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Unclassified RCC
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Ok, after a re-examination of the biopsy done in 97' & the new biopsy, the dr's have realized that my husbands RCC is none of the 4 "typical&qu...
011/29/07 Message Rating
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Use of Sutent
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I would like to respond to the husband who is writing about his wife's RCC and the removal of her left kidney.   He inquires about the use of Sute...
011/28/07 Message Rating
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torisel after sutent
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has anyone taken sutent before torisel?
311/28/07 Message Rating
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Tom lost his battle on 11/21
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Hi all,Tom lost his battle with RCC on the 21st.  He had gotten pneumonia and was in the hospital from 10/9-10/16 then he was in a "Hospice House"...
211/27/07 Message Rating
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Nexavar didn't work at all
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My younger brother just found out that his Nexavar treatments have not worked at all. He has been so very ill with it and is in lots of pain. He began the Nex...
111/24/07 Message Rating
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Sutent side effect
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Hi all, and best thoughts and wishes for each of you.If you have been having trouble with Sutent side effects, you may want to ask your oncologist about changin...
511/24/07 Message Rating
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TREATMENT- Sutent
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2 1/2 years ago my 54 year old dad had to have a kidney removed. He has stage 4 renal cell cancer.  The surgery went well and life has been great up until ...
611/23/07 Message Rating
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avastin and rcc
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does anyone have any info on avastin and advanced renal cell carcinoma? my husband has had 2 doses and next week will receive his 3rd. he is 47, diagnosed 8/06 ...
111/23/07 Message Rating
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Need info
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Back in 2002 my father had a kidney transplant.  They took out his left kidney at the time because it looked suspicious and after testing it was found to b...
011/21/07 Message Rating
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Torisel and swelling lips
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Hi, my Mom has had three treatments of Torisel for metastatic renal cell cancer (Stage IV).  She has tolerated this well, but for the last couple of days h...
111/17/07 Message Rating
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Sutent/radiation=danger?
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Does any one have knowledge of this? My husband just started the Sutent and will be receiving radiation as soon as they can get it scheduled.Maybe they consider...
111/16/07 Message Rating
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Low platelets
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My latest blood test show that I have a low platelet count so my Dr. is giving me a two week break from the Sutent. I am 70 years old.  Does the platelet c...
211/16/07 Message Rating
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Anyone with elevated temp.whil...
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I am a 64 year old female who, on July 2nd of this year,  was diagnosed with rcc with metastasis to brain and L lung. I have visited this site many ti...
211/12/07 Message Rating
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Sutent has worked for me, tumo...
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After 7 cycles on Sutent 50 mgs, my last scan showed my two mets are gone completely.I am a 65 year old male and have visited this message board site many times...
1011/11/07 Message Rating
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tumor fever?
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I was diagnosed with rcc July 2nd of this year. I bumped my head, puncturing my scalp, and had to go to ER. When a CT scan was done, they found a tumor on the o...
311/10/07 Message Rating
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diarrhea / foods
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I am on Nexavar (5 months now) and have had severe diarrhea.  I have found that if I have cream of rice cereal "every day" it helps me a lot. I h...
211/09/07 Message Rating
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Straight Facts PLease
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My husband has lesions on both kidneys measuring up to 3cm,pelvis,left femur,lumbar(with a compression fracture)and sacrum .Bone biopsy was of no value,but furt...
811/08/07 Message Rating
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New with some questions on sid...
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I recently came across this wonderful site after looking for information on Sutent. I got so much hope and information from all of your discussions, especi...
411/08/07 Message Rating
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On Sutent, 4th cycle; Anyone e...
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My name is Tom. I just registered my wife, Eileen on this site. Hopefully, she will introduce herself to the group soon.She is 54 yrs. old; rt. nephrectomy in M...
111/08/07 Message Rating
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Pet scan
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I am having a pet scan scan next  week can anyone tell me what kind of machine they use. Is it a enclosed machine. I am kind of claustrophobic
411/07/07 Message Rating
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Sutent
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 I have just picked up my Sutent prescription which costs me 325 dollars after insurance and I was wondering the price on the prescription without insuranc...
111/07/07 Message Rating
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Surgical Options
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 I have had renal insufficiency fdue to hypertension for about 10 years with about 35% function presently.   I had a CAT scan for a gastro proble...
711/05/07 Message Rating
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drugs
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has anyone taken the drug Temsirolimus,,, we have been taking sutent and can no longer take it because of side effects so this drug has been recommended.. We ar...
211/04/07 Message Rating
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New lesion in remaining kidney...
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HiI was dx with stage 3B RCC 1 year ago. 6 months ago small 2 nodules were found in my lungs, this week a CAT scan showed no change in the lung nodules but a 1c...
411/02/07 Message Rating
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Torisel
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I have RCC that has metastacized in both lungs,, my only kidney and my inferior vena cava. I failed treatments with Sutent and Nexavar. I have had 9 treatments ...
310/30/07 Message Rating
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