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How were you informed you have cancer?

I ask this question as I found out that I had cancer when I opened a letter from the hospital while drinking my morning coffee. The news took some digesting and I was unable to tell anyone 'till my partner got home from work. I am told this is unusual but I have since heard that others have beed told over the phone or called in to see their doctor or asked to come into hospital to discuss the results of their tests. So how did you receive the news that you have cancer?

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  • I haven't actually been diagnosed as yet (but, after CT scan, upper GI endoscopy and biospies all carried out within the last 3-4 weeks and no follow-up outpatients consultation at either my GP surgery or at the hospital that did the tests until Monday 30/01 I have received (by Post) today another outpatient appointment at a specialist cancer facility, so can only assume the worst i.e. that they suspect or have even found cancer somewhere, although only last week they were trying to make a second CT scan appointment before the outpatients appt. about the results of the first tests had been reported back to me at outpatients so this may be a false alarm.  What do others think (apart from their communication methods being questionable or even negligent of course!)?

     

  • I don't think you can get away from being worried but hopefully it will be good news. I got a letter to return to doctor who arranged my CT scan to be told my biopsy from endoscopy had showed cancer, none of it made sense and the way I was told was just awful.
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  • I don't think you can get away from being worried but hopefully it will be good news. I got a letter to return to doctor who arranged my CT scan to be told my biopsy from endoscopy had showed cancer, none of it made sense and the way I was told was just awful.
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