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Treatment options
Information on current treatment options and emerging treatments, including quality of life issues.
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Anyone taking LYRICA for Neuropathy ?
- By Leilani · New reply 2:48 pm
- 27 replies
- I have had neuropathy for 10 months now, a side effect from Taxol. That chemo and I did not get along, but I'm still here to complain about it, so that's good. Meanwhile, I haven't been able to get rid ...
Tarceva
- By jam · New reply 1:34 pm
- 17 replies
- Has anyone used Tarceva as maintance? I am currently in remission and one onocologist says to take it and the other says not to. How confusing does that get ...
QUESTION ONE: LDN as an adjunct
- By Granny888 · New reply 12:31 pm
- 4 replies
- I've heard about LDN as a last resort and as an almost last resort, but what about LDN as an adjunct? So far most of the web pages I have run into are run by the same outfit with the same doctor's name ...
Predisone - WOW it's Good and Bad
- By Starlightsquad · New reply 12:40 am
- 12 replies
- Hi - Well the Thyroid TSH levels dropped beyond low and the T3 and T4 went up...so the diagnosis went from Acute (not really cute at all in my book...) to Subacute. The Dr. put me on predisone and WOW ...
Atypical Carcinoid - Lung
- By DottieCatt · New reply yesterday at 1:30 pm
- 11 replies
- I am starting chemo in Nov 2009. I.m not sure what to expect. All I know is from TV or the movies. I am only 101 Lbs now. Will I waste away? Will my hair fall out? I am already depressed. Will it get ...
electric pulse belt
- By frank50 · New reply yesterday at 9:53 am
- 6 replies
- does anybody know or heard about this new treatment in europe. electric pulses are given trought a belt that you carry for 18 hours a day, killing cancer cells. had a great succes rate recently. approved ...
stint to the head - has anyone heard of this?
- By dusteerose · New reply yesterday at 12:37 am
- 4 replies
- Hello all, My sister's sister-in-law had breast cancer about 4 to 5 years ago and it went into remission. Last year it came back in her lymps and she had chemo, radiation etc, month of remission then ...
Blood Cell Counts
- By cierrad111 · New reply November 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- My dad couldn't take chemo thursday because his white cell count was too low...he had a shot saturday and gets another tomorrow. He had to get two units of blood today because his red cell count was low....they ...
WTF - Ask the right question !
- By Curmudgeon · New reply November 2, 2009
- 14 replies
- OK, so I am through my second tri-weekly chemo, and I am feeling pretty good. My son suggested that I ask the Onc whether my treatment regimen was curative or palliative. Well, I did ... and he said "it ...
Any one have experience with essaic tea?
- By Wennot · New reply November 2, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am wondering if any one has used essaic as a complementary therapy? I read about essaic soon after I had surgery (URL) in March 2008 (http://theherbs.info/BobK/Bob.html). I have been drinking a quarter ...
Leave my poop alone!!!!!
- By saltypenguin · New reply October 31, 2009
- 9 replies
- Why must every prescription drug mess with my poop. Not a serious topic here just find it funny that every medication either gives you constipation, diarrhea, or in some cases both???? Leave my poop alone ...
Gamma Knife
- By CancerKiller · New reply October 31, 2009
- 11 replies
- After getting a second opinion for removing tumors in my father brain, we were told to stop the radiation (a week into a 3 week procedure) because the MD deemed it "unnecessary" comparing it to killing ...
Tree Bark to treat and cure cancer Taxol
- By pappy01 · New reply October 30, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi Again thanks to all who responded to inquiry of Dr.Chang. I came across a pastor who was telling me a story about a pastor who he works with who was diagnosed with nsclc 4 years ago with tumors throughout ...
BUGWIG PROTOCOL/MariasFriend
- By abhinj · New reply October 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- Good morning: Thank you for the information on your use of the Budwig plan. I am reposting it here so that others may benefit from it. Please keep us posted on your progress. Hugs, abhi REPOST...from ...
?'s I'm not sure where to find answers for
- By snl53913 · New reply October 28, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hi, My husband has been going to the doctor for 1 1/2 years complaining of chest pain. They have tried treating him for depression, anxiety, acid reflex, put him on an asprin schedule and countless other ...
Wristbands for Relief from Chemotherapy, Anesthesia Nausea
- By Roxy4B · New reply October 27, 2009
- 4 replies
- Did anyone use a wristband from nausea? My friend who is pregnant is wearing it for morning sickness and she recomended this web site : http://www.biobands.com/cancer_treatment .htm I just ordered one ...
how long can a person take tarceva
- By po · New reply October 26, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi everyone! my dad is 85 years old, he was diagnosed with stage II NSCLC in march 2008, since then, he has been taking Tarceva for over a year, the tumor shank first then growing again. last month, he ...
Alimta, fatigue and steroids
- By Richelle13 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi, my had her first Alimta last Thursday. on Sunday she had fatigue,loss of appetite, depression and nausea. her first line of treatment was gemzar/carbo and we found when she stopped the steroids (hers ...
LDN Luckeyone2
- By abhinj · New reply October 26, 2009
- 23 replies
- Hi: You can find an abundance of info on the following sites. I would suggest you read them all. If you have questions you can email me. LDN.com LDNinfo.com LDN_4_cancer@yahoogroups.com LungCancerSupportFamily@yahoogroups.com ...
Monoclonal antibodies- Avastin @ Erbitux
- By ACS · New reply October 25, 2009
- 9 replies
- Greetings everyone: my thoughts are with all of you who are going through a battle with cancer. I'm keen to get some feedback on treatment with monoclonal antibodies, in particular Avastin and Erbitux ...