I Am a Cancer Survivor Stories of Experiences (Page 8)

I was 16 years old when I found this big lump on my throat. I was in French class, and I was looking on the ITV, and I lifted my head up. And saw this lump whenever I would swollow go up, and down. I asked my friends in the class if...

I thought I had a mole on my back, all my life, but when my husband touched it, it bled. I went to my doctor, who made an appointment for me to go the hospital, They removed it, under local anaesthetic.  I had to go for follow up...

diagnosed with an aggressive type of lymphoma 4 years ago, diagnosis came after a too-long period of me denying the significance of various symptoms. Treatment came swiftly after diagnosis - sobering thought is that i would've been dead...

Believe it or not, that never occurred to me until a friend of mine said it. I know, it sounds nuts. But I am.

In April 2008 my mother was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. She started chemotherapy soon after the diagnosis. They...

I was diagnosed with brain cancer four months ago. During that time I went to hell and back. In many ways this cancer, this experience, has changed my life for the better. I have become more enlightened with a greater understanding of...

Well, I was around 4 years old when the doctors discovered my Leukemia. Having losing my mother to a car accident at 2, all I had for support was my father. Leukemia stayed with me for almost 6 years, having been given the 'all clear' 3...

Doctors say that I have an considerable risk of developing an acute form of Leukemia because of the way my bonemarrow is damaged. I have Secondary Myelodysplasia (MDS) with cytogenic abnormalities and my marrow is continuing to fail me...

I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1996 when I was 33. As a young woman (in my twenties) I had been sexually very active and (sometimes) not very choosy. I enjoyed my sexuality and I enjoyed being desired. I imagine through one of...

i was dignosed when i was 21 with ovarian cancer. I had a huge lump in my stomach that turned out to be a tumor the size of a football. When i was on the operating table the tumor slip open and i ended having to do chemo for 4 months...

my life changed forever in july 2006 when my wonderful mum(AGED 74) was diagnosed stage 4 bowel cancer.myself,my sister and two brothers cared for and watched her slowly get sicker,she was hospitalised in july 2007,at the same...

I started getting pains in my right leg around June last year. I expected it to go away after a few days as I thought i'd hurt myself dancing. A few weeks went by and the pains were getting worse so my mum took me to my GP, they just...

God bless: THIS IS THE NEW ME, THE BEGINNING: I am very thankful that I could experience this situation, I now know my personal relationship with myself and family. I am connected to all people. I love to share my love and understanding...

Back in 2006 I went to the doctor and was told that I had a fissure and that I needed to have it removed. She operation was for Feb the 14, 2006. Just another day and nothing to worry about.  Well, I was wrong.  The very next...

it's been ten years since i was diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukemia).

it's been eleven since i kicked its ass.

Well, they did my skin cancer surgery today.  They went a little larger and deeper than I thought they would, but they evidently got it all the first time.  Early detection and removal is important for Squamous...

October 18th 2009 was the first time i ever thought it could happen to anyone i knew. she was five. my little sister my mini-me. she was diagnosed with a brain tumor the most aggressive tumor children can have. she thought...

Last summer I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer. I was Sixteen then, just about to turn 17. They found a 15cm mass on my right ovary and removed it. It was precancerous so they caught it early.

Now every 6 months I have screenings...

About 10 months ago they found a cancerous lesion on my tongue. They removed it with a laser knife and ran some tests and sent me in for a CAT scan. They found some lympth nodes on the right side of my throat  invected as well. I...

I have had cancer removed twice from my bladder.  It has been eight years and as of my annual check with the urologist, I have no sign of cancer now.  I was living in San Francisco when I first found out I had a cancer in my...

I was ten when I was first diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma. At the time I was getting root canals done on my two front teeth, so I couldn't comment much when my mom and dad walked in to tell me the news that a tumor that was likely...