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    <title>Conventional Cancer Treatment Forum: Online Information &amp; Resources</title>
    <description>Visit our online cancer treatment forum today to explore conventional cancer treatment resources and share information, research and stories with other cancer patients.</description>
    <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancer-treatment/conventional/1,0,129,123.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Need help for nerve damaged?</title>
      <description>Dear All:&amp;nbsp;There are urgent questions need your help to provide recommendations.&amp;nbsp;Because my father has the bladder cancer which has spread to bone and lung, bone metastasis happened on the vertebra(the 5th lumbar vertebra&amp;nbsp;and the 10th thoracic vertebra) &amp;nbsp;He found the pain on hip on July, 2009. And then he almost can&amp;rsquo;t walk on August. We do MRI scan on 8/13 and found there is compression fracture on the 5th lumbar vertebra to compress the nerve.So the doctor does the lumbar vertebra surgery on 9/17. After surgery, we still found the leg can&amp;rsquo;t move. Do another MRI on 9/20.&amp;nbsp; We found there is new compression fracture on 10th thoracic vertebra to compress the nerve too. So the doctor does the thoracic surgery on 9/22. After surgery, legs recover the movement capability during the following three days. &amp;nbsp;After three days, his legs lost the movement again gradually. The doctor can&amp;rsquo;t find any reason even we do another MRI on 10/5.And my father still has serious pain on his back after surgery. He must use morphine 50mg to relieve pain. The doctor also can&amp;rsquo;t find the root cause.Now his legs lose the feeling and movement (He can&amp;rsquo;t lift, bend his leg and foot.) On 10/10, his WBC up to 18000/ul, we found he had the pleural effusion on full left lung on 10/10 chest CT. (he did the thoracic surgery from left chest.)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;So my question is 1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Anyone provide effective treatment to cure metastasis bladder cancer?2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Is it possible to treat serious pleural effusion by any conventional or alternative treatment?3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Because my father&amp;rsquo;s legs can&amp;rsquo;t move after surgery, is there anyone know how to check what is the root cause? What test should we ask to do?4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If the nerve were damaged by something, is it possible to recover by some way? Could anyone provide some recommendation?5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How to reduce pain without morphine? Someone says the morphine will help the growth of cancer, is it right?&amp;nbsp;I am really waiting for your recommendations from all of you.&amp;nbsp;My mobile : --Message edited by CancerCompass staff. For personal protection, phone number removed. Consider private reply. Please review CancerCompass Member Guidelines at http://www.cancercompass.com/common/guidelines.html--  &amp;nbsp;from Taiwan&amp;nbsp;Regards,&amp;nbsp;John.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Pleural Effusion</description>
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      <author>totti</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tarceva for older patients?</title>
      <description>My Dad was just diagnosed today with advanced lung cancer. I am his primary caretaker. He doesn&amp;#39;t fully understand (mild Alzheimers which he&amp;#39;s treated for) so it&amp;#39;s difficult for me to speak with him about his options. One of his doctors said they could do a biopsy and then he could take Tarceva. Another doctor advised us against that because of his weakened state. He can take care of his basic needs but he needs me here to cook and make sure he&amp;#39;s taking his medications. Lately it&amp;#39;s been hard for him to get out of bed.I don&amp;#39;t know what to do about the Tarceva. The doctor who suggested it said there are no side effects. After reading about it, that&amp;#39;s not true. I&amp;#39;m afraid if I start him on the pills they will take him out of the little comfort zone he&amp;#39;s in right now. He is 93 years old. Can I have your opinions? I&amp;#39;m basically all alone so I have to decide everything by myself so your thoughts are appreciated.Also, would they prescribe Tarceva without a biopsy? My Dad got a PET scan which showed advanced cancer. One tumor is over 9cm and it&amp;#39;s spread to lymphs. The doctor who doesn&amp;#39;t think he should take treatment also doesn&amp;#39;t think he should do the biopsy.</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,40434,0.htm</link>
      <author>TabithaS</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>question about chemo..</title>
      <description>Three weeks ago I had a round of chemo, avastin/abraxeneI had already started the Budwig protocol, and supplements&amp;nbsp;and since decided not to get anymore chemo. My question is, how long does it take for the chemo and the effects to end?&amp;nbsp; I am on the 3rd week since chemo and I am still having the effects of, besides losing all my hair, the stomach pain and joint pain is still there. thanks</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,39599,0.htm</link>
      <author>stonecrest</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Erbitux side effects</title>
      <description>My husband had his 1st Erbitux treatment this past Monday.&amp;nbsp; He was unable to sleep all night due to a horrible headache.&amp;nbsp; His headache got so bad that he threw up, his eye balls even hurt.&amp;nbsp; Anyone else had this?</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,36328,0.htm</link>
      <author>carrieandjohn</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Alimta side effect</title>
      <description>Wondering if anyone has had experience with Alimta.&amp;nbsp; We anticipated a few days of fatigue, but my wife has been without any energy for the entire 3 weeks between infusions.&amp;nbsp; We&amp;#39;re scheduled for another&amp;nbsp; (the 2nd) in a few days andwonder if the drug is the problem now.</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,35209,0.htm</link>
      <author>leerube</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aromasin</title>
      <description>I am on aromasin and would like to know if anyone is having headsaches as a side effect. I was on femara and had the same side effect. Any suggestiond please replySheila63&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,34548,0.htm</link>
      <author>sheila63</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zometa side effect?</title>
      <description>Has anyone that has taken Zometa had a problem with recurrent urinary tract infections?&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m taking it as a precautionary treatment, but since I&amp;#39;ve started it in July, I&amp;#39;ve had 3 urinary tract infections.&amp;nbsp; (I previously had only 1 in 20 years.)&amp;nbsp; My oncologist said he&amp;#39;s never heard of that being a side effect,&amp;nbsp;even though I&amp;#39;ve found some info on the internet that seems to support that is it a side effect?</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,32837,0.htm</link>
      <author>Kimgee65</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Yttrium 90 for Liver Metastasis of Carcinoid</title>
      <description>Hello Everyone,&amp;nbsp;Have ayone had the Yttrium 90 Treatment for Liver Metastasized Carcinoid with positive results?&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;d appreciate any feedback as my mom has stage 4 liver metastasized Carcinoid and being offered the Treatment.&amp;nbsp; We, however, wary of side effects and treatment effectiveness.Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31246,0.htm</link>
      <author>yulia</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ANY Treatment that Works For Carcinoid Metastisized to Liver?</title>
      <description>Hi Everyone,My mom has been diagnosed with unknown primary carcinoid&amp;nbsp;which metastasized to her liver in August 2007.&amp;nbsp; She was doing Gerson Therapy and&amp;nbsp;was on the&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;watch and see&amp;#39;&amp;#39; approach.&amp;nbsp; It hasn&amp;#39;t been successful as her recent MRI showed that the cancer progressed.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Her liver is about 50% full with mets, but she feels OK, has the energy, her liver function is normal as well.&amp;nbsp; She is seen by Dr. Warner, one of the best specialists in Carcinoid in NY who offered her SIR Spheres Treatment as soon as possible.&amp;nbsp; Here is the thing though:&amp;nbsp; we aren&amp;#39;t sure what to do!&amp;nbsp; I understand that her condition is very dangerous to procrastinate,&amp;nbsp;but we are scared that SIR Spheres Radiation Therapy with its risks and side effects&amp;nbsp;will make her worse off.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Has anyone tried ANY Treatment whether its CONVENTIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE with positive results?&amp;nbsp; Please Please Let me Know!&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;d appreciate any feedback!Thanks!!&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31235,0.htm</link>
      <author>yulia</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>multiple hypodensities on liver and kidneys</title>
      <description>Hi everyone;I was diagnosed with multiple hypodensities on both kidneys and liver none more than 1 cm big..I also have a nodule on my right lung that is 3.3mm big and have been prescribed levsin for the stomach cramps I have been experiencing.My question is.&amp;nbsp; I was told to follow up in 3 months for the lung nodule, and nothing at all was said about my hypodensities except that &amp;quot;they are probably cysts, Don&amp;#39;t have to admit to hospital and do surgery today&amp;quot;and that&amp;nbsp;was it.&amp;nbsp; Can anyone tell me what causes this or what can be determined from blood work and urine analysis with a CT scan?&amp;nbsp; Shouldn&amp;#39;t there have been additional meds perscribed for me to take to cure the &amp;#39;hypodensities&amp;#39; ..or am I in a fantasy land?&amp;nbsp; And I have to wait and see if they go away by themselves or escalate to something worse?I know that I am just a little worried, but not to say anything gets me.&amp;nbsp; You know it?&amp;nbsp; Does anyone have a &amp;quot;history&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;cause of&amp;quot; story to tell me?&amp;nbsp; I am starting to wonder a lot...since my next appointment is not until Dec 16.thanks,Kim Loignon&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,30704,0.htm</link>
      <author>foreverhisown</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>liver cancer treatment...just begining</title>
      <description>my mom has primary liver cancer. two tumours. has anyone tried cyberknife procedure? what is recovery like after chemo embolization?thanksrosie4</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,30539,0.htm</link>
      <author>rosie4</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Breathing</title>
      <description>My mother is being treated for ovarian cancer with chemotherapy right now. One thing that really worries me most is her breathing difficulty sometimes. I think she has always had a low grade asthma that she never got diagnosed. and she had never told her oncologist about this suspsion of having asthma. So when she says that she is having a hard time breathing it really worries me. I am not sure if it is a side efffect of the chemo or perhaps the pain medication. But when i told her to tell her oncologist about it, she made it sound more like it was anxiety issues. Which i do believe she does have as well and it might be contrubuting to it. But i am still not convinced that is all it is. What should i do!!? I read something off of google once that a girls mother died from breathing problems in her sleep and she also had ovarian cancer and was being treated with chemo. please help me i am soo scared.</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29859,0.htm</link>
      <author>Ninashinobu</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>try hypnotherapy to reduce side effects of conventional treatments</title>
      <description>hi please read this, the effects of hypnotherapy on your emotional state of mind, side effects, etc are amazing...i posted some messages on the forum earlier this year after my mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. i just wanted to share her story, to give some hope to others.mum&amp;nbsp;was previously very fit and well, and suddenly developed very bad heartburn. after an endoscopy, she was told she needed to have a CT scan because of her past history of breast cancer. unfortunately the scan showed that she had a pancreatic tumour, and she subsequently underwent the whipples operation. however, it had already spread to her liver.mum was not keen to have radiotherapy or chemo given that the success rates in panc cancer are not promising. so we researched a range of alternative therapies for her, including ozone, various diets and hypnotherapy.the reason i am sharing this story is because of the enormous positive&amp;nbsp;effects of the hypnotherapy on her, and i feel that it is something that can benefit other cancer sufferers tremendously.we contacted a hypnotherapist in australia called dr rick collingwood, who is the australian equivalent of paul mckenna. he had worked with a number of cancer patients and had had phenomenal results with them, in terms of improving their quality of life. he agreed to fly to london to work with mum within 2 weeks. he sent her&amp;nbsp;2 of his CDs to listen to daily&amp;nbsp;so that his treatments could begin immediately.&amp;nbsp;before he arrived, she had lost&amp;nbsp;over a stone in weight, was constantly tearful and depressed, unable to sleep,&amp;nbsp;had lost her enjoyment for everything, and was in a degree of pain from the operation. i myself am a doctor, and admittedly i was incredibly dubious about what hypnotherapy could do for her. within days of&amp;nbsp;starting to listen to the&amp;nbsp;CDs, she was sleeping through the night, her appetite improved and her mood lifted. i was truly amazed.following rick&amp;#39;s arrival in london, after just&amp;nbsp;1 session with rick, i can honestly say that she was a new woman overnight. her mood was suddenly positive, and even&amp;nbsp;knowing her prognosis, she&amp;nbsp;believed so strongly that she could beat the cancer and that it would not effect her&amp;nbsp;quality of life. her appetite returned with a vengeance. her sleeping pattern improved massively. her doctors were even&amp;nbsp;amazed at how quickly she recovered from the operation, and people around her began commenting on how well she looked. throughout this period, no one but our immediate family knew of her diagnosis, so you can imagine just how well she must have been to keep this quiet.sadly, her scan 8 weeks after her operation showed an increase in the number of metastases in her liver. at this stage, we tried ozone therapy at a clinic in malaysia that claimed to have amazing results in cancer patients. unfortunately, this was unsuccessful. however, throughout all this time, the effects of the hypnotherapy remained, and in fact rick flew back again, to do further sessions with mum.sadly, my mum had a massive stroke, and lost her battle to the cancer a few months ago, and passed away. now whilst i would never advocate that hypnotherapy is a cure for cancer, especially as i am a doctor, i strongly believe that it gave her an incredible quality of life for the last few months. something which i will be eternally grateful to rick for.&amp;nbsp;we managed to travel abroad and spend time together as a family, and she did everything she wanted to do. in fact, i have never seen her shop as much as she did during this holiday. until the morning of her passing, she was laughing and joking with us, and we could never have anticipated what the next few hours would bring.i hope that my sharing this can bring some hope to other sufferers and their families. sadly there isn&amp;#39;t always a way to cure the cancer, but there is a way to improve the quality of the last few weeks, months or years.i would be happy to give any further information to anyone interested, and would urge everyone to give this a go. of course, it is not feasible to fly rick over from across the world, but his CDs are amazing. he is back in england in november to do a tour, and i believe he will also be offering a limited number of one to one sessions. the results of his trial are available on ricks UK website (www.mindmotivationsuk.com), and the link for the trial is: http://www.mindmotivationsuk.com/hypnosis-cancer-treatment.s  this shows the unbelievable effects his treatments have had on even reducing the effects of chemotherapy. my mum&amp;#39;s story is&amp;nbsp;also&amp;nbsp;on the website at &amp;nbsp;http://www.mindmotivationsuk.com/latest-hypnosis-news.shtml#  i hope that this gives some hope to others. farah</description>
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      <author>Farah</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>yes or no??? chemo for an 88 year old..need advice badly</title>
      <description>&amp;nbsp;am quite concerned that my 88 year old mother may not be able to take the adverse effects of chemo or radiation.&amp;nbsp; She was diagnosed with gb cancer with one liver lesion last week and we have opted not to go through an operation.&amp;nbsp; We still are waiting for an appointment with an oncologist.&amp;nbsp; Just wondering from those with experience how bad chemo./radiation is/was for them and if they think an 88 year old would be able to&amp;nbsp; endure its harsh effects???&amp;nbsp; Any information/advice would be greatly appreciated. Private Reply Quote&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Reply to This Message &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28681,0.htm</link>
      <author>dllfb</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>isolated testis relaps for ALL in child</title>
      <description>My son is 7 years old. He has suffered B linkage ALL in 3 years old. He has had BFM prrotocol. He has finished his treatment in 6 years old. One months ago, he has got isolated bilateral testis relaps and he has begun treatment with BFM protocol. Now he is first R2 block.Who have received treatment with BFM protocol for isolated testis relaps?please share your knnowledge and experience with me.</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,28647,0.htm</link>
      <author>aaaaa</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Saltwater and cancer </title>
      <description>I was amaze&amp;nbsp;at this. its about a new cancer treatment that kills cancer cell and&amp;nbsp;dos not &amp;nbsp;harm normal cells. the link is at the botom of the postAn American Inventor John Kanzius Has Invented A Method Of Burning Saltwater To Run Engines, Heat Homes And DesalisationAn American Inventor Created A Radio Frequency Generator That Burns Salt Water. Here Is The Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vSxR6UKFM&amp;amp;mode=related&amp; John Kanzius Produces Hydrogen from Salt Water Using Radio Waves - Latest DevelopmentsJohn Kanzius Produces Hydrogen from Salt Water Using Radio Waves - Latest Developments This present PESWiki webpage is temporary, serving as a quasi official location, though it is technically independent coverage. News From Arthur Cristian - Love For Life Campaign27th February 2008This Is John Kanzius New Website: John Kanzius Cancer Research FoundationJohn Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation Who We AreCancer is the second leading cause of death in our country, and in Erie County, the incidence of cancer is increasing. Yet the chances for successful treatment have never been greater than they are right now. And ongoing research continues to offer the promise that new cures will be discovered. This is why The John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation was created.The John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation is a group of dedicated Erie citizens supporting ongoing research for the Kanzius Radiowave Treatment project. Our mission is to create regional and national awareness of the potentials of this therapy, and to help to accelerate the speed at which research progresses. We believe that by acting together in support of continuing research and development we can make a difference in the lives of people who suffer from this disease.The Treatment The Kanzius Radiowave Treatment is a promising potential therapy that uses high-energy radiowaves to destroy cancer cells that have been &amp;ldquo;tagged&amp;rdquo; with nano particles. Nano particles attached to cancer cells are heated by radiowaves to a temperature which destroys the cancer cells. Non-cancerous cells are not affected by the therapy. And the technique is noninvasive, and can be provided without the need for auxiliary chemotherapy or radiation.Intensive research into radiowave treatment is underway at prominent medical centers. Dr. Steven Curley of the University of Texas&amp;rsquo; M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has conducted research showing that cancer cells and tumors marked with gold nano particles can be treated with external radiowaves. Recently, an abstract describing his research was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists conference. Dr. David Geller of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has also proved that the Kanzius Radiowave Treatment can kill tissue, and theoretically cancer cells, in animals. His research was recently presented at the Society for University Surgeons in Phoenix, Arizona.GoalsResearch into radiowave therapy is ongoing. Additional testing of laboratory animals is planned. And sophisticated radio transmission equipment is being designed and developed at Industrial Sales and Manufacturing in Erie. But to sustain momentum, we need your support. The goal of John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation is to raise money to support ongoing research. Immediate need for these funds is the purchase of a sophisticated infrared microscope capable of viewing nano particles inside cancer cells. In addition, funds for this project will allow for the employment of additional chemists and biomedical engineers creating the potential to conduct clinical trials using actual patients within the next three years. Our community will be included among the three to five national sites where patients can participate in these crucial studies.From Those Who KnowJohn Kanzius&amp;ldquo;Researchers are working daily on a new non-invasive radiowave therapy to treat cancer patients. They are trying to advance this treatment into human trials as quickly as possible. Through their diligence and hard science, our dreams and prayers for a new and effective cancer treatment could soon be a reality. By supporting this research effort, perhaps we can all give something back to this community.&amp;rdquo;Recent News As of 27th February 2008 (use above link to read recent news)Sending his cancer a signalFascinating Possible Cancer TreatmentFlorida Man&amp;#39;s Cancer Treatment Idea Looks PromisingCancer research inspires Erie communityInventor may have breakthrough in killing cancer cellsCancer therapy takes next stepFlorida Man Invents Machine To Cure CancerStudies on using radio waves against cancer are advancing&amp;nbsp;http://www.loveforlife.com.au/taxonomy/term/861&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;</description>
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      <author>jcr65566</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>radiation/chemo *cervical cancer stage 1B2</title>
      <description>I am just wondering if anyone else has had this treatment reccomended?radiation - 5 days a week for 5 weeks.chemo - 5 FU and cisplatin, 4 days continuous drip (I have to be in the hospital for 4 days) - every 3 weeks for 4 times.I feel very frightened of having the poison dripping into me for 96 hours, it seems so harsh.&amp;nbsp; thanks and blessings to all with this strange disease.</description>
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      <author>blistery</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Xeloda Dosage</title>
      <description>My dad is 78 and is to start 4000 mg of Xeloda daily for two weeks on, then one week off--8 cycles of this three week plan.  Anyway, I thought 4000 mg was very high and higher than was Xeloda recommends.  I'm going to try to contact Roche tomorrow, but wondered if anyone has thoughts on this.  Thank you.--Ann E.</description>
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      <author>ConcernedinKC</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>mouth sores</title>
      <description>I read a message that contained info on mouth sores, Something about some sort of licorice something that took away the sores&amp;nbsp; I can not find this message now, Can who ever wrote it please write again so I can read it thanks</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24125,0.htm</link>
      <author>bobtail</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Avastin in Adjuvant Setting</title>
      <description>In cancer medicine, it&amp;#39;s not a case of throwing &amp;quot;targeted&amp;quot; drugs at the problem. It&amp;#39;s knowing &amp;quot;what&amp;quot; targeted drugs and &amp;quot;how&amp;quot; to use them in &amp;quot;individual&amp;quot; patients (not average populations). The problem is that few drugs work the way oncologists think they do and few of them take the time to think through what it is they are using them for.Case in point with Avastin is a perfect example. Serious adverse events, including fatal events, of tracheo-esophageal (TE) fistula have been reported in association with use of Avastin clinical trials of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and esophageal cancer.Avastin should be permanently discontinued in patients with tracheo-esophageal (TE) fistula or any gastrointestinal fistula. There is limited information on the continued use of Avastin in patients with other fistulas. In cases of internal fistula not arising in the GI tract, discontinuation of Avastin should be considered.The interesting caveat about Avastin with colon cancer - gastrointestinal perforations. If Avastin is given within at least 28 days following major surgery (or before), it results in an abscess formation. This is due to the impaired wound healing induced by Avastin.By Avastin working like it&amp;#39;s supposed to work, not only does it cut off blood supply to the tumor, it also cuts off blood supply to the colon entirely causing the tissue to die. Avastin can cause you to loose your colon. What&amp;#39;s distubring is oncologists&amp;#39; comment that this is common with Avastin, but is never mentioned until it is too late.Most bowel perforations with Avastin have been in cases where there is tumor going right through the wall of the colon. Avastin causes the tumor to melt away, leaving a hole. With Avastin, the tumor dissolves, but scar tissue won&amp;#39;t form because it can&amp;#39;t make a blood supply.The same thing applies to bowl perforations with Avastin in advanced ovarian cancer. Advanced ovarian cancer commonly involves bowel walls. The problem is a direct result of the drug&amp;#39;s ability to kill tumor cells that have replaced healthy bowel tissue, leading to a dead area that then perforates.With conventional chemotherapy, as the tumor melts away, new connective tissue forms a patch. But Avastin can inhibit the growth of capillaries into newly forming tissue, as well as in tumor tissue. If one does not have any known bowel involvement, one would probably be okay.And now, Avastin is one of the most popular drugs used in combination with Camptosar (CPT-11) for brain tumors. In a small percentage of patients, Avastin can cause neurological side effects ranging from headaches and blurry vision to potentially fatal seizures and brain swelling.VEGF normally protects the specialized cells that create a seal between the brain and spinal column and thus prevent fluid from leaking into the brain. When VEGF was blocked in mice, these cells died and the animals developed brain swelling. Researchers suspect that Avastin&amp;#39;s side effects in humans may be caused by a similar phenomenon.Whiz bang therapies often get a pass on toxicities because they are just so darn cool (Herceptin and CHF in the adjuvant setting is another example). Again, the problem is that few drugs work the way oncologists think and few of them take the time to think through what it is they are using them for.Meanwhile, it&amp;#39;s hard to tell a medical oncologist (and patient) to ratchet back on the anti-VEGF drug they&amp;#39;re using when the disease setting is stage IV lung, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer. Therapy-related, late onset sequelae are becoming a very real problem.</description>
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      <author>Gdpawel</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Hi there,Can anyone give advice about the drug Avastin? I live in the UK &amp;amp; it is unavailable here &amp;amp; my 69 year old father would like to try it. My father has Met Colon cancer. He had a colon resection about 5 years ago followed by Folfox treatment regime for 6 mths. A couple of years later he had a lobectomy after a spread to the left lung.&amp;nbsp;He&amp;nbsp;underwent another course of Chemo - Folfox for period of 6 mths as a preventative measure. He was clear for 3 months however the cancer showed signs of progression again in the same lung.. Doctors are recommending we wait to see what symptons arise&amp;nbsp;so that my father can have a rest from the chemo. The next treatment regime would be Folfiri for advance stage cancer. During treatment my father has had very limited symptons &amp;amp; generally managed the&amp;nbsp;treatment well therefore would like to try this new drug which is reported to show positive results. Can anyone validate this? Has anyone had experience with this drug (or combination) &amp;amp; seen an improvement? Would anyone out there recommend it? Reading my fathers chronology can anyone relate to what he has been through? Can this drug be purchased for an annual supply? Can anyone help this confused daughter who has no idea what to do now... I would appreciate any guidance to help me with some important decision making I need to make.Look forward&amp;nbsp;to hearing from&amp;nbsp;anyone.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,20515,0.htm</link>
      <author>Complete</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Any information or comments;would be appreciated! Cancer is angiosarcoma. Other 2 treatments didn&amp;#39;t work.</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13781,0.htm</link>
      <author>Sonmae57</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BIG PHARMA</title>
      <description>Another important message regarding the power of Big Pharma and the price of drugs

http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Trillion-Dollar-Healt </description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13684,0.htm</link>
      <author>Shemay</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Another important message regarding the power of Big Pharma and the price of drugs

http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Trillion-Dollar-Healt </description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13683,0.htm</link>
      <author>Shemay</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>H E L P - looking for NEXAVAR for saving life</title>
      <description>My name is Ben Shtang from Israel.&amp;nbsp;I am ill with metastatic GIST (Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor) in a very&amp;nbsp;advanced and serious condition.I was operated twice and treated with series of the most advanced medicines which did not help and the disease is progressing rapidly.&amp;nbsp;My oncologist consulted leading physicians and Gist experts in the USA and Europe who unanimously pointed at Nexavar as my next and only chance for cure or at least remission. &amp;nbsp;The cost of Nexavar is in between&amp;nbsp;6,000 to 8,000 dollars per month which are not within my financial&amp;nbsp;means.&amp;nbsp;I hereby ask each and every one of you for help:&amp;nbsp;If you have any leftovers of NEXAVAR (200mg pills), and are ready to donate them to me, please let me know.&amp;nbsp;May God bless you all&amp;nbsp;Ben Shtang, Israel&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I am ill with metastatic GIST (Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor) in a very&amp;nbsp;advanced and serious condition.I was operated twice and treated with series of the most advanced medicines which did not help and the disease is progressing rapidly.&amp;nbsp;My oncologist consulted leading physicians and Gist experts in the USA and Europe who unanimously pointed at Nexavar as my next and only chance for cure or at least remission. &amp;nbsp;The cost of Nexavar is in between&amp;nbsp;6,000 to 8,000 dollars per month which are not within my financial&amp;nbsp;means.&amp;nbsp;I hereby ask each and every one of you for help:&amp;nbsp;If you have any leftovers of NEXAVAR (200mg pills), and are ready to donate them to me, please let me know.&amp;nbsp;May God bless you all&amp;nbsp;Ben Shtang, Israel&amp;nbsp;</description>
      <link>http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,12507,0.htm</link>
      <author>Ben7890</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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