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Father's Recurring Colon Cance...
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My father (I am adopted by him) was diagnosed a year ago with what they called Recurring Colon Cancer, in stage C2, was given a year to a year and a half to liv...
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| 0 | 02/22/05 |
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Erbitux + Irinotecan Need Info...
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Hello,
My mother has colon cancer w/ mets to the liver. She had surgery, oxaliplatin and 5FU, and radiation b/c her original colon tumor returned. They now w...
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| 4 | 02/21/05 |
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Husband Nearly Died Fronm 5fu
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My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, had a colon resection and the tumor was fully removed, (stage 3), with no spread to the lymph nodes. The Oncologist ...
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| 8 | 02/18/05 |
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Scared of What Colonoscopy Mig...
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I am due a colonoscopy (cos of strong family history of colon cancer) soon.
I am scared. I have had two clear colonoscopies (no polyps, nothing) in 1996 and ...
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| 6 | 02/16/05 |
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No Fear
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Hello everyone,
I just joined CancerCompass and am currently receiving chemo for colon cancer, stage 4 mets. I am on my second round and am currently stable,...
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| 2 | 02/11/05 |
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Colon Cancer Beginning
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Can colon cancer start if you hold in your bile movements constantly and then force them out often?
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| 1 | 02/07/05 |
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Lynch Syndrome
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Hi all. I am brand new to this message board.
At the age of 42, my brother had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. He had 6 months of chemo an...
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| 3 | 02/07/05 |
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Please Help! Need Any Info
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Hi,
My mom is 52 years old. She was first diagnosed with colon cancer a year ago. She had chemo and radiation followed by a sergery. The sergery went well but...
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| 7 | 02/05/05 |
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Neuropathy From Oxaliplatin
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I have terrible neuropathy in my feet and legs
from Oxaliplatin. I can no longer continue
with treatment. Neurontin doesn't help me.
I have pain and numbne...
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| 58 | 02/01/05 |
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Anyone Ever Tried MCP?
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I have been taking modified citrus pectin in tablet form. I take 4 tablets a day. These are supposed to attack cancer cells and kill them. I don’t know if th...
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| 5 | 01/31/05 |
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Does Chemo Really Help?
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I think not, at least not for me! I have been fighting cancer for the past 6 years. Last year I was told I had months to live. I refused all chemo as I had t...
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| 0 | 01/25/05 |
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Mayo
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Greetings to all,
My father was first diagnosed with colon cancer of the sigmoid and descending colon in May 02. He had surgery then followed with radiation an...
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| 0 | 01/25/05 |
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Avastin+irinotecan Proven
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Avastin was shown to extend survival combined with irinotecan. I just read irinotecan, has
anti-angiogenic properties of it's own,
extends life on it's own an...
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| 2 | 01/17/05 |
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Colostomy and Side Effects
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I have had colorectal cancer surgery, turned out to be peritoneal cancer. Results have been positive. Have had a colostomy for several months which is suppose...
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| 6 | 01/12/05 |
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Surgery
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The longest survival comes from the best surgery, RFA works well, even for Stage IV. 15-20% can get several years, I simply haven't seen this with Folfox, Folfi...
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| 0 | 12/23/04 |
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Recurrent Colon Cancer
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I was first diagnosised with colon cancer in FEb 2002. At that time I was treated with surgery, 5fu and radiation.
I had my first recurrence in May 2003. At ...
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| 10 | 12/14/04 |
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Folfox With Avastin
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Hi Patti, thanks for responding! After my mother's 2nd treatment with Avastin, she too had the same symptoms. She thought she had some sort of stomach virus, h...
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| 1 | 12/13/04 |
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Folfox Treatment With Avastin
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Hi, My name is Michelle and I am a new member with this message board. My mother, age 56, was diagnosed with metastic coleretal cancer late June of 2004. She ...
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| 14 | 11/30/04 |
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Reply to Mike
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I was told I had all the problems you have and more...gallbladder etc. I finally had a colonoscopy and they didn’t find any thing (I guess). The next year I h...
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| 0 | 11/22/04 |
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Has Anyone Had Colon Cancer Mi...
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Hi,
My name is Mike. I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid in July of 2004, and had colectomy in August 2004. Reports show no residual cancer. No ...
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| 6 | 11/21/04 |
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in my Prayers
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I just want to tell all of you that you are in my prayers. I lost my mother ago a year ago on Oct 30th from colon cancer. It was the longest 7 months of my life...
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| 0 | 11/01/04 |
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Recurrent Colon Cancer Treatme...
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Has anyone been through the 5 FU, Leukovorin,
Olyplatin cemo? It doesn't seem to be working
for my husband and they want to change the
Olyplatin to someth...
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| 0 | 10/18/04 |
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Help For Extreme Constipation
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I am a caregiver for someone in stage 3 of colon cancer in radiation and chemo who has acute constipation and cramping pain. The doctors just keep giving him m...
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| 2 | 10/18/04 |
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Avastin,is it The New Wonder C...
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Any news about Avastin healing with no signs of cancer and then 2 months later the body is riddled with cancer. THe avastin supposedly cured the cancer but mad...
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| 2 | 09/28/04 |
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Newly Diagnosed Friend
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A friend of mine was just diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. She is 39 with a 4 month old and 2 other children. She has mets to the kidney and lymph. They...
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| 1 | 09/14/04 |
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