareness, as well as encouraging prevention, detection and treatment. There are so many aspects of a cancer journey that are so personal and vary person to person, but cancer itself is a common bond for many. Below is a poem from Cancer …
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When I was 2 years old, I was first diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. After being in and out of remission for years, I got my first joint deformity in 2006 when I was 18 years old. I was on and off of medication like biologics, injections, infusions and steroids …
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Hello Warriors, I’m S.Y. Hoehler (Yohanna), the founder of the Vulvar Cancer Awareness Forum. This month was my 4 year Cancerversary. Yes, this word actually exists among the cancer community. On December 11, 2017, I was diagnosed with stage 3 vulvar cancer. That doesn’t really seem to be a day …
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I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma at the age of 21. I am sure anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer has had different responses to the devastating news. No one can be prepared for a doctor telling them they have cancer. I was young, and had just given …
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On the 4th of November, I was gut punched with the diagnosis. I am just beginning of my treatment. I am scared but I am going to defeat this beast. I have great faith and wonderful support surrounding me. Sue KY Submitted 11/06/2021
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I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in May 2011, had surgery and then I lost my sister on December 24, 2011 to cancer. Then, in 2019, I was diagnosed again with cervical cancer and did 8 weeks of chemotherapy. Kimberlee ID Submitted 11/06/2021
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In April 2018, I was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer, after having a mammogram because of a nipple discharge. Affecting about 1 of 5 breast cancer patients, HER2+ breast cancer is when breast cancer cells test positive for a protein receptor called HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). Excessive …
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In 2019, I was in my fifth year and about to be see my breast consultant for the last time when something was spotted on my yearly mammogram. The cancer was back and it moved from the breast to my womb, cervix and ovaries. All of which was removed, but …
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My whole life I’ve struggled with pain, fatigue and various other ‘symptoms’ that I had no idea were actually symptoms until this past year. I was born with vitiligo so from the jump I’ve looked different and then, when I was 15 we realized I had thyroid disease. That was …
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I lost my 22 year old son to suicide on May 7, 2021. He was diagnosed throughout his life with many different mental health conditions due to the lack of proper testing in the United States. It started when he was 7 with ADHD. Then when he was 15, he …
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