How have you been affected by cancer?

I lost my beloved nan to cancer, she had to endure a ten year battle where she suffered as cancer took hold, she was cruelly taken away from us at 68 which is no age, she had no quality of life and it devasted me, in actual fact it affected me so bad, at the age of 15 that I stopped believing that there was a God. St.Christopher's hospice helped her out and I continue to support them in any way I can. Cancer affects us all.

I'm sorry to hear you've had all that going on at once. I can't imagine what you must be going through. I only pray that you have a supportive partner to help you with this difficult time. I've not had experince of cancer personally, but I have cared for patients and their family of people with cancer. I have seen the effect it has on not just the patient but the family also. I have seen people be cured and people die and it never gets any easier to try and help these people as best as you can. What those people go through I can't even put into words, its just awful.

I currently have a friend who is battling cancer now.She has stomach cancer and was diagnosed last year.Her cancer is in-operable.I have watched her go from a healthy,slightly over weight woman to a shadow of her former self.It is devastating to see.She is currently under- going chemo but this is just to prolong her life rather than shrink the cancer.She has a healthy attitude and accepts her fate.I am amazed at her strength and courage.I spend as much time as possible with her,luckily we live in the same suburb now I have moved.

The closest I ever came was my cousin who was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors made a huge mistake an operated on the wrong side. So she had to undergo two operations. I am not sure if she got any money from a settlement or not. But i told her she should. She is doing fine now.

I am a survivor of cervical cancer I had a hystorectomy 3 years ago after i battled it for 2 years.

I am sorry you are going through this. I have not had cancer either, but my brother who is now 31 was diagnosed at 29 with cancer. Not sure exactly what type it was ( Stage 4 is all I know) but it was found in a bump on his tongue. This guy never smoked nor dipped. It was scarry knowing this too. 2 years later he is doing very well and all our prayers were answered. I am a smoker and for 2 years I have lived with guilt that it should have been me that got it- not him. It just goes to show that Cancer is not predjudice. It will strike anyone at any age for unknown reasons. You would think that this would give me enough reasons to quit smoking but I haven't. I can't imagine how it must feel to lose your mom who is the most important person in your life. I am sorry you had to deal with it. I will keep you in my prayers Christina

I lost my uncle to cancer in 1999 and it is a hard disease to watch someone go through. I really pray to god they find a cure for this sometime. I don't want to see anyone go through cancer

i have not had any personal experience to share on this and thank god nor do any of my friends aor my family.but i can relate what it means to come to terms with losing someone in the family.i just hope that the cure for cnacer is found and really soon at that!

Yes, I have been affected by cancer, I have watched many of my family members battle and then lose their life to this deadly disease..., cancer has worn me down to the bone more than once...every year or so I have to go for various test, and then I pray and cross my fingers that I am still cancer-free...Its a horrible thing to watch...Cancer is attacking every family, recently my daughter gave up her long hair for cancer, the only girl that shaved her head for the brave at her highschool, she will be 16 thursday, there was a man there giving a lecture on cancer and he asked the entire school how many people in the room had been effected by cancer in some form or another..and over 80% of the students raised their hands...cancer needs to be cured, it should not claim this many lives when technology is so advanced...(I will say a prayer for you and your family)

MarkyB, I understand your feelings on the subject; I have had a sister to die from Ovarian Cancer, and now an aunt; My father, who has Prostate, as well as Parkinson's is now in decline as well. I don't know what to say other than I wish I still have them. I have started a post of my own on Ovarian Cancer the day after I lost my aunt because of it; and I just responded to one post on it as well. Do I feel cancer is a problem in my family? Oh yes! My eldest brother who is the twin to my late sister was talking to me and complained he wasn't feeling well, due to something he ate and it worried me; still do. I told him to keep in touch with me today. My sister had one son who is twelve years old; His father is raising him and I feel that he's growing into a mature young man; I was pretty worried about him because he was only nine when she passed. But I am proud of him though he is about to tackle the teenage years and that's no joke. I told my brother in law to say your prayers cause he will need it. With my aunt, I kept in touch with my uncle about her, but it wasn't found out until a week before her passing that she had it; That hurt me dearly. She has three adult children, and I felt for them more than you know, but What made me get over my sister's passing was I had to ask myself this question: would I want her to be in more pain just to exist on this planet? I had to answer NO. I'm still dealing with my aunt's passing. I wish I could have driven up to see her since she was close, but due to me just getting my license and other things beyond my control, I didn't. I wish I could have told her that despite it all, we still loved her, that I would hate to see our historian go; I didn't. I'm still dealing with that as well. I talk to my uncle regularly to see how he is; he has taken it real well.

I have never been diagnosed with cancer but I have lost two of my aunts to the disease sadly. One when I was about four, and another one a little more then 3 years ago. Both were not easy to handle and its a very sad thing. I dont wish that kind of thing on anyone, no matter what.

dear marky i am really,really sorry for your loss i send a little atheist prayer for you and your beloved mom xx glam

Almost 20 years ago my sister lost her first born to cancer.She was 2 when the told her she had it and went through alot she was so brave til the very end she lost her battle when she was 4 and to this very day I still think about her so much what she would have grown up to be.cancer is a very bad thing that takes over and I pray every day that some one will find a cure.I am so sorry about your mom,I dont know what I would do without mine.

Im sorry to hear about your lost thats horrible. Through the years my own mother has fought and won a number of battles with different types of cancer and so far survived. Shes much older now and the fight isnt as strong in her as it use to be and Im affraid she'll end up getting it again and not being able to fight it off. Your right this disease is horrible and I hope we can find a cure for it soon. Again sorry to hear about your lost and I hope and wish you all the luck in the world in the future. Hang in there.

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Statistics tell us that one in four people will be affected by cancer; either in themselves or in a close family member. Since I am 70 it stands to reason that I have known quite a number of relatives and friends who have been affected by cancer. Some have fought and beaten it and a number lost the fight. Eighteen years ago I had a melanoma just below my knee. They cut out a divot 13cm diameter and 4cm deep. I had a skin graft with skin cut from my upper leg. They didn't give chemotherapy in those days, so they cut a larger area away than they would today. The cancer has never returned. The only effect is poor circulation and a sort of a numb ache in that leg.

My mother-in-law passed away on Monday from a long battle with small cell cancer. That is why I have not been on the site much this week. My husband is doing better today (thursday). My father-in-law is still a mess. We all thought we had prepared ourselves for this....but I guess we were not ready to let her go. Now we are trying to get ready for the memorial service. One step at a time...that is how I have to deal with it.

Very sorry to hear about ur loss.I hav never had any history of cancer in my family so far,touch wood but it is the only disease that scares me a lot.Hope that we may find a reliable and an affordable way to cure it.