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I can smell cancer. I am struggling trying to find someone who will be willing to test me. I feel like no one believes me but I smelled it on my husband (50) and best friend (52). It’s a very distinctive smell. I wish I could get someone to test me.
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@michsol
I’m curious, can you zero in on where you have the cancer smell?
I believe all of you because my son has always had a bloodhound sense of smell and could smell bad things I couldn’t smell at all. For one, he has always told me it’s hard for him to be near old people because they have a smell of decay. I wonder if he was smelling cancer on any of them? I guess a heightened sense of smell can be a blessing or a curse.
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Hi! @michsol:
I am so sorry for what you have been through! It is so frustrating feeling like nobody believes in you; but believe me, we - your friends in this connect-group - believe in you.
How's your communication relationship with your PCP (primary care physician)? I think your PCP should know your overall health condition the best - especially if he/she also treats your husband. If you bring up your concerns to your PCP, perhaps you will then discuss the various options to go about this matter, such as a simple blood test to check various tumor markers in your blood. If any of these tumor markers are elevated above normal range, you can then discuss these issues with your medical oncologist with more confidence and ask for imaging tests such as: MRI or PET scans accordingly.
Best wishes to you all!