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Avastin for ovarian cancer
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I am a 43 year old with metastatic ovarian cancer that has spread to areas around the abdomen/pelvis and lungs.   I was previously treated w...
604/15/08 Message Rating
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Need info on personal experien...
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Hi! I was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2007 and went into remission. I have a 2 1/2 year treatment plan, so I won't be done with treatment unti June 2009...
204/13/08 Message Rating
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How Long Can Body Handle Chemo
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How long can someones body take chemo?
104/12/08 Message Rating
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efudex
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I just started treatement with efudex.  My skin cancer covers my entire lower lip.  Has anyone used efudex on their lips?  I tried not to get any...
004/09/08 Message Rating
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Alternative treatments in Mexi...
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Have anyone heard about the alternative treatments done in Reynosa Mexico? Or other places in Mexico? My father has stomach mets terminal cancer. i need to find...
304/08/08 Rated by 1 members
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getting a second opinion?
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I'm hoping to talk to someone who has gotten a remote second opinion.  Anyone had any experience with this?
004/08/08 Message Rating
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Help I need some advice?
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My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 NSCLC in Sept. of 07. She also had tumors in the brain. She was given Radiation for the brain tumor and those shrunk and still...
004/08/08 Message Rating
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Taxotere
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My Mom was doing chemotherapy infusions of Carboplatin. Then they gave her tarceva for a few months now she is doing chemotheray infusions of Taxotere. Is anyon...
104/04/08 Message Rating
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ERLOTINIB for pancreatic Cance...
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Dear all,my grandmother, 83, has been recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. I've heard of erlotinib has an useful chemotherapic treatment for this tumour, w...
104/04/08 Message Rating
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Torisel
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I want to thank everyone who answere my "Torisel" questions. I tried to answer each one individually, but I am not sure I  did. But, thank you al...
104/03/08 Message Rating
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larynx cancer mets to thw lung...
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Hello. My mother is only 53 years old and has been diagnosed with cancer of the larynx mets to the lungs advanced disease with a possible prognosis of 3-6 month...
104/03/08 Message Rating
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numb fingers with navalbine,an...
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I have metastatic Adenocarcinoma started in breast,then in brain, now in lymphnodes in my neck. I have been treated with Navalbine since February 07-to the pres...
004/02/08 Message Rating
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Metastatic Cancer
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My mother has what the doctor called metastatic cancer, originating in her left lung. I was just looking on the site at some of the other treatments , Sutent an...
704/01/08 Message Rating
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Torisel
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I am a 74 year old female with Kidney cancer.  I was on Sutent for 4 weeks, but the doctor did not like the results of my blood work after taking it and th...
004/01/08 Message Rating
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Treatment for MMMT
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I am hoping someone can give me some information on the various treatments for MMMT.  I have already gone through a hysterectomy, taxol/carbo and ifos/taxo...
003/30/08 Message Rating
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Nexavar
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My Mother has been on Nexavar for four months now. Her scalp is very iching, we are wondering if there are people who have lost their hair from this treatment? ...
003/30/08 Message Rating
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deep vein thrombosis
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Dear Group,My husband was diagnosed 30 days ago with adenocarcinoma.  Initial sign was a clot to his left calf that only caused crampling until it moved an...
003/29/08 Message Rating
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Anvirzel
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 hi  My father has pancreatic cancer and mets to the liver. He has not been offered any treatment as his cancer has travelled. I have heard of the abo...
003/28/08 Message Rating
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METABOLIC THERAPY Apricot kern...
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Dad has advanced small cell lung cancer and has been offered 4 rounds of chemo, he is on his second today infact and I have been looking into alternative medici...
103/27/08 Message Rating
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Cyberknife vs radio frequency ...
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Hi - my wife has Stage IV colon cancer and has been treated with xeloda and 5FU (in sequence) along with Avastin.  The liver lesions have reduced in size t...
003/26/08 Message Rating
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preparing for chem radiation?
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So what do I need to do to prepare myself? It is gemcitabine/oxaliplatin .I have a tumor on the head of the pancreas and I will do 2 cycles before surgery and 2...
003/26/08 Message Rating
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Help!
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My brother who lives in a 3rd world country has been diagnosed withGastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.  After removing the tumor,  his doctor has prescri...
003/25/08 Message Rating
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Question about Tarceva for my ...
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Hello,Our dad was just diagnosed with lung cancer, stage 4 and given 3-6 months to live. We have asked to meet with his oncologist next week to discuss the poss...
503/25/08 Message Rating
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any information
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my husbands father has carcinoma of the parotid gland.  he just started perifosine once a day a week ago and i wondered if there is anyone that has an...
003/23/08 Message Rating
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Unknown Primary
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I was diagnosed with cancer of unknown primary.  I had 2 cancerous lymph nodes (out of the 47 removed) under my arm.  The oncologist believes that the...
303/22/08 Message Rating
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