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How Does Chemotherapy Work?
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Learn how individual anticancer drugs work to kill tumor cells. www.cancerchemotherapy.org
001/10/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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For whatever reason, I am unable to post. If this goes through, I have a question for anyone. My husband's uncle is on Tarceva (I am a R.N. and have NEVER hea...
601/05/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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My husband's uncle has metastatic ca (liver, lungs, kidneys, esophagus, etc). I am a R.N. and am curious what the success rate for Tarceva is? I am unfamiliar...
101/05/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I was wondering if there was anyone out there that was a smoker over 30 years ago and has had a positive reponse with tarceva. From what I have read it seems t...
101/03/06 Message Rating
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Oral Chemo?!?
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does anyone here take oral chemo? and if you do, could you tell me what stage you are in? And are the side effects lessened with oral vs intravenous chemo? i w...
501/02/06 Message Rating
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a Message of Hope For The New ...
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My name is Sandy H. and I am a survivor!! I survived the poison, cut and burn, and have been taking Tamoxifen for 2 years. After my treatment ended I expected...
001/01/06 Message Rating
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Chemo For Mmmt
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I have aready undergone a total hysterectomy and radiation. I am probably going to be told this coming week I have to begin chemo for my MMMT. Does anyone habe ...
012/30/05 Message Rating
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Temodar Allergic Reaction (ras...
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My wife on her fourth day of Temodar starting showing a rash. We have tried Benedryl (pills and creme) and no help.
112/24/05 Message Rating
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Drugs That Affect Tarceva
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Hello, My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer a couple months ago. Next month we will see if her body accepts it and if it works for her. At the mome...
312/21/05 Message Rating
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Virotherapy
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Mayo clinic has a clinical trial using the measles vaccine, which has no side effects & works very well. It is injected into the peritoneal cavity & the measles...
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Medicare Part d and Tarceva
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With Medicare Part D coming on line Jan. 1, 2006 and Tarceva being as expensive as it is has anyone found a Massachusetts provider significantly better to con...
312/15/05 Message Rating
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Leiomyosarcoma
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I was diagnoised after surgery in aug. of 2003 with lms,I did 28 treatments of radiation in 2004. No change. In oct. of 2004 I had 2 rounds of chemo in hospital...
112/15/05 Message Rating
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Femara
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I am going off Femara. I was diagnosed in Stage 1 and am considered low risk for recurrence. The side effects are destroying the quality of my life. I shall sug...
012/10/05 Message Rating
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Aldara
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I have AK precancer on my lower lip and am using Aldara as a treatment. I apply it only to the small area but my whole bottom lip has errupted into open sores....
012/08/05 Message Rating
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Stop The Medicine Work on Immu...
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please my father has lived 15 years with this horrible sentence the lungs pnenomunia is what got him stay off the medicine it is the killer nutrition and your i...
112/01/05 Message Rating
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Diagnosed Ovarian Cancer 11/28...
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My mother-in-law and very dear friend was just diagnosed yesterday with ovarian cancer which has spread to her lung with an additional mass on her pelvis and sh...
511/29/05 Message Rating
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Drug Company Help?
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HI all, I know that there is a site where you can find out what drugs the drug companies are willing to donate to people who don't have medical coverage. Does a...
211/14/05 Message Rating
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Cost of The Treatment
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Dear Friends, My brother-in-law detected with Leukemia (AML). He is in India. My wife & I wanted to know, how much it will cost on the treatment, if we bring h...
211/14/05 Message Rating
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Looking For Alternatives
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Looking for information on Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
311/13/05 Message Rating
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Focused Radiation Along With T...
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on october 3, mom was daignosed with a brain tumor in the CORPUS CALLOSUM area. her biopsy was on the 11th, finding out on the 19th that it was a GLIOMA. furthe...
011/06/05 Message Rating
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What Now?
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My dad has completed 2 rounds of Carbo/Taxol/Pamidronate. 10 rounds of WBR. He recently contracted a blood clot in his right arm pit last wednesday. He has been...
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Researches and Articles About ...
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Hello everyone, My mom has cholangiocarcinoma and her doctor searches for articles and researches for treatment of gemzar + erbitux in order to give her t...
010/30/05 Message Rating
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Adrenal Cancer
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Hi everybody, I have just been diagnosed with Adrenocortical Carcinoma.I'm 28 and today I gonna see the oncologyst.I really don't know about tha stage or grade...
010/24/05 Message Rating
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Any Advice...please!!!!
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Hello Everyone... I am new to the board and Iamlooking for any and every bit of information that I can get. My 70 year old mother has just been diagnosed with M...
410/23/05 Message Rating
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Chemotheraphy & Steroids
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Hi to anyone who is reading this.... My mum has started her chemo today and is being given Fluorouracil (5FU) and Carboplatin (Paraplatin). Has anyone had these...
210/18/05 Message Rating
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