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Just finished first round of r...
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Sorry this is so long! I was diagnosed July 3rd with rectal cancer. The tumor is only about 8 cm. up into my rectum. They feel confident that they will be ...
708/24/07 Message Rating
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New METS found
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Hello -I am a newbie to this so I hope you all are patient with me...I am a very frightened wife of a husband who has metastatic rectal cancer to the liver and ...
408/22/07 Message Rating
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chemo,hiccups,pneumoniae
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Help, anyone out there that has had hiccups, tried all of the cures listed on this site. Nothing works. Now he's in the hospital because he was accidentally...
208/21/07 Message Rating
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herbatux
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Can anyone tell me about an experience with Herbatux?
108/19/07 Message Rating
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Time to Change Treatments??
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My Mom was diagnosed with rectal cancer in the fall of 2004. She had surgery followed by several rounds of 5FU and radiation. After a six month break her CT sca...
208/16/07 Message Rating
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Radiation Burns on Stomach?
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 Dad had 5 weeks of chemo radiation this is his first week off and his stomach is red and angry looking like it's burnt as well is that from the after ...
308/15/07 Message Rating
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CEA levels-need an opinion
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I need some opinions.  When I was diagnosed, my GP ran the first CEA on me.  That was end of June '06.  At that time, my CEA was 0.5.  I...
108/13/07 Message Rating
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Radiation question
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Hello; I was diagnosed with rectal cancer last week. The cancer is between the size of a nickle and a quarter. It is just inside the anus. I had radiation a...
008/13/07 Message Rating
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Dad with rectal cancer
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My dad is 84 years old and has rectal cancer he refuses to have the radiation and chemo treatments because he feels he has lived a good life.  He is compla...
208/09/07 Message Rating
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Dad has rectal Cancer
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  My dad found out he had rectal cancer this past July 3rd.  He has never been sick a day in his life.  Never been to the hospital.  But of ...
308/08/07 Message Rating
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Cancer has spread
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I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2005.  I had six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy followed by a rectal resection and chemotherapy.  ...
108/08/07 Message Rating
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Started chemo yesterday!
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I had my CT scan last Friday to see if the cancer was anywhere else besides the rectal cancer and I got the word yesterday that the CT was all Clear!  Than...
308/01/07 Message Rating
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Erectile Dysfunction?
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Does anyone have this following a permanent colostomy?  My hubby had surgery May 25th and has had no morning wood or been able to get hard.  Has anyon...
307/31/07 Message Rating
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newly diagnosed
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My mom was diagnosed today with rectal cancer.  We do not know any info or specifics yet except that the tumor appears from the colonoscopy to be "pre...
107/31/07 Message Rating
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G'day there
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I'm glad that I came across this site,  Its  real  scary getting diagnosed with T3 N1 this july4th.  Tumour taking up 1/3 of rectum and ...
407/28/07 Message Rating
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panitumumab
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Has anyone had experience with panitumumab and folfox to treat rectal cancer spread to liver?  There are many very large liver mets.
007/21/07 Message Rating
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panitumumab
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does anyone have experience with panitumumab and folfox
007/19/07 Message Rating
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Facing 2nd Chemo on Tuesday - ...
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I posted yesterday, but thought perhaps I'd try again, hoping for a broader response today, or in the near future. My husband was diagnosed with rectal...
1107/15/07 Message Rating
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My HIFU Update
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I am keeping my pledge to this post to update you on my health status.   I received HIFU in Munich on 3 April 07. My 3 month PSA came in at .1 &n...
107/15/07 Message Rating
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Rectal Surgery Recovery Proced...
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Please help me. Give me some tips on how to recover soon from an anal/rectal surgery. I had surgery July 5th., yesterday I had bleeding from bowel movement. I w...
107/14/07 Message Rating
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Just been Told
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Hi,2 days ago I went to the hospital for routine tests which included a colonoscopy. Cancer runs in my family but not in my wildiest dreams did I ever think I w...
507/13/07 Message Rating
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cea after chemo and radiation
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Anyone,What is your cea after chemo and radiation?  Does chewing tobacco cause a slight rise like cigarrette smoking??Cynthia 
207/11/07 Message Rating
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cea
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Has anyone had cea levels that bounce around?  Does chewing tobacco have the same effect as ciggarrette smoking on cea levels?  Has anyone with rectal...
007/10/07 Message Rating
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newly diagnosed
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Hi I was just told yesterday that I have rectal cancer.  I have to have an endocopic ultrasound next Wed. and then meet with the surgeons on Friday.  ...
1907/05/07 Message Rating
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Pain after surgery
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Hi, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer and after a seeing a few doctors, who concurred with the treatment, I had chemo and radiation for 5 weeks, then surgery t...
307/01/07 Message Rating
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