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I was just diagnosed with rectal cancer & will be starting Chemo, Radiation & then a Colostomy. It will be permanent as the muscle is involved. Please ...
107/29/05 Message Rating
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Spread to Liver - ct Scan Show...
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My husband has tumour removed in the rectum and went through chemo and radiotheraphy for 6 months. That was 2nd half of Yr 2004. This May, a CT scan revealed th...
107/03/05 Message Rating
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my Mother Has Melanoma and Rec...
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I hope and pray that someone out there can answer at least one of my question's. My mother is 53 and she was told that she had melanoma seven years ago, and she...
206/15/05 Message Rating
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Dealing Emotionally With a Per...
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My 72 year old mom has completed cancer treatment and surgery to remove the cancer and her rectum. Her treatment and surgery went well and she is cancer free. ...
406/15/05 Message Rating
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5fu Side Effects
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My husband was recently diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. He has been treated with 7 day continuous infusion of 5fu for 4 weeks. Right before the start of...
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i am in Trouble, Becuase my Dr...
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I have been going back and forward to the Dr. from Nov. 2003 to Feb 2004. I had a lump in my rectum. May 14th my Dr. sent to a hospital in Providence for an abc...
106/09/04 Message Rating
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My dad has given up
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Hi, My father was diagnosed with rectal cancer September 2003. He went through radiation and chemo. After that he had surgery to remove the tumor. His Dr. sai...
401/31/04 Message Rating
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Cancer in Area of Rectum but i...
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Does anyone know of a cancer in pelvic area above anus? Rectum and anus was removed 5 years ago due to rectal cancer. I now have this and am about 3+ months l...
007/12/03 Message Rating
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Just Found Rectal Cancer, Need...
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This is so close to the end if the chemo & radiation doesn't get completely rid of it I have to have a permanent bag. I'm a 44 year old women who still thinks s...
507/11/03 Message Rating
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Just Found Rectal Cancer, Need...
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This is so close to the end if the chemo & radiation doesn't get completely rid of it I have to have a permanent bag. I'm a 44 year old women who still thinks s...
807/11/03 Message Rating
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Just Found Rectal Cancer, Need...
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This is so close to the end if the chemo & radiation doesn't get completely rid of it I have to have a permanent bag. I'm a 44 year old women who still thinks s...
2007/11/03 Message Rating
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Getting through surgery, livin...
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My husband is very anxious about colostomy surgery next week. Cancer is low, near the anal opening, so no chance of not doing the colostomy. Any hints? reassu...
206/12/02 Message Rating
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Long term effects from chemo a...
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I finished my radiation in February of 2000 and chemo in June of 2000 for rectal cancer stage III. My white blood count has never returned to normal and is stil...
005/26/02 Message Rating
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