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Make a charitable contribution while particpating in a research study
- By dleach · Posted July 30, 2008
- In Ovarian cancer · 3 recommendations
- Here at Inspire we often use the phrase "Together, we're better". It's our catchy way of saying that we believe in the power of the working together to improve our health and well being. Part of our work ...
Agent Orange & esophageal cancer related ??
- By jkmelch · Posted May 12, 2008
- In Esophageal cancer · 3 recommendations
- My husband was a Vietnam Veterans and developed esophageal cancer. He had no risk factors at all for the disease except his agent orange exposure. Are there any other widows out there that have experienced ...
alternatives to tamoxifen for est + breast cancer
- By Hawkwoman · Posted February 28, 2008
- In Treatment options · 3 recommendations
- I am a premenopausal woman interested in finding alternative treatment options for estrogen receptor positve breast cancer. Is there another option that might work to help increase my odds for survival ...
Chemo Brain Support Group
- By msloma2003 · Posted March 20, 2009
- In Managing side effects · 2 recommendations
- Hands for Hope Chemo Brain Support Group was founded June, 2008 in Clearwater, Florida in order to provide cancer patients/survivors and caregivers with peer support, educational material and raising ...
reaching for the stars (my story)
- By tqm1ed · Posted August 31, 2008
- In Colon cancer · 2 recommendations
- good morning' my name is ed' was diagnosed back in november of 07 stage iv colon cancer that spread to paritineal lining, liver and esophagus. initial symptoms that i can remember started in december ...
MDS and me. What now?
- By dcal2u · Posted May 30, 2008
- In Myelodysplastic syndromes · 2 recommendations
- I was just diagnosed 2 weeks ago with MDS. I can't find anyone else who has this particular disease so here I am. I haven't started chemo yet and am worried about the after affects. My doc. says it is ...
Should One Give Up?
- By Chris-Reed · Posted April 18, 2008
- In Managing side effects · 2 recommendations
- I wonder at which point in time should God, or whoever is in charge, just quit screwing around with me and pull the trigger. Between the age of 6 and 22, I've had cancer surgery on my brain, back, arms ...
Is it OK that an Oncologist uses his clinics for political propaganda?
- By Umbrellaman · Posted November 9, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 1 recommendation
- Thursday, October 8, 2009 while awaiting cancer treatment at Florida Cancer Specialist in Cape Coral, Florida, among the scattered periodicals and outdated magazines, was a flyer with a bold headline ...
The EARLY Act
- By GregDennis · Posted October 20, 2009
- In Breast cancer · 1 recommendation
- The EARLY Act would provide federal funding to educate doctors and young women (those 45 and under) about breast health and breast cancer. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, herself ...
protein powders during chemotherapy
- By duke2813 · Posted July 23, 2009
- In Colon cancer · 1 recommendation
- Researching protein supplements to be used during chemo for colon cancer. Have heard that some brands of supplements have harmful long term effects.. Have heard WHEY protein makes the cancer cells vulnerable ...
AGENT ORANGE, GASTRIC CANCERS, VIETNAM
- By Nelson8989 · Posted July 13, 2009
- In Gastric cancer · 1 recommendation
- If you or someone you know has suffered from any gastric cancers AND been exposed to agent orange while serving in Vietnam, please contact me. No cancers of the gastric track have even been added to the ...
Hello
- By Kim_R · Posted May 30, 2009
- In Head and neck cancer · 1 recommendation
- You can learn more about me in my journal Dave and kim from the beginning till now 2 yrs later still fighting,but I am glad to be a part of this group,please read my journal,and reply if you like,I can ...
Anybody have info on this type
- By Tigerette · Posted May 6, 2009
- In Esophageal cancer · 1 recommendation
- My husband has espahgeal cancer. I would really like it if i can find someone that has it, and what you are going threw, and what i need to look forward too. he has surgery now hes getting chemo 21 days ...
Tired of crying and feeling worthless
- By Nemomom4 · Posted December 26, 2008
- In Managing side effects · 1 recommendation
- Because I'm a cancer survivor, and everything I talk about below has been greatly magnified since my cancer treatments, I'm posting this here in the hopes that someone else who has had mental/cognitive ...
new diagnosis
Friends
- By Chemo2 · Posted July 11, 2008
- In Survivor stories · 1 recommendation
- Something amazing happened to me yesterday that I want to share. I was at work like any other day, with a schedule of people with appointments to see me. One person in particular, I did not want to see ...
Survivor Interviews For Documentry
- By Rj · Posted April 7, 2008
- In Survivor stories · 1 recommendation
- Hi All, Does any one know or have heard of, Or more importantly live near the 'Lincoln Highway'? It's the first road to connect New York to San Francisco. I want to invite any and all of you to meet with ...
Finding Financial Assistance
- By sqmarianna · Posted January 26, 2008
- In Financial and insurance issues · 1 recommendation
- Main web address for financial resources http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facts heet/support/financial-assistance ________________________________________ Financial Assistance and Other Resources for ...
What to ask for and keep
- By LaGata · Posted November 7, 2007
- In Getting a diagnosis · 1 recommendation
- I'm a two time cancer survivor. First, in 1990, was cervical cancer. I was dumb about cancer. Didn't have anyone to talk to, no one to tell me what I needed to know. It was caught early and I opted not ...
