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Thyroid cancer after Breast cancer

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Cross-posting from the Breast Cancer page… looking to connect with anyone who had ER+ Breast Cancer and then subsequently diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer (or Thyroid first, then Breast cancer). Thanks in advance and hope everyone is ...

mitymite Category Thyroid 3d

Thyroid cancer and Lenvima

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Hi all just wanted to know if anyone else is on Lenvima and if so how long and biggest side effects you are experiencing. I am on 10 mg and started the treatment in fall of 2019. Biggest issue for me is the pain/aching in my legs from my knees to ...

Angfr Category Thyroid May '22

Survey

To better inform the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and l’Institut national d’excellence en sa nté et en services sociaux (INESSS), the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) has launched a survey to understand ...

Lacey_Moderator Category Thyroid Apr '22

Dealing with anxiety 😬

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So, full disclosure…. I haven’t dealt with my anxiety in a healthy was thus far…. DONT JUDGE ME!! judgement free zone here…right?? I’m interested in what other cancer survivors go through to help alleviate symptoms of stress and ...

CN1 Category Thyroid Nov '21

Dealing with brain fog 🧠 🌫

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Brain fog is real???!! Yup! And I only recognized it after I started to get better. Post surgery I felt like I was okay? I was recovering in the hospital and sleeping all day so I didn’t think I even had brain fog but once I got home and started ...

CN1 Category Thyroid Nov '21

Survey- Can you help?

Hello, To better inform the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and l’Institut national d’excellence en sa nté et en services sociaux (INESSS), the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) has launched a new survey to ...

Lacey_Moderator Category Thyroid Oct '21

Sore throat from thyroid cancer?

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I have papillary thyroid cancer, small tumour only one centimetre. My throat is always so sore, all the way from my collarbone to my chin, and sometimes my ears. Is this a cancer symptom? I am embarrassed to say I forgot to ask the doctor at ...

AndreaZed Category Thyroid Sep '21

Thinking of declining surgery for thyroid cancer

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I have been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. I have an appointment with a surgeon this week. However I am also expecting a diagnosis of Cushing's Disease which would need to be treated by surgery on the pituitary gland. Has ...

AndreaZed Category Thyroid Sep '21

Thyroid Cancer Metastasizing

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Hello, I haven't been on here in quite some time but have a question and figured this was a good place to ask. I had high risk thyroid cancer in Jan - March 2020, was resected and treated with RAI. Fast forward to last week when I had go for a CT ...

Mara5 Category Thyroid Sep '21

Post thyroidectomy with papillary carcinoma - ...

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Hello can anyone here relate or maybe provide support with your own experiences, if after having post thyroidectomy experiencing a lot of weightloss & muscle loss. I am a male patient, it has been very challenging trying to find ways to ...

Mondeo Drive Category Thyroid Apr '21

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