From diet and exercise to mobility concerns, our online cancer forum is full of resources and feedback about ways to improve quality of life. Visit CancerCompass.com for more information. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/caregivers/lifestyle/1,0,122,85.htm Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I am from Malta, i lost my mum 2years ago because of breast cancer.About 3years ago my dad was diagnose that he had well difference lypo sarcoma ,he `ve done the operation and radiotherapy.Hegoes to his doctor every 6 months for regular check ups.Now,his doing well,the problem is ,he wants to go for holiday in north uk to visit his relatives but he is afraid that because of pressure and different atmospher when you are on the plane may the cancer give him the chance to come out again. it takes him 3 hours to go and another 3 hours back. I wish someone can help. thanks and god bless., http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,39060,0.htm zaura Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT my freinds son is now 6 with his leukemia in remission...yeaaaa! and he plays like a six yr. old boy. They r worried he is gonna damage the implanted device. do the make any kind of protection for it. he loves baseball but they r affraid to let him play bcuz of it. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,37999,0.htm GRATEFULL Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT For those of you new warriors, it should be mentioned that you're headed for a life-style change because the emphasis/focus will be on battle--fighting to maintain and fighting against the negativity that always surrounds us.  Of course, it is obvious that the battling patient should select the most positive people/elements to be surrounded by and, naturally, in an imperfect world, this is not always possible.  However, the patient will find it important to try to begin weeding out the unnecessary negatives such as questionabel associates and "friends" who  detract from the positive because we can easily be drained by takers and doomsayers who have little to give and in this life-death battle, one must be pragmatic and drop any negative baggage in one's attempts to empower oneself.  Yes, we have eliminated negative people from our life and yes, we surround ourselves with all that we find positive with an emphasis on home/pets; but we all make our own choices and sometimes we lag but in this battle, time is crucial and must be valued as such so spend your time wisely and surround yourself accordingly with all that is upbeat/positive and even inspiring. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,36676,0.htm Loyce Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT My name is Margie. i've been clean of cancer for the last 6 yrs now. My concern is being able to communicate. I am in desperate need of a electrolarynx. I lost without mine...i lost it! Can you set up aq site where people like me can order supplies for larengectomies. How do i get a new one? I have a perscription from my doctor. Im retired and on Medicare. I do have the Health Advantage Independent Health.. Hope to hear from you soon.....Thank you. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,34352,0.htm Margieb Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT My husband has mesothelioma and suffers from pain in his back and left side.We're having difficuly finding a comfortable chair for him to sit in while watching TV, etc. He's tried every chair in the house to no avail. Has anyone else experienced problems trying to get comfortable while sitting and do you have any suggestions? Thanks,Cris http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,32751,0.htm Hopeless Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT And, the story is based on a woman who has post mastectomy pain (like us) who can no longer do her landscaping business. This is soooo exciting!Here is the link to my website: http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432729158 It's romance, mystery and The Law of Attraction in Vermont. I even did the cover art and design. Tis good to be alive...even if pain woke me up at 4 am...Lynn http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,31226,0.htm Objoyfulvt Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi,I am a new member and I wish to offer some comfort to those who have lost a dear one to cancer.You see, I know how painful it is to plod on and on after my wife suffered a massive hemmorhage on December 19, 2007, due to her brain tumor which was diagnosed on October 23, 2007. Please go to www.khookhenghor.com if you want to read more.I asked you to read more in my website because I want to fast-forward as I want those who had lost a dear one to cancer to know that we may have lost him or her to cancer BUT we haven't really lost them at all. They are all safe and joyful with God. I am very convinced because of a very personal experience I had been blessed with.Ever since my wife's demise, I had kept going by trusting God and reading the Bible as I tried to find comfort in His words. In keeping faith, I had also penned an article where I counted my blessings, e.g. in taking Judy home, God had spared her from her suffering as well as spared me from the agony of watching her suffer (there were many times when on the pretense of going out to buy fruits for her, I sat inside my car to cry my heart out because in her presence, I had to put on a brave front as I was her cheerleader and motivator), and He chose me to be the one left behind, which was my prayer as I thought myself to be the stronger one since the one left behind suffers the most.Despite my strong faith, there were times when I too had doubts. On January 20, 2008, I was on my knees asking God for just a sign to show that Judy was truly safe and joyful in heaven. I begged with tears streaming down my face, "Lord Jesus, please give me a sign at least to know what you had told us is true, and that you haven't been pulling the wool over our eyes into believing a fairy tale about eternal life in heaven."There was no thunder, no lightning, and not even a bird flew overhead as I prostrated there on my lawn. No sign at all. Like God wasn't even listening. I was so depressed from my disappointment that I went to sleep.On January 21 morning at 5:15 a.m., I awoke from a dream - Judy came home looking so beautiful as she smiled so sweetly at me albeit without saying a word and I was so overjoyed that I cried happy tears which woke me up. My first question was, "Is this dream the sign I asked for?" and being an intelligent man, my answer was, "NO, it was just my subconscious self from thinking too much of her."Unable to sleep, I turned to the Bible and that was when God "spoke" to me via Isaiah 57:1-2, i.e. "The good men perish; the godly die before their time and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away from evil days ahead. For the godly who die shall rest in peace."At breakfast, when I told my sister who is a hospice nurse, she, a non-Christian, immediately told me, "God has indeed spoken to you" and she went on to describe the ravages of cancer which Judy would have to endure had she lived on.But the story didn't end there.At 1.59 p.m., I was checking my emails when I saw one posted by a man who had attended my seminar in Singapore a week earlier. When I opened his email, I read the startling opening words, "The good men perish; the godly die before their time and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to realize that God is taking them away..."Can you believe it? Would you call this a coincidence? Hey, of all the quotations in the thick Bible, this man started off his email with a passage from Isaiah 57:1-2 which I had read several hours earlier.I immediately ran to the lawn and knelt down to offer my grateful thanks to my one and only God, saying over and over, "Thank you, Lord Jesus."Since that day, I have been comforted from knowing that my wife is safe and joyful with God. Of course, that doesn't mean I haven't felt sad from time to time from missing her and yearning for her. After all, we were married 26 years 1 month and 18 days. How could I not miss her?But I am glad for her that she is no longer suffering this dark, sinful, hurtful world. I weep not for her. I weep mostly for myself because I still have to plod on feeling the weariness and at times, pain and sickness, as well as other worldly burden and disappointments.I hope then that those of you whose dear ones had been called home to God to realize that indeed a better world is there for them and it is this same better world we are heading for when it is our turn to go. Join the queue, folks, and patiently await your turn.God bless all of you with this hope and the strength to endure our suffering as we plod on and on.Khoo Kheng-Hor. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,30959,0.htm sunzi Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hello everyone,I am the online community coordinator for www.cancersupportonline.org.au. An Australian online community to suport people affected by cancer. In case there is are any Australian members,  we are having a live chat forum on "coping through the festive season" this Nov 25  at 6pm Sydney's time. If anyone is interested just visit http://www.cancersupportonline.org.au/index.cfm?page_id=1385 Best wishes,Raul http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29066,0.htm totocol Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT It is definitely better in my opinion to be in remission, not well and still with cancer than to be in active stage with docs saying things like you have three months or six months to live. The problem lies in uncertainty. The docs were wrong about the three months and wrong about the six months so perhaps they are wrong about the remission.Faith and belief in getting better seems to be a big part of the answer. My son Mark (48) with liver cancer mets from esophageal cancer told me recently that all through the worst days of treatment when he looked and felt his sickest, he never believed he would die. Now if he can keep on believing it.He still suffers many side effects of the chemo and radiation but he is able to do more with his life that I ever thought would be possible. Recent scuba diving is an example of this. He still does not have the energy that he needs to get on with his life. If you want to read about the experiences of my son google cancer the next adventure and I think you will get the link.      http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25672,0.htm Miss_Betty_The_Mom Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT I felt led to add this to this message board, if anyone that needs prayer for a loved one, or support I would like to invite you to come visit our prayer board, we have many cancer survivors on there, willing to give you the support you may need right now, I have Waldenstroms macroglobulenemia, and they have been so wonderufl to help me these past 2 1/2 years, they have given me the much needed support during this trying time, but I also know, being the caregiver is not always easy, and you need the support also, just being able to talk to others that are going through these trials is so helpful, the address is www.allin1accord.com, Please think about coming and joining us, we are like a family there, and really do care about each other, I hope we see some of you there real soon In Him, Pat http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17281,0.htm Pat46350 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hi AllThis is my first post on this site. I live in the UK but I am not too imprest with the standard of the message boards I have found over here.I have Stage 4 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer which I was diagnosed with in June 2006, after contracting pneumonia.So far I have had 2 sessions of chemo but the cancer is also in the Lymphatic system, and the bones.My Oncologist has said that I am now in what they classify as a stable condition and has given me a couple of months without any further treatment apart from Pain Management. This is fine with me as I do feel quite well.  I had no adverse reaction to the Chemo apart from some skin irritation.My major issue at the moment is insomnia. I seem to exist on about 3 -4 hours a night and am usually up and around at about 3.30 - 4 am. Whilst this does not concern me greatly apart from some tiredness durring the day my wife is really worried as she doesn't think this is enough for me to give my all to the fight.Does anyone out there have similar issues and if so how do you cope.My wife told me that I was actually sleeping whilst eating my tea the other night which I should imagine would look rather strange. I have tried listening to music, reading, researching the net and many other diversions to try to get back to sleep but nothink seems to work.Do you think it could just be the fact that I have little to do during the day apart from being a house - husband means that as I expend little energy I do not need so much time to replenish what I have utised.My Doc has just prescribed sleeping tablets but they do not seem to have made any difference.Any ideas to help would be gratefully received.Best Regards to all Edwin  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17264,0.htm Edwin531 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Posted by admin in Health (Friday October 12, 2007 at 6:15 am) Orlando (EON) - According to a research group, many brands of lipstick in the United States have found to contain toxic levels of lead. The group is called Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and looked at 33 randomly purchased lipsticks in four different cities across the United States. The four cities included Boston, Hartford, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. They purchased all of the lipstick in August and then tested them. What they found was that 61% of the 33 brand name lipsticks tested has highly detectable levels of lead. The alarming thing was none of the companies labeled lead as an ingredient in the lipstick. The testing was done by Bodycote Testing Group Laboratory in Santa Fe Springs, California. The highest levels were detected in products from Cover Girl, Christian Dior, and L'Oreal. One-third of the tested lipsticks had levels which exceeded the limit for lead in other things such as candy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not set any limit on lead on lipstick though unfortunately. Does Lead Cause Cancer? There is some evidence implicating lead in causing cancers, but this evidence is not conclusive (Cocco, 1998; Hayes, 1997; Lundstrom, 1997; Singh, 1999). In particular, lead has been tentatively linked with cancers of the lung, brain, stomach, and kidneys. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3X_Lead.asp? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,17036,0.htm Shemay Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Hello, I'm a fellow Massage Therapist, and a Limu Pro who would like to introduce you to FUCOIDAN, through The Original Limu Company! The ONLY company that has the exclusive rights to the fucoidan extract and this limu product contains at least 83% fucoidan!! Which means it's the "real deal"!The HEALTH BENEFITS within this AMAZING SEAWEED are remarkable, and the financial opportunity is limitless!!  Once you have researched and tried fucoidan, from The Limu Company, for yourself you will want share this healthful elixir with EACH of your clients!! I have NEVER experienced ANYTHING LIKE THIS! This product works at a subcellular level and is highly receptive to a variety of conditions! There are over 80 reasons to take it!! ....Of course no medical claims can be made so do some research..... - I know what you will find!Massage work is a passion that takes healthy endurance, and can be extremely draining, emotionally, physically and financially -  but THIS product AND this business CAN POTENTIALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE and MANY OTHERS!!!  They will want the product and return to you - just to have a massage with a LIMU PRO and, maybe join YOU in the business! This is a GREAT embarkment, especially in today's tough economy. I am dedicated to help others have " Better Health Days", and gain financial freedom in the process!  As we work ourselves out of debt, and sustain or regain physical health, our lives AND dispositions will CHANGE!! I hope that you will join me on the Pathway of Prosperity: Life, Health and Wealth!! It would be a pleasure to guide you, and yes, I will help you become a "Limu Pro" -- Thank You for YOUR TIME!Wandra                                                                                                Always Abounding                                                                                1 Corinthians 15:58                                                                               http://www.wandra.limupro.com     & http://www.betterhealthdays.originallimu.com     http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15053,0.htm httpwwwwandralimuprocom Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Is bad http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13234,0.htm Vipergtsrz Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT This is it http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13229,0.htm Vipergtsrz Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT FYI.....Rather than working to protect the interests of their constituents, 28 U.S. senators are actively voting to maintain a Big Pharma monopoly in the United States -- the country where consumers pay the highest prices in the world for drugs. These 28 senators apparently do not believe in free trade or even free market competition when it comes to medicines, but they do believe in protecting the powerful corporations that give them money for reelection campaigns.   The issue at hand is the Dorgan amendment to S.1082 (the hotly-debated FDA act). Dorgan proposed an amendment last week that would break Big Pharma's monopoly and allow consumers, cities, states and businesses to price shop for medicines imported from Canada, Europe, Japan and other approved countries. But 28 senators opposed it, voting to defend the current Big Pharma monopoly where some drugs are marked up more than 500,000% over the cost of their ingredients. (That's not a typo.)   Our feature article today lists the names of these 28 senators who voted against the "free trade" amendment along with the names of 9 who didn't vote at all. Plus, you'll read comments explaining why this amendment is so dangerous to the profiteering drug racket currently operated by Big Pharma and the FDA. Click the headline below for the full story... http://www.newstarget.com/021831.html http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,11891,0.htm Shemay Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT 70,000: The number of young adults diagnosed with cancer every year; the only cancer demographic whose survival statistics are worsening in relation to older and younger patients.  But you can make a difference.  Join the RunTri team benefiting the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and train for a marathon or triathlon to raise money for your peers battling cancer.  Visit our webpage today to find out more information:  www.runtri.org TELL THEM WHY! http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,8484,0.htm Runtri Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT If you haven't already, please take a few minutes out of your busy schedule to pledge your support for Cancer research. Every little bit helps, and you CAN help too. www.Cancer.itGo.com http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,6005,0.htm Adrianl331 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi, I just came home from the hospital today after being there for a week with intitially a pulmonary embolism and subsequent diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis after a bone marrow biopsy was done. My cytogenetics will not be back until next week so I am not sure if I have any acoompanying disorders. I am on Agrylin instead of hydroxyeurea due to risk of leukemia in later life. I also take aspirin. I am 32 years old and a little freaked out. I am also on coumadin for the lung clot and Cardizem for the tachycardia that the agrylin is giving me. Does anyone have any lifestyle suggestions such as diet or exercise to help me remain or become healthier? Thanks. I have read other posted messages and I feel better already. Marcy B http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,5068,0.htm Marcyb Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT First do not let a doctor tell you how long you have to live, only God knows that. Second when you get rid of all the anger you have you must become positive. Join a support group, go to your local American Cancer Society become involved. There are so many ways to make this journey a happy one. You will meet so many wonderful people if you just get out there and help someone else. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,2860,0.htm Joyce_M_10 Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT I had a port put in the right side of my chest, and I'm having problems keeping it dry. The nurse suggested taping it over with saran wrap but it's not working so well. I'm sure I'm not the only person with this problem. Any tips? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,1390,0.htm Glitcher Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT