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Alicia

Alicia
Bio: 55 year old divorced mother of 3 and grandmother of 1
Cancer Type: Anal Cancer
Stage of Cancer: Stage 1 cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Anal
Anal Cancer Symptoms: None for the anal (I have always had irritable bowel) except 2 squamous skin on calf and shoulder and my dermatologist told me to get a colonoscopy because the outside can signal what going on in the inside,

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Michele

Michele
Bio: My name is Michele and I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Anal Cancer in February 2010. I asked my OB-Gyn doctor to check what I thought was a hemorrhoid flare up at my routine pap smear visit, and discovered it was actually 2 tumors. My constant sciatica was found to be caused by a golf ball sized tumor growing out…more
Cancer Type: Anal Cancer
Stage of Cancer: Stage 4 cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the anus
Anal Cancer Symptoms: Rectal bleeding, itching, sciatic pain. (thought my hemorhoid was acting up)
Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Laminectomy and tumor removal of the metestatic sacral tumor. This was done microscopically (with a small spoon). Nov 2012 Wedge resection right lower lobe via thoracotomy.
Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 rounds, 96 hours each week 1 and week 5 during radiation of 5-FU. Mytomycin-C first round only. Hairloss, nausea, vomiting, 30 pounds of weight loss. Recurrence 2013- 4 rounds of Cisplatin with 46 hours of 5-FU with each round.

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Mary

Mary
Bio: Received anal cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) diagnosis three years ago. Fortunately, for me: stage 1. I acted on very few, very mild symptoms and the brilliant British NHS did the rest. Treatment survived. Adapting still to effects of radiation.
Cancer Type: Anal Cancer
Stage of Cancer: Stage 1 cancer
Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma
Anal Cancer Symptoms: originally: tiny amounts of bleeding, fecal incontinence, passing of clear mucous. Later itching at the site of the tumour.

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Janice

Janice
Cancer Type: Anal Cancer
Stage of Cancer: Stage 3B cancer
Anal Cancer Symptoms: Stool changes, bloody stools
Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2 IV chemo treatments, on day one, then 2nd delayed due to dehydration, also 6 pills/day for 30 days, same timing as radiation, very tired, no appetite, lost 15 pounds

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Shannon (shay)

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July 7, 2019

Licking, Missouri 65542

December 4, 1972

Cancer Survivor

Cancer Info

Anal Cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

March 31

Stage 3

over 6.1

Yes

Radiation Therapy

Fluorouracil (5-FU), Mitomycin

How it scares me

How important life and family are

Keep me positive. Keep me going.

No

Soft blanket, cards

Siteman St Louis MO

Drink lots of water and Gatorade

Rest and pray

June 17

No

Changes in bowels, narrowing of stools and maroon blood in stool.

5/7/19 through 5//11/19 and 6/10/19 through 6/14/19. Mouth sores fatigue skin irritation from picc line.

5/6/19. Skin irritation similar to a bad sunburn in the groin, pubic area, anal and skin on the inside of butt cheeks also on butt crack. I have fatigue. Some hair thinning. I did not lose all of my hair but it is definitely a lot thinner. In the last week of my treatment especially my BM’s got increasingly painful. Even three weeks post last treatment I still have painful bowel movements.

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