Head and neck cancer ribbons

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414018 tn?1268611672 i have also ordered merchandise and anyone can do it! each box (i am getting 10) each includes teal bands, ribbons and bells. (bands and ribbons $2 bells $5) i am going to sell them at uni, but also place them in doctors surgeries around my local town and throughout my local shopping centre.
414018 tn?1268611672 I was sitting in Drs surgery today and saw a brochure for ovarian cancer researh foundation, and saw the silver ribbon thing to. No wonder we can't get the word out properly in OZ, seems strange that they wouldn't stick to international colour when other Australian organisations use TEAL. I even bought teal ribbon at neopolian perdis (sp) concept store..........Tracy Grimshaw and Anna Bligh were wearing their teal ribbons yesterday.
Avatar f tn My issue is prolonged and continued numbess and tightness beneath my chin and entire upper frontal area of neck. To best describe it I would say its feels like someone has their hands around my neck and is choking me..........It has NOT gotten any better, in fact it seems to be worsening, spreading now toward the sides of my neck. I have been to the original surgeon, my family physician, neurosurgeon, Obviously there is permanent nerve damage although no one will really say anything.
1235103 tn?1267815363 t use the zipper i would probably let them ask what the cure would be and as we all kknow brain and neck surgery is the only way and sometimes it doesnt cure it all just lessens the sevarity of the symptoms. I hope this has helped if you have more questins please feel free to contact me on face book.
200220 tn?1361951554 t checked this site out yet. I would like to get one of the ribbons. They are beautiful and would help to make the world a little more aware of the disease.
10947 tn?1281404252 Hi, In honor of October being the National Breast Cancer Awareness month, we have designed a special theme to recognize this. This is our second theme like this and we hope this is something you will use to help spread awareness about Breast Cancer. To change your theme, just go to My MedHelp and click on the "gears" circle. The Breast Cancer theme is the last theme on the second row. Please let us know and feedback and thank you.
703858 tn?1274669802 I, too, often feel fed up with the pink deluge, not just in Breast Cancer Month, but all the time! It seems like 90% of the literature I pick up is aimed at the "pink" crowd. There was a tea held at my cancer treatment center recently and I was quite interested, because I love tea parties, but it was for breast cancer survivors only! Unfair! I know there are many more women with breast cancer than with ovarian cancer, and that's why there's so much attention paid to it.
196469 tn?1365387975 I missed her yesterday and I did not check out the song, but I did go in last night and watch the video of her interview on Good Morning America where they discussed ovarian cancer and then the clip on her show where she and Regis were talking about her and Electrolux teaming up to raise $500,000. Then I went to then electrolux site which links you to a site just for her. You then enter the Wash and Wear Lounge where you can send a virtual t-shirt to a friend or friends.
Avatar f tn Started off as a knot on the back of my head right where necks start on the bottom of head.. then I noticed I had a tiny knot in my neck. Did some research and cancer started to pop up on the Internet.. I freaked out and anxiety went into overdrive.. doctor examined me and thought it was due to allergies.. got cat scan and the side with knot the lymph nodes and glands was bigger but they said they didn’t see anything wrong ..
136849 tn?1327321510 I know several women that are friends or at least acquaintances here in town that have fought against breast cancer. Off the top of my head I can think of at least 10. And how many have won the battle? 9 of those 10. Only one woman passed away. I know personally 2 women that have dealt with Ov Ca, one is still fighting after 8 years and one was gone within 2 years of being diagnosed. And do we even want to count the women that have come and gone here? No. . . . .
620923 tn?1452915648 Hi Sweetie.....I always have something purple on too....I never had nething purple b4 I got my DX and found out purple was the color for awareness. I think of u often, so glad to see u posting again.
621386 tn?1221532483 I wish you the best of luck and go get a head and neck cancer specialist to check you out completlyl! I would demand it we even had to travel out of our area to a cancer treatment center.
Avatar n tn Hi, i am 19 yr old male and have been having a kind of sharp pain only and during bowel movement, but everyday. I have found blood on my toilet paper only and no where else, but mostly every time i have bowel movement there is blood on the toilet paper. my concern is that most of the time, my stool is loose not hard but it still hurts everytime, I have read some online articles and do not know for sure what this is, has anyone else had this situation?
Avatar n tn I have a hard, non-tender lump on the right side of the back of my head down towards my neck. I noticed it in undergrad (4 years ago) and they took blood work. The NP said that my white count (i think) was slightly elevated, and that i probably had a virus lingering around, which would explain the swollen lymph node on the back of my head. It has never gone away. It has been there at least 4 years now. I have lately been SUPER fatigued.
Avatar m tn Whereas in the past, the “face” of head and neck cancer was a man in his 60s with a history of heavy smoking and alcohol consumption, the men diagnosed with HPV oropharyngeal cancer do not smoke heavily and may still be in their 50s or younger, although older men are also affected. Dr. Wirth explains that HPV cancers show a specific pattern as to where they arise.
Avatar f tn You're right - ovarian cancer does not get the recognition it needs. It's the cancer that "whispers." The symptoms are generally vague and doctors may write them off as stress or bowel problems. Too often the symptoms are ignored until it's too late. The women on this forum have been fighting for public recognition of this disease, to raise awareness. You'll see pink ribbons and pink yogurt tops all over the place but you won't see teal any where.
Avatar n tn The general term used for babies who can not hold their head up well is head lag. At birth, all babies have head lag. Some control over head movement is reached by 8 weeks so that head lag lessens. By the age of 4-6 months, most babies should be able to hold their head up when pulled by their arms to a seated position. However, there is of course some variation between infants, and some may hold their head up earlier and some a little later.
Avatar f tn Hi all, Has anyone ever heard of breast cancer (IBC or other) spreading up the neck to cause neck, ear, and head pain on that side? I have a swollen axillary node and pain in my breast and up my neck to my ear and head and nobody can figure it out, even breast specialists. Does this sound famiiar to anyone? Thanks so much for any info.
Avatar f tn I was prescribed anti-depressents which calmed me but the headaches continued. I was then sent for a MRI head and neck scan without dye which came back clear. I have also had a ct scan of bowel and several other tests which again have been ok. I am now feeling sick but my GP will not send me for any more tests. I have a fear of cancer after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer ten years ago which turned out to be a complete mistake.
1413972 tn?1305579764 My daughter and I will be wearing our purple shirts and ribbons for you tomorrow. Good Luck and keep us posted. Sending lots and lots of prayers and hugs your way !!!
Avatar n tn Lymph nodes enlarge when there is an infection. The head and neck area have an extensive network of lymph nodes. These lymph nodes function like a filter, and thus increase in size in the presence of infection to filter out organisms. Even with treatment, some lymph nodes remain enlarged. A recurrent infection would further increase the size of the lymph node. However, there are other conditions that can present with lymph node enlargement. Head and neck malignancy is an example.
Avatar f tn You raise a great question, but the jury is still out on this issue. The effects of cellphone radiation on head and neck tumors has not been shown but also not been extensively studied." to my follow up question re 'can we test for this' and could there be a relation to the head jerking, he said: "There's no way to test for this, and I certainly don't think it has any relation to your head jerking." how would you feel?
Avatar f tn My 56 yr. old husband has had IBS for years and years.We were told Celiac and after two years gluten free and with symptoms still of IBS were told, well must be the dairy. Sure enough, dairy is the culprit. But Lactaids don't work very well all the time with that control. He, for about a year now, has had bloody stools (we assumed were hemorrhoids) shaped like ribbons. Extremely fatigued and stomach bloat to compete with Santa Claus.
564735 tn?1263943526 I just typed in ribbons for causes and several sites came up. I remember looking for a place like that before because I saw a ribbon I didn't recognize. Perhaps there is a place where the sales go to benefit OvCa research. Surely, there must be.
1179456 tn?1263926811 It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancers, and other cancers. This medicine also works on the immune system and is commonly used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. If used for arthritis or psoriasis, the drug is only given once a week. so u have u r answer.. i hope...
Avatar m tn Hello im 18 and I have been having mysterious aches and pains , i have alot of blood test ? if it was cancer wouldnt they have picked it up by now , or seen something was off and wrong ... and its fusterating when people dont beilieve you when you say something wrong ya know . I dont know what to do , I ran HIV test on me all other STDs and nothing i dont know whats wrong im starting to think its in my head like people are telling me . but could it be cancer ..
105530 tn?1279585282 i wear teal for someone special, on the back help break the silence, a butterfly with hope-strength and survive and ovarian cancer awareness - feb24th to 2nd of march and opf course the website www.ovca.org.au The shirt has been approved by ovca so thanks for making me aware of the website! i have also ordered merchandise and anyone can do it! each box (i am getting 10) each includes teal bands, ribbons and bells.
Avatar f tn t go away.. so I started to get a lil worried and started checking my neck and head for knots about a 3-4 days later I notice a knot in my neck so I mad a doctor's appointment. The doctor told me she thinks it's a knotted muscle and just give if a few weeks, she went on to ask questions if I been bitten or pulled a muscle I told her I don't think so.. so I let a week go by and the knot stil didn't go away ..
120574 tn?1240767840 She immediately asked about the Brac gene and its connection between ovarian cancer and breast cancer and explained that she had a friend with ovarian cancer. She then asked why they were not doing more with this Brac gene and ovarian cancer. She was told that they don't collect for ovarian cancer, just breast cancer. TC's friend said, "Well I'll just stick with my friend and ovarian cancer" and hung up. (I don't look at stats either.