Latest messages for CancerCompass discussion http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,2420,0.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ i heard about this gleevac drug.on the t.v.my boyfriend has melinoma cancer that spread to his brain,.i'm having a hard time finding any information on it.if you can help me please.thanks, Loving_Girlfriend Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT Five years ago my mother became sick rather suddenly. Her only symptom had been extreme fatigue. After a routine colonoscopy they thought she may have had an absess in her colon. During surgery a ten pound leiomyosarcoma was removed as well as one of her kidneys. She was given radiation as a precaution and was fine for a year and a half. Then it spread to one of her lungs. She had surgery later that year to remove 2 tumors. At her next CT scan, that tumors were now up and down both lungs. While she is still in pretty good health with seemingly few symptoms, her tumors have continued to aggressively grow. She started taking Gleevec on July 1. At a cancer convention in May studies had shown some effectiveness in shrinking/growth prevention in tumors in the lungs. Has anyone else out there had success with this drug treatment. I'd love to hear your story. Mamas_Helper Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT