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foot hand syndrome - please he...
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hi alli am a bit confusediam from israel and iam trying to get cream/vitamin/anything....that will help my dad with the pain of the foot and hands during and af...
1007/25/07 Message Rating
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Chemo treatment for RCC
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I've had RCC Stg 3B since Nov. 2005. No tumors in any vital organs, just on my adrenal glands and in several lymph nodes.  In March 2006 I started on S...
107/24/07 Message Rating
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Torisel
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Hi all,  Just wanted to let you all know,my sister started torisel today.Within 2 minutes she turned red and quit breathing,they had to do a code blue,she ...
1507/24/07 Rated by 1 members
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complex kidney cyst
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I'm 35 years old and I'm going through this whole kidney cyst thing again.First time in 2004.I'm very confused because the most recent CT with dye a...
007/24/07 Message Rating
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Has Sutent affected your white...
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Hi,I was wondering whether anyone who is taking Sutent, but who has NOT undergone radiation, has experienced a drop in your white blood count?  I am t...
507/24/07 Message Rating
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Fear of the Unknown
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My Dad was diagnosed 2 wks ago w/ stage IV RCC w/ mets to the lungs. He's got a 15cm tumor on his kidney that will be removed this Friday. His urologist see...
407/23/07 Message Rating
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RCC papillary type
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How do you find out if it's type 1 or type 2? Also what are the differences in treatment?Can anyone help?
107/22/07 Message Rating
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sutent
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Hi to you all this site is amazing and has been a great help to me thankyou . I am 43 year old british  guy married with 2 small children and have had righ...
2507/22/07 Rated by 1 members
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Sutent + supplements
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Hi everyone,was wondering if anyone knows about interactions between Sutent and 1) Omega 3 supplement, 2) flax, and 3) the spice turmeric? These are natural sup...
007/22/07 Message Rating
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rad011
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has anyone been treated with rad011 and or avastin
107/20/07 Message Rating
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Diarrhea/Flatulance
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HelloI am on my first round of Sutent  25 mg. and have severe diarrhea and flatulance.  Has anyone have this problem?  Any help would be apprecia...
307/19/07 Message Rating
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Anyone on Torisel?
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Just wondering if anyone out there might be presently on the new drug Torisel.  I will be getting my first treatment in about a week....any information/exp...
207/19/07 Message Rating
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3rd cycle of Sutent
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My husband is staring his 3 rd cycle of Sutent Can someone tell me what to expect. The first two were tolerable.jonim
307/19/07 Message Rating
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nexavar unknown or not?
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HelloMy Mum is going through a really rough time, as are many people. but, as a family, we feel so helpless. She has stage 1v RCC and  has had abdominal&nb...
107/19/07 Message Rating
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Sarcomatoid?
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Hi! - My mom was diagnosed with sarcomatoid RCC two months ago. She is on sutent just now, but we still don´t know if it´s working or not. Any infor...
107/19/07 Message Rating
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Open Partial Nephrectomy:Herni...
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Has anyone who has had an Open Partial Nephrectomy had an incisional hernia ? I had a nurse look at my incision and say it might be that. On the side where the...
507/17/07 Rated by 2 members
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Good Book on Kidney Cancer Sur...
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Hi! I have read so many books about cancer and this one was about a woman with kidney cancer which I thought was very good. She's still alive 22 years later! ...
007/16/07 Message Rating
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Good Book on Kidney Cancer Sur...
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Hi! I have read so many books about cancer and this one was about a woman with kidney cancer which I thought was very good. She's still alive 22 years later! ...
007/16/07 Message Rating
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Tightness on the abdomen area
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Hello All,    I have my surgery for RCC ( removed rt kidney and partial on left) last March 2007. I am on sutent 50 mg medication now for 3rd rou...
107/13/07 Message Rating
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very low BP
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hi all my husband was diagnosed with RCC papillary has been on Nexevar 19 days is experiencing VERY LOW BP ANY ONE HAVE ANY EFFECTS LIKE THIS??
107/13/07 Message Rating
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Sutent or surgery
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Hi everyone,So glad I found this site! It's filling in all the information that the doctors don't seem to have time to get in to. Two weeks ago my partn...
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liver enlarged tarceva avastin
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My father was taking tarceva and avastin for advanced rcc. He recently found out his liver is enlarged and making blood although they told us its not affec...
207/12/07 Message Rating
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Tumor Gone!
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Hi, I recently had surgery to remove a 1cm tumor at the base of my right kidney (had hysterectomy at the same time), but when the surgeon went in he couldn'...
307/12/07 Message Rating
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Roller coaster
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My Mum has advanced kidney cancer with mets to lymph nodes in stomach. She was in a terrible state over weekend, had abdominal drainage (over 4 litres) and now ...
007/11/07 Message Rating
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Sutent with antoxidants
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Does anyone know if you can take an antioxidant such as curcumin with Sutent. Please advise if anyone knows if this is possible
107/11/07 Message Rating
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