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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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irinotecan and panitumumbab
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Hi, my hubby is going to start on second line treatment of irinotecan - a chemotherapy drug combined with panitumumbab which is a monoclonal antibody we be...
003/20/08 Message Rating
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Mucosal Melanoma - Any new tre...
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Hello out there.  A family member has this cancer. When first discovered it was a mucosal melanoma of the maxillary sinus (tumor in right cheek). ...
003/20/08 Message Rating
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Granulosacellstumor
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Hi,I`have just found this site and have a question if there are anyone who have got Caelyx /Liposomal doxorubicin for their granulosacellstumor and can tell me ...
003/14/08 Message Rating
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Foods That Fight Cancer
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Has anyone heard of maple syrup and baking soda killing cancer?
003/13/08 Message Rating
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Breast Cancer and Femara
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Hi all, I had a lumpectomy 3 years ago and it was in my lump nodes.  I had chemo and radiation.  My question, I am ER Negative.  Should...
003/10/08 Message Rating
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PLEASE LET ME HELP
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Hello, my name is Mark; my daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s two summers ago. My family and I decided to move from FL to NY in order to have our child...
003/10/08 Message Rating
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GV1001
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My mother has just started on a phase 111 clinical trial of GV1001 for pancreatic cancer, is there anyone who has been on this drug who can advise what side eff...
003/07/08 Message Rating
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Financial Help for cancer pati...
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Just wanted to pass on this info to anyone in the metro Richmond, VA area who are undergoing cancer treatment and need financial assistance...there is a non-pro...
003/07/08 Message Rating
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Avastin
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I am starting Avastin treatment this coming Wednesday and was hoping to hear from others about their experiences with it. I had been taking Sutent 50 mg for 12 ...
103/07/08 Message Rating
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# of RAIs
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Hi, I'm new to the boards and have been browsing a little bit. I was diagnosed with Stage II papillary carcinoma in 03. They removed my thyroid and some lym...
003/06/08 Message Rating
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# if RAIs
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Hi,I'm new to the board and am currently undergoing Thyrogen therapy to prepare of a body scan.  I was diagnosed in 03 and had a complete thyroidectomy...
003/06/08 Message Rating
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Metaplastic Carcinoma
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Yesterday I received the news that I have metaplastic carcinoma.  Today I'm going to see the doctor for my first appointment.  I would like to com...
303/06/08 Message Rating
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What to expect on next CT?
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My dad was diagnosed in October 2007 with colon cancer stage IV with liver meths (a lot of them and one 8 cm). In November he has started with chemotherapy (eve...
003/06/08 Message Rating
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compatibility to erbitux
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While searching out "ERBITUX" came across a product identified as"EGFR pharmDx" test kit sold to labs that can use specimens obtainedfrom yo...
003/04/08 Message Rating
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