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My mom's goin' to take Tarceva...
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My dear mom got lung cancer for years (they concluded) and diagnosed about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, it's already stage 4 and there's also something ...
302/14/08 Message Rating
Discussion started Caregiver
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Avastin/CPT-11
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Hey,My husband had a GBM removed in 2006 and underwent radiation therapy and Chemo (Temodar).  He was onto his last cycle this past month, when his neuroon...
302/13/08 Message Rating
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Topotecan
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I am due to start Topotecan and would like any info on side effects from patients that have been on it. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.Krist...
002/12/08 Message Rating
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Great article
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My wife told me about a great article she just read in All You magazine. It's about 3 women that were diagnosed with cancer (colon, breast, and carcinoid) a...
002/12/08 Rated by 1 members
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Making a Recovery
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I was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma with Mets in Sept 07 andgiven a few months to live. I was then given Sutent as soon as it becameavailable in Australia...
002/11/08 Rated by 2 members
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what to do next
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hi! my mother-in-law was diagonised with stage IV stomach cancer November 2007. She went through 2 rounds of chemo - xeloda 2-x-daily with infusions and a drip ...
102/01/08 Message Rating
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tarveca and small cell
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Is tarveca recommended for small cell lung cancer?
101/30/08 Message Rating
Discussion started Caregiver
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Travel while on sutent
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Can anyone tell me if travel is allowed (particularly flying) while on the 4 cycle of sutent? Also, how often does an oncologist need to see the patient during ...
001/24/08 Message Rating
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advise
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Has anyone had any experience with taking dexamethasone and or Anakinra (also known as kineret)?  I am suppose to start on these drugs in 2 weeks. I am unc...
001/24/08 Message Rating
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Desperate Daughter needs help!
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Hi,  I live with my Mom near Fort Myers, FL and she has just been diagnosed with colon cancer at 52. The CAT scan showed that it has also spread to her liv...
201/23/08 Message Rating
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Treatment with Reditux
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My dad had an occurance of NHL about two years ago and got treated with chemo and one dose of Mabthera.  He had a recurrance of the NHL recently and is sta...
001/20/08 Message Rating
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AZD2171
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I have OVCA Stage IV.  Had debulking surgery and one round (6 infusions) of Carbo-Taxol.  There are lingering OVCA cells which form a VERY small patch...
001/20/08 Message Rating
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cyclosporine and nausea
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Anyone have any tips or tricks out there to help overcome nausea from Cyclosporine?  Caring for my Sis.  She just had stem cell and has to take cycosp...
001/18/08 Message Rating
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sutent and side effects
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My father, suffering from has just finished a 4 week treatment of Sutent (50mg dosage).  This website has been a great hope for him and the sutent has work...
001/17/08 Message Rating
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You can be Cured
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Dear Readers,My excusses the link have to be: www.wildlife-giftshop.netYou can heal yourself.Blessing from AngelCure 
001/14/08 Message Rating
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Father's CA 19-9 went frm 6330...
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Hello all,My question is regarding a CA 19-9 number listed on my fathers blood work chart that has went extremely down.  My father is 74 with pancreat...
001/13/08 Message Rating
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I need some help from you ther...
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Dear Forum members: I know that many of you are looking for new treatments, as much as I do. My sister is suffering from a cervical cancer recurrance and we are...
001/11/08 Message Rating
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Faslodex
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My sister recently begain injections of Faslodex following a slight increase in lab numbers.  She is postmeopausal and had previously been on Femera. ...
001/07/08 Message Rating
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Protocel
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Hello,My father has cancer.  I recently heard of Protocel as an additional treatment to cancer.  Has anyone taken this product or heard of it?  K...
001/06/08 Message Rating
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Secondary Liver Cancer
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? My Mum has secondary Liver cancer and has several bouts of chemo but the doctors are now saying if the liver doe...
101/04/08 Message Rating
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information
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Does any one have any info re Temsirolimus?.As my sisters Oncologist has suggested to her that she will be going on this drug after her operation which she will...
101/02/08 Message Rating
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Diagnostic Tests
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In the stomach cancer message boards, it was a concern of some of the cancer patients that a CT Scan is not always the best test as it can miss some of the micr...
001/01/08 Message Rating
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xeloda side effects and how yo...
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Hey, if anyone has a situation that seems to be relevent, please let me know.  My father was diagnosed with rectal cancer and had to do chemo and radiation...
012/30/07 Message Rating
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Avastin Side Effects
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Can anyone tell me about the side effects of avastin?
212/30/07 Message Rating
Discussion started Survivor
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3 observations
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Hi AllI am a 4.9 year survivor of 2 stage III simultaneous tumors one in the colon & one in the rectum.  I have made a number of observations while goi...
012/28/07 Message Rating
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