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The fight is over!

By innisfree · New reply 2:07 pm
Journal · 3 replies
Jim's fight is over. He left this life on Sunday, May 6. I'm thankful, he just went to sleep. Three of our four sons were here, with their wives. The fourth son was here in March and arrived, again, on ...

Sutent

By Ober · Posted 8:02 am
Discussion in Pancreatic cancer · 0 replies
Has anyone been on Sutent for any long period of time. If so side effects they experienced. I have been on Sutent for two weeks after my other chemo drug stopped working ...

my mom suffering from cancer

By preety02 · New reply 6:17 am
Discussion in Finding a doctor/second opinion · 1 reply
hi, can any one suggest second opinion for a patient in nepal suffering from poorly differentiated signet ring cell adenocarcinoma which had no symptoms of this disease ...

Questions

By Kneesaa · Posted yesterday at 12:44 pm
Discussion in Lung cancer · 0 replies
Two Questions: First has anyone here been on Avastin for more than three years. Any long term affects?Secondly I have been searching for a web site that would give me the Standarsized uptake value of ...

Just found Nodule in Rt Lung

By Fitz · New reply May 14, 2012
Discussion in Lung cancer · 1 reply
Radiologist said that the nodule presents as bronchogenic carcinoma. PET scan shows no other nodules or lymph involvement. Bronchscopy on Monday for more exploration and them biopsy. DR will try to fet ...

Life with one lung? How bad/good is it?

By BMurph · New reply May 11, 2012
Journal · 49 replies
We will find out tomorrow if husband is a candidate for surgery. Don't even know what type of surgery but most likely not VATS or RFA. Just wondering how many "one lung" folks are out there & what life ...

Islet Cell, Neoendocrine Tumors

By Ober · Posted May 11, 2012
Discussion in Pancreatic cancer · 0 replies
Anyone out there with this cancer, would like to compare notes, problems, progress, etc. Have been diagnosed Stage IV since May of 2011. God Bless all those who have survived anytype of Cancer ...

Treatment

By 4myhusband · New reply May 9, 2012
Discussion in Lung cancer · 11 replies
My husband has small cell lung cancer. He has completed 1 cycle of radiation and 4 cycles of chemo. The doctor wants to do prophylactic brain radiation in one month. Has any one had this type of treatment ...

Rotterdam, Holland and LU-177

By Ober · Posted May 8, 2012
Discussion in Pancreatic cancer · 0 replies
Has anyone gone to Rotterdam or other out of country places for treatement with LU-177 for Islet Cell or Endocrine Tumors ...

What is IP6 and is it helping anyone ?

By Donnamarie58 · Posted May 7, 2012
Discussion in Complementary and alternative medicine · 0 replies
Is IP6 helping anyone here and what is it ? Has anyone taken milk thistle during chemo carbo/altima stg 4 nsclc ...

Grandmas Cancer

By Kourtney1124 · New reply May 6, 2012
Journal · 7 replies
After the manyyy many radiation and chemotherapy treatments, she is now in remission :))))) From my past posts like i said She was found to have lung cancer in April of 2011 and when that was found to ...

Islet Cell Carcinoma started again!

By Ober · New reply May 4, 2012
Discussion in Getting a diagnosis · 1 reply
Well As I posted in the past, I received a diagnosis of Stage IV Islet Cell Carcinoma. Started in the Pancreas now in the liver, bone and lymph system. This was May of 2011. I am being treated at the ...

My VATS Experience

By moz205 · New reply May 2, 2012
Journal · 17 replies
Ok, as a patient at Columbia Med Ctr, I just had my VATS. Thankfully, all went extremely well, guess as well as can be. Dx'd with NSCLC, no spread, no lymph nodes affected. No chemo needed but will be ...

Introducing myself

By dkv33 · New reply May 2, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
I'm a 53 year old who had a siezure on April 14, 2012. Consequently, they found a brain mass which was removed from SCLC. Apparently, they are confident with the fact the brain tumor MRI showed they think ...

Mixed Emotions

By gogettergirl · New reply May 2, 2012
Journal · 13 replies
Since I have been recovering from surgery my granddaughter greets me in the morning with a hug and likes to sit on my lap for awhile until she has woke up a bit. I am not looking forward to being isolated ...

Yeah hubby done with chemo.

By charlottesweb · New reply April 29, 2012
Journal · 4 replies
Had his last chemo and that has his spirits up. Just 3 more radiation and then starts the recovery period. The only down side is we both were very exicited to share the news with his mother, then realized ...

4th line in a year...

By yrrej1103 · New reply April 29, 2012
Journal · 31 replies
Starting taxotere as a single agent in about 2 hours. The nodules growing in left lower lobe. Significant growth between December 15 and Jan 30. Little to non existant pet uptake in september. All light ...

Latest saga

By yrrej1103 · New reply April 29, 2012
Journal · 6 replies
I was hospitalized around Easter for 8 days because of my orthostatic issues. I was on taxotere at that time, and hadn't taken any of my blood pressure meds for about 3 weeks because the systolic was ...

DCA

By kocher7 · Posted April 26, 2012
Discussion in Pancreatic cancer · 0 replies
I have recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and have several spots on my liver. I have been hearing good things about DCA, problem is, I dont know where to get it. Can somebody please help me ...

A lovely song to boost your moods!

By Mithra · Posted April 25, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
Hello all from a lovely spring night in Tehran! Just a short para to tell you how much I think about you, how profoundly you are placed in my heart, how much I love you one by one, and I send you much ...

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