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Tarceva Toxicity
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Does anyone know the toxicity of tarceva? I'm not sure if my father would be a candidate for tarceva or not. He's stage IV with mets in the lung, liver, abdom...
506/24/06 Message Rating
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Essiac
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I have been diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. I've heard that essiac tea is supposed to be good. Any information on this? Thank you.
106/23/06 Message Rating
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Steriod Withdrawal
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Hello, My Mom has stage IV nonsmall cell lung cancer. She has gone through chemo and radiation(brain) and now has been on Tarceva for several months. She wa...
206/22/06 Message Rating
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Does Tarveca Work For Anyone
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Hi to everyone, My very close relative is lung cancer,he is 51 yrs old, and starts to use tarveca for about 5 weeks ago,this medicine is not approved in my coun...
2606/21/06 Message Rating
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Healing Side Effects of Tarvec...
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H? to everyone who can understand me.. I have a very close relative with lung cancer,he is 51 years old and starts to use tarveca ( 150 mg ) for about 5 weeks a...
306/20/06 Message Rating
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New Test For Targeted Cancer D...
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Test Identifies Patients who Benefit from Targeted Cancer Drugs Clinical study results published at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Onc...
006/19/06 Message Rating
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Medicare d
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do anyone know if medicare D covers Avastin or Taceva , I know the Avastin is like $600. a pill. my mom has lung cancer and the dr wants to put her on Avastin ...
206/15/06 Message Rating
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Bronchogenic (carcinoma) Lung ...
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does anyone have this cancer, and have had good results with the Tarceva. my mom has this cancer, cancer in both lungs and a mass in the middle. i'm trying t...
506/14/06 Message Rating
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Tagamet
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Has anyone try Tagamet with is suppose to help the cancel cell from going to other places in the body. thanks Maur
106/14/06 Message Rating
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Advance Lung Cancer
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My mom was told in May she has advance Lung Cancer, and has had one treatment and 2nd tomorrow thursday. I have been doing research on Tarceva, and going to t...
306/14/06 Message Rating
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Phase ii Study Hki-272
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Below is a website from Sloan Kettering. They are looking for volunteers to try HKI-272 who have been on Tarceva or Iressa and cancer has relapsed and the cance...
106/13/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva/leg Cramps
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Yes, the leg cramps are in both legs. However, some days it's the right leg, some days it's the left and some days it's both, at the same time. I have also bee...
206/12/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva/genentech Thank You
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My mother was diagnosed June 2005 with Stage IV Lung Cancer (never smoked, adenocarcenoma). She received three cycles of standard chemo with no change. Three mo...
506/07/06 Message Rating
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Final Stages? Help Please...
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My dad went to the doctor on April 10th for a physical. The doctor asked when was last time he had chest Xray, dad wasnt so sure, doc gave him one, about 2 week...
1406/07/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva With Celebrex
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Anyone taking celebrex with tarceva? Please reply. My husband don just started taking celebrex with tarceva(150 mg) Don has stage 3b adenocarcinoma non sma...
706/06/06 Message Rating
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Interleukin2
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My dad has been taking injections (self-administered) of Interleukin2 for several months in an attempt to improve his immune system. At first, he took a shot e...
306/06/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva and Sleepiness
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Aloha, My brother is taking Tarceva and is having a difficult time staying awake. Has anyone experienced this sleepiness, dosing in and out thru the day???? Th...
206/04/06 Message Rating
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Chemotherapy After Rfa
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I am having radiofrequency ablation in another week and wonder if anyone who has had this procedure has followed up with chemotherapy. Thanks for any info.
206/04/06 Message Rating
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Hoxsey Treatment
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I have several friends that have been diagnosed with various types of cancer who went to the BioMedical Center in Tijuana for treatment. They've all returned c...
006/01/06 Message Rating
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How to Overcome Tarceva Resist...
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Hi All, My father was diag with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer March of 2005. He had 2 rounds of chemo that was successful followed by 2 more rounds that ...
1406/01/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I have been on Tarceva since February of this year. And thank God, my April scans were totally clear. All spots on the brain, bone and lungs were gone. The sid...
1705/31/06 Message Rating
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Lung Surgery Saves Healthy Tis...
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Hello to all, I am a three year survivor of metastatic Leiomyosarcoma (LMS). I have had many chemos and many surgeries. Last summer I had my 2nd and 3rd thorac...
005/25/06 Message Rating
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Final Stages of Lung Cancer
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My name is Sabrina, and my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer almost a year ago. His oncologist gave him 6-9 months to live without treatment. Of cour...
805/24/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva my Have Another Succes...
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In March of this year my mom was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer (with a Metastisis to the Brain). Although Mom was stage IV doctors said the disease had n...
1205/09/06 Message Rating
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Tarceva & Alimta
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My father has been on tarceva and unfortunately it was not helpful. His tumor has grown. The doctor has put him on alimta and I was wondering if anyone has ha...
305/04/06 Message Rating
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