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Treatment options
Information on current treatment options and emerging treatments, including quality of life issues.
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TumorX Enzymes, does it work on internal cancer? (Bloodroot info too)
- By Lusi · New reply 1:55 pm
- 27 replies
- Hi, I joined this forum to answer someone while I was searching for things to help my father. Since it's not an active thread, I started my own. ***(Background info on patient)**** My father has stage ...
Sutent
- By bigloy · New reply 12:13 pm
- 6 replies
- Hello everyone: I have a question. Has anyone had any experience with the Pfizer drug called Sutent. It has been used mainly for kidney and stomach cancer. I have nsclc and they have decided to let me ...
Drug & Herbal Interactions
- By drawing3d · New reply 11:52 am
- 3 replies
- I stumbled on this list of common prescription drugs with an associated list of common herbal interactions/cautions: ------------ Major Interaction Do not take this combination * Amphetamines interacts ...
Gamma Knife
- By CancerKiller · New reply yesterday at 10:49 pm
- 10 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 ...
Anyone heard of Formula CX, Tumorx or BioAnue Products
- By tomo · New reply yesterday at 9:04 pm
- 14 replies
- My dad has seen this site on the internet - www.vmhe.com offering Formula CX tablets to assist to beat cancer. Has anyone tried these tablets or is this something to stay away from? Thanks Julie ...
Discussions about WBR has me really worried
- By canbeatthis · New reply yesterday at 8:46 pm
- 11 replies
- Today will be my husbands 6 WBR treatment. So far he has not had any side effects except fatigue which he had before after 1st treatments of Chemo and Radiation to the Lung, Chest area. His MRI last week ...
Help for third line sclc
- By D_Thompson · New reply yesterday at 4:52 pm
- 5 replies
- After cisplatin and etoposide Nov, Dec 2007 and Jan 2008 with radiation. Then WBR in april 2008 I went until Jan 2009 in remission. When it started to grow again I got on a trial with avastin and topotecan ...
HELP-Has anyone tried crushing Tarceva?
- By NYMelissa · New reply yesterday at 11:46 am
- 1 reply
- Hi, My mom's last treatment resort is tarceva which after a week we just got it delivered. The problem is we got it in pill form, apparently they don't make it another way, and she can't swollow! She ...
staring chemo - what to expect - help
- By MelissaC · New reply yesterday at 2:56 am
- 13 replies
- Hi friends, My Mama is starting chemo (Taxol & Carboplatin) along with radiation for 6 weeks. How sick will she get? What can I do to make her feel better. Please help me to help her. Thanks a million ...
BAC
- By magazine2 · New reply July 2, 2009
- 64 replies
- How many of you have been diagnosed with BAC. ? Are you watching and waiting and watching to see if the tumors are growing or staying put? What type of treatment are you receiving for it? I just would ...
Marijuana
- By CancerKiller · New reply July 2, 2009
- 15 replies
- My father was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer which mestastised to his brain where he has 3 lesions which we hope to be removed with Gamma Knife treatment. He did not take the radiation well ...
tarceva HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- By willets · New reply July 1, 2009
- 15 replies
- Who can/should try Tarceva? Parameters please!!!!!!! Thanks for all the wisdom on this site Mary PS I'm on hiatus from treatment for 1-2mos...LDN is now working on my cure ...
Tarceva
- By CancerKiller · New reply July 1, 2009
- 5 replies
- My father has Stage IV Lung Cancer which has spread throughout his chest. In various discussions, I've read people mention a drug called "Tarceva". Has anyone used this medication or know anything about ...
Hollistic Medicine
- By CancerKiller · New reply June 30, 2009
- 11 replies
- Has anyone tried hollistic medicine? Maybe reiki massages, acupuncture, things of that nature? I was wondering if anyone had used it in addition to chemo/radiation or used it as a substitute. I'm very ...
alk inhibitor? new treatment?
- By candigrl63 · New reply June 30, 2009
- 8 replies
- here is a link to a new promising treatment. my dad saw this on tv and asked that i look into it. has anyone heard of it? http://cbs2.com/health/lung.cancer.alk.2 .1032932.html?detectflash=false ...
Cancer Centers of America
- By Wennot · New reply June 29, 2009
- 32 replies
- Does anyone have any experience with Cancer Centers of America? Their commercials are intriguing, but I went to their website and the treatments did not seem to be any different than what's already out ...
Is the person or the place more important when it comes to oncology?
- By saltypenguin · New reply June 29, 2009
- 19 replies
- Is it the person who treats you or where you get treated that makes a difference? This is a question I have after seeing different opinions in other discussions. When I started on here some told me I ...
K-RAS
- By kkwv · New reply June 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- Does anyone have the K-RAS mutation? It doesn't respond to the EGFR mutation drugs. Thanks for your help ...
Two forms of treatment suggested, by two difference Cancer Centers
- By CrazyEddie · New reply June 24, 2009
- 29 replies
- Went to see the last Oncologis today = Dr Mark Kris , Memorial Sloan Kettering. First appt was at Hackensack Univeristy Medical Center, in Hackensack, NJ. Dr Harry Harper. Here is what we have: Treatment ...
Radiation & Chemo
- By Teek · New reply June 24, 2009
- 5 replies
- My sister has started her treatments. She has radiation everyday for 6 weeks and chemo once a week for 6 weeks. Is this the normal treatment? I guess it just sounds like a lot to me. They haven't made ...