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to Radiate or Not to Radiate, ...
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My husband(age 36) has stage IV rectal cancer with liver mets. Officially, T2N2M1. He was misdianosed for at least 2 years, but that is another story. He has a ...
111/17/06 Message Rating
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to Radiate or Not to Radiate, ...
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My husband(age 36) has stage IV rectal cancer with liver mets. Officially, T2N2M1. He was misdianosed for at least 2 years, but that is another story. He has a ...
211/17/06 Message Rating
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Treatment Choices/dilema
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My mom was just diagnosed with Stage 2 rectal cancer.The tumor was removed; however, the pathology came back as undifferentiated adnocarcinoma. The oncologist s...
411/06/06 Message Rating
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Postpone Treatments For 2 Week...
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My mother in law is on a respirator, not expected to make it thru the night. My husband, her son, has mestisized colorectal cancer. He's in the middle of treatm...
210/29/06 Message Rating
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New Here. Got Through Chemo an...
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No weight loss, no hair thinning. Just felt like I was hungover for 6 weeks. A few bouts of the runs and a sore butt but I guess that is part of the game. No...
310/20/06 Message Rating
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Treatments
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My sister has recently been diagnosed with rectal adenocarcinoma. She started on 5 weeks of chemo/radiation. Chemo is oxylaplatin and 5FU 5Fu cont for 5 days....
010/13/06 Message Rating
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Xeloda
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My husband has Stage 2 early Stage 3 rectal Cancer and has been through 6 weeks of Chemo/radiation, then colon resection with temporary illestomy, and a illeost...
610/09/06 Message Rating
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Oral Chemo After Surgery
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Hi, My husband is 40 and was diagnosed with Stage 2 early stage 3 rectal cancer. He has undergone, chemo/radiation for 6 weeks, then colon resection with tempor...
610/09/06 Rated by 1 members
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Need For Oral Chemo. Postopera...
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Hi, My husband was diagnosed with rectal CA in Feb. He had oral chemo and radiation for 6 weeks. He then had Colon resection with temportary illeostomy, and th...
710/09/06 Message Rating
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What Lies Ahead?
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I would appreciate some knowledgeable opinions as to what lies ahead for my father-in-law. Two months ago he had surgery for rectal cancer. Part of his rectum w...
509/22/06 Message Rating
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Rectal Cancer Woes
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Greetings, I was diagnosed 9 months ago with T1 RC. Transanal surgery removed tumor. Oncologists told me I did not need further treatments, just follow-up exa...
409/19/06 Message Rating
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Cyber Knife
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I was just told today that the cyber knife was not able to reach the tumer- supposed to be inside a hollow about 4 inches from the outside. Why can't that be go...
009/13/06 Message Rating
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i Feel Fine
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the dr says I have cancer, and wants to do chemo and radiation next week. surgery in several monthes. How do I slow down to get a second opinion? or a third?
209/10/06 Message Rating
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The University of California S...
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The cancerous rectal tumor has metastisized to my inguinal lymph nodes. I am looking for a long period of therapy time (at least 4 weeks) and want to know if...
009/06/06 Message Rating
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Confused
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I went for a routine colonoscopy on July 12th and was told that I have colon cancer and needed an operation. Went and was operated on July 17th. Took out 23 n...
209/02/06 Message Rating
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Help With Incontinence After R...
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I need help! I was diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer in Nov. 2005. I had a resection with a temporary ileostomy for three months. I did well until March 2006 ...
008/29/06 Message Rating
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Mucus From Rectum
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Hi everyone, My father is 75 years old and was first dignosed with colorectal cancer after his 2nd surgery to attempt to reverse his colostomy. Unfortunately, ...
107/31/06 Message Rating
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Fixed Tumor
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I wish to know what is meant by fixed rectal adenocarcinoma...i was diagnonsed with a 5 cm mid rectal adicarcinoma....then underwent chemoradiation for 5 weeks ...
207/24/06 Message Rating
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Help!!!! i Have a Question!!!!
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My Father In Law has rectal and bladder cancer. He had surgery and they put a colostomy bag on him. When he got out the doctor told us he got all of it out. I a...
107/10/06 Message Rating
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Folfiri Side Effects
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My Mom's rectal cancer has metastasized to her lower lungs. There are several small spots on each lung so surgery is not an option. She has started on folfiri. ...
607/05/06 Message Rating
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Need Help After Sphincter-spar...
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My brother age 51 had sphincter-sparing surgery on 5/1/06 for resection of a Stage 2 rectal cancer, his nodes are negative, all margins clear thankfully. The bo...
407/02/06 Message Rating
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Cancerous Lymph Nodes Hyperthe...
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Hello, Seeking info about who may have had HYPERTHERMIA therapy. I am not referring to the small machines, but to a place, a legitimate treatment center. Has ...
307/01/06 Message Rating
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Squamous Cell Colorectal Cance...
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Have any of you experienced anything like this? What can I look forward to? I was recently diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer with two connected mass...
405/12/06 Message Rating
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Emotional Support
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My husband is 37 and diagnosed with Stage IV rectal cancer six months ago. He's had chemo-radiation, a colon resection and is now about a month into a six mont...
1405/03/06 Message Rating
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Narrowing of Stools
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My wife has serious narrowing of her stool and has large of amount of bleeding during her bowel movement, Should we be concerned? Her Dr, has order the needed t...
504/10/06 Message Rating
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