How did you suspect and/or find out you had cancer (or how did a loved one)?

[Anonymous]

So many people seem to have cancer today. Makes you start to get paranoid about missing signs. So I am just wondering. If you or someone you know was diagnosed, did they have symptoms? How was the cancer diagnosed? Any type of cancer....

[Anonymous]

My dad thought he was having a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. Turns out he did not have a heart attack, but he did have a spot on his lung. Lung cancer diagnosis came soon thereafter.

[Anonymous]

Early 40s, felt great. Went for a routine mammogram which lead to a breast cancer diagnosis.

[Anonymous]

A good friend of mine was just diagnosed. She found a lump during a self-exam (breast) and it turned out to be cancerous.

[Anonymous]

Are you the same poster that asked how many people you know have had cancer and how many died or survived?

[Anonymous]

Went in for my yearly GYN exam, and my doctor felt a thickening on the side of my breast. It never appeared on a routine mammogram a few months earlier. Turned out to be stage 2 cancer, diagnosed by a sonogram and biopsy. A couple other doctors said it was very difficult to feel, so I'm grateful I had such an experienced GYN.

Four years later I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Symptom was bleeding after periods had stopped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went in for my yearly GYN exam, and my doctor felt a thickening on the side of my breast. It never appeared on a routine mammogram a few months earlier. Turned out to be stage 2 cancer, diagnosed by a sonogram and biopsy. A couple other doctors said it was very difficult to feel, so I'm grateful I had such an experienced GYN.

Four years later I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Symptom was bleeding after periods had stopped.

God bless you! I hope everything is in remission.

[Anonymous]

23:03 here
Thank you, PP, I'm doing pretty well now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad thought he was having a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. Turns out he did not have a heart attack, but he did have a spot on his lung. Lung cancer diagnosis came soon thereafter.

+1 (same parent, same symptim, same diagnosis - passed away 16 months later)

[Anonymous]

I had been feeling tired, and losing weight. My internist responded that the weight loss is good, and the tiredness is from middle age.

About a month later, I hat a CT for other reasons (rule out appendix issues). The CT revealed a large tumor.

Tumor was removed, but they found a solitary metastisis (6 months later). The Met was removed.

I am 15 months out now, with No Evidence of Disease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you the same poster that asked how many people you know have had cancer and how many died or survived?

If so, you are a fearmonger, please stop obsessing.

[Anonymous]

This same topic comes up about once a month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went in for my yearly GYN exam, and my doctor felt a thickening on the side of my breast. It never appeared on a routine mammogram a few months earlier. Turned out to be stage 2 cancer, diagnosed by a sonogram and biopsy. A couple other doctors said it was very difficult to feel, so I'm grateful I had such an experienced GYN. .

I had a similar situation and was diagnosed with Stage 1 lobular breast cancer which causes a thickening and not a lump so it may be harder to detect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dad thought he was having a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. Turns out he did not have a heart attack, but he did have a spot on his lung. Lung cancer diagnosis came soon thereafter.

+1 (same parent, same symptim, same diagnosis - passed away 16 months later)

I'm so sorry PP. I miss my dad so much.

[Anonymous]

My dad started having reflux type symptoms with trouble swallowing. Medication did not help. He then was losing weight. Cancer of the upper stomach/lower espophagus found - stage 4. He made it months after that. He had a clean physical 2 months prior to diagnosis. Enjoy each day.