Many thanks for this info... I have heard good things about vitamin c infusions. Did he do this with other treatment (conventional or otherwise)? I don't know about doing it concurrent with chemo since I think they would sort of cancel each other out? WE found out things are not AS bad as we feared - confirmed disease confined to hip at the moment... suspicious things possibly brewing in lungs/liver but if it is cancer it is in its infancy so we can hopefully keep it from becoming full force. His dr. is suggesting radiation, Taxol and 5-FU - probably the chemo after the rad is done bec. they are worried about effects on the intestines. My father can't afford to lose anymore weight. We are going for 2nd opinions re. treatment to make sure he's getting the most aggressive protocol he can tolerate. His doctor said he COULD have years if they can keep the disease confined to bones (and then beat it back there). We'll see - I am not kidding myself about how aggressive this disease can be, and I am almost as worried about his ability to make it through the treatments as I am about the cancer itself. Many thanks for any help/suggestions.