Surviving Cancer

September 2007

• Cancer Free - three years later - by VY - (Thu, Sep 20 2007)
  My husband was diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue 4 days before his 50th birthday. He had no known risk factors. In spite of regular dental and medical exams, the location of the cancer prevented diagnosis until the cancer was at Stage 4 and had spread to 3 lymph nodes in the neck. [more..]
• Life Changing Experience - by Brent - (Fri, Sep 14 2007)
  My name is Brent, I am 45 years old and I live in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and on May 3, 2006 I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I had a second colonoscopy after experiencing some real bad bowel problems. A polyp was found, a biopsy was taken and the waiting began for the results of the biopsy. The waiting was the hardest thing I had ever had to experience. Or so I thought. Little did I know the result of that biopsy would change my life forever. [more..]
• ovarian cancer - by glk - (Mon, Sep 03 2007)
  In 2000 I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer( stage 3a).All summer long I had this feeling of being full, bloated and very tired. But hoding down two jobs, I thought that was the cause and that at the end when my job at the resort was finished, i could relax and rest. The one day when lying down, I felt a rater large lump in my abdomin. Decided I had better see the Dr.. She finished the exam, called in another Dr. and said, you have what we believe is ovarian cancer [more..]