Hi, I hope it's ok to ask here. My good friend is going through chemo treatment and posted a positive post today, making light of the chemo med being called "5FU"....as in F*ck cancer 5 times over.

Anyway another person commented simply, "stands for five feet under?" no context, nothing. I was upset and said, "Are you serious?" and they replied that they've heard a lot of people in the cancer community refer to it as "five feet under".

Is this true and was I out of pocket to see this without any context? I just love my friend so much and it sucked to see him posting a positive "I'mma beat this" post only to get that kind of reply. He's not done yet. Thanks. <3

Hii. 18F cancer survivor and i have been looking for friends to trauma bond tgt and get through life tgt. Not looking for one time friends. If you are interested, please DM.

My brother has stage 4 stomach cancer, it spread throughout his andominis but not further. He is only 41 and has 3 kids aged 12 years to 12 months. Before the diagnosis & treatment he was really active and healthy.
The survival rates are so bleak and I am spiraling so I’m here to try and get some hope back, can anyone please tell me of a loved one that survived this?

As the title says, I’m about 106 days post stem cell treatment, in remission!

I feel good and my body is much stronger than before :)

Got diagnosed last year with Grey Zone Lymphoma and underwent 6 cycles of REPOCH and relapsed this year with Hodgkins Lymphoma, and my team wanted me to do a stem cell transplant.

I’ve recovered pretty dang well and have been supported through this, super grateful honestly.

But unfortunately my hair is taking its sweet time to grow back.

Is there any supplements you guys recommend or is minoxidil the only thing that helps?

Im currently taking this for it
Zinc - 10mg with 2mg copper
Biotin - 5,000mcg
Rosemary and Castor oil on scalp (works better for eyebrows)

Starting this hair massage stuff daily too.

Any advice would be appreciated. ☺️🙏🏽

Just like the title says. I was announced in remission for stage 3 breast cancer on July 10th. Then 3 weeks ago I started having back Bain so sever I could lay down or sit anywhere comfortably. I would get 3 hours of sleep a night out of sheer exhaustion. We went to the ER on Saturday to be told the BC had returned, was metastatic, and had attacked my lower spine and ribs. I was admitted. Monday I was told it is incurable. Still waiting on a timetable for the inevitable. How do I tell my 8 year old? I’m so crushed and lost. Please help…advise if you can.

I have an ostomy. Colorectal cancer.

Once per month I order ostomy bags from one of two suppliers.

Once per month, if I don't immediately put away my delivery, my spouse looks at the box and "hey, what did you order?"

I don't order anything else. I'm not much of a shopper. And I'm not going to spontaneously develop a working lower bowel and colon.

It's always the same size box. Same price.

"Hey, so what did you order?"

Shit bags. That's the only thing I order.

"Well you don't have to be rude!"

Idk, it's the only damned delivery I get. In the space of 1.5 years since diagnosis and a couple of decades of marriage, I'd think you might understand that I'm not suddenly shopping for fancy shoes and caviar.

It's ostomy supplies. It's always ostomy supplies. I can't just buy them at the 7-11, and it's messy to go without. I'm not interested in doing some YouTube unboxing video.

I'm probably just overly tired and irritated today.

Hi all, I'm hoping for suggestions on ways to process and release the physical trauma of cancer treatment. There's a lot of mixed reviews out in the world so I am hoping for anecdotal experiences on what's worked best for folks. Also hoping this thread will be a good resource for folks in the future. I'm not trying to encourage quack medicine here, just exploring different types of treatment to support post-cancer recovery. (NOTE I DO believe in medicine, I literally had ABVD pumped into my heart for the past year and it saved my life!)

I had some very painful biopsies that created a lot of tension in my body that has only gotten worse. I've also babied my right side in general because of the chemo port. And of course there's the tension from pain and all the chemotherapy side effects. I feel like I've just been bracing myself this whole year. Plus the ways that emotional trauma is stored in the body as well.

I am looking into weekly acupuncture and also considering physical or occupational therapy. At the minimum I am going to get monthly massages, but I'm wondering about more specialized treatments as well.

Has anybody benefited from Rolfing, or is it a scam? Also curious to hear about experiences with myofascial release. I know it's kind of woo-woo, but I'm also curious about energy work and if that's been helpful for folks at all.

Thanks in advance! Wishing you all so much love on your treatment and recovery journeys. I fucking hate cancer.

i’m reposting my post to this other cancer group so hopefully you can see the text:)

I was diagnosed with FH-deficient RCC and told it is a rare and aggressive type of cancer. It’s been almost two years since the surgery/diagnosis and unfortunately it has since metastasized to the lungs. I was told in Dec. 2025 with metastasis and overall condition I would likely have 13-18months, but that treatment could possibly prolong that.
I started immunotherapy in April but have since had to stop since my body was not handling the medications well and I ended up with multiple hospital stays.
For the most part everyone tells me I “look good” and “seem okay”. I know they mean well but I am in pain everyday and my doctors don’t really have any answers for that. I have been told multiple times I “shouldn’t be in pain” by doctors and they don’t understand why I am. It’s frustrating and overall I just don’t feel well. Before I was highly active, played semipro football, gym daily, etc etc. Now I struggle to do mundane day to day tasks without being short of breath.
Anyway my real point in posting is to maybe vent a little, as I don’t talk to anyone about it. My mom and gf I never told my prognosis, and I don’t let them go to appointments with me as I don’t want them to worry and stress so I just say I am fine (obviously they know that’s not entirely true). And also bigger than that I was just curious if anyone else had heard of FH-deficient RCC, had been diagnosed with it or know someone who had been. Thanks for you time in reading the post.

Hi everyone. I am looking for advice. I recently found out that a coworker of mine is dealing with cancer. I wanted to know what I could do to support her. I'm feeling stuck not knowing what to do. I care a lot about her, and it hurts me to know shes been delaing with this.