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take down surgery
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Hi, I just had my take down surgery to remove my iliostomy.  I was diagnosed with stage IIIc rectal cancer last August.  Did 6 weeks of chemo and...
307/08/07 Message Rating
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I just discovered this wonderf...
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Hi family! My name is Cindy and I was diagnosed with stage3c colon cancer on 10/26/06. I completed 6 months of Folfox midMay and am doing relatively well except...
1107/08/07 Message Rating
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Please help re: Feeding throug...
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My sister with stage IV colon cancer is in the hospital because she hasn't been able to process food, soups, or even pills for awhile now.  The doctors...
207/07/07 Message Rating
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Stage IV colon cancer
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Hello dear friend, I'm ayu from malaysia. My father has been diagnosed with colon cancer stage IV: mucinous carcinoma with omentum metastasis. I need to kno...
707/06/07 Message Rating
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FOLFOX SIDE EFFECTS
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Hi there, I am a 32 Female with Colon Cancer.  I have already had my surgeries and am now on my second treatment with FOLFOX (& Avastin) Chemo treatmen...
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IPHC
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Anyone had or know someone who has had this procedure?.............Randy
107/06/07 Message Rating
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Catheter port infection, anyon...
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After 6 months my wife's subclavian catheter in her chest has become infected and her oncologist has put her on antibiotics.    Just curious ...
307/05/07 Message Rating
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during the next 6 months of ch...
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Hello..    My dad just started the Folfox regimen.for colon cancer.     We are bringing healthier foods into our families die...
507/04/07 Message Rating
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Erbitux
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Can anyone tell me of their experience taking Erbitux. My Mother just started in on Monday and has had a migrane headache ever since. The doctor told her that i...
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CT Colongraphy
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Has anyone ever had one of these instead???
007/03/07 Message Rating
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cover..port in arm?...
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This may seem like a strange question..but I am asking anyway..ha...My dad started his chemo treatment today.. hot July day.. he will endure chemo for next 6 mo...
307/03/07 Message Rating
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Anyone know
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Anyone have any experience with IPHC surgery?Am scheduled for the 20th of this month.Hate to say but I am frightened.Thanks.................Randy
007/03/07 Message Rating
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cat scan
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How effective is a cat scan verses a colonscopy? Has anybody ever had their cancers missed by one or both of these procedures??
207/01/07 Message Rating
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Rising CEA - What's next?
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Thanks to all who wrote me about peritoneal carcinomatosis on my last post.  That was really grim information, but something I needed to see.  I think...
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recurrence and survival rate
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Hi!!I have some questions about colon cancer recurrence and survival rate.  The man in my life is a colon cancer survivor of about 8 yrs.  With his fi...
906/30/07 Message Rating
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Help me with last symptoms of ...
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Please help me.  I think that my sister may be in the last stage of colon cancer.  My sister has stage IV with two mets to liver.  I saw her toni...
306/29/07 Message Rating
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Hello Everyone!!! I have ?'s
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I would like to introduce myself. My name is Teri... I am 43 years old.. I am on this site because I am very suspicious that I might have cancer of the colon.. ...
1906/28/07 Message Rating
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Anybody using Curcumin ?
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There has been a lot of press lately about curcumin and its potential as a cancer fighter. I am currently taking 3 grams of curcumin a day.  I was wonderin...
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Vectibix
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I am scheduled to go back on vectibix plus avastin after 30 day breather due to problems with rash plus breathing problems.  I hated the rash but the ...
106/27/07 Message Rating
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Beginning Second Round 0f Chem...
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I will be starting a weekly regimen of ILF on Friday. Can anyone tell me what I might expect in the way of side effects?Thanks, Riichard
006/27/07 Message Rating
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Cancer levels?
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I cant seem to find info on this online and I cant seem to really understand what my parents are talking about, but.. My Dad was diagnosed with colon cance...
206/27/07 Message Rating
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Dad is now in remission
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Dad was diagnosed in October with stage IV colon cancer with mets to liver and adreanal gland. He was put on a clinical trial at SMDC in Duluth Minnesota. We go...
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metastasis
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My dad was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer in August of 06.  His surgery was successful in that no bag was needed, but the tumor had broken through th...
706/27/07 Message Rating
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diet for a person doing chemo....
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Needs some help..  the information on the internet ..is at times overwhelming..  I need to know in simple terms.. what a good diet for my dad will be ...
1106/26/07 Message Rating
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father will be going through 6...
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I am new to this site..and message board..  I think its really good that they have such things..so one can get ideas/advice from other people who are going...
1306/26/07 Message Rating
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