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| pain management | 31 Oct 2004 17:43 GMT | 14 |
here's a biggie. i'm pretty sure i'm not the only one wrestling with some of this. here's the problem: i'm late stage 4 bc with dozens of bone mets - some rather big. they cause
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| RL support group | 31 Oct 2004 15:40 GMT | 2 |
I think when I first started reading this ng someone had asked about experiences with real-life support groups. I just went to one yesterday. It was held at my oncologist's office and led by a nurse educator. There were 5 patients there including me and it lasted an hour and a ...
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| Swollen arm | 31 Oct 2004 14:58 GMT | 2 |
Seven years ago, my wife had breast cancer with subsequent removal surgery and chemotherapy. All check-ups were absolutely fine until January of this year when the check-up revealed some suspicious-looking lymph nodes. So chemotherapy
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| Cellulitis? | 31 Oct 2004 07:00 GMT | 13 |
Deborah is in the hospital now, recovering from a bout of cellulitis that started in her lymphedemic arm and moved into her chest. Turns out we did everything wrong before she went to the hospital. When Deborah woke up yesterday morning she said her arm hurt and was a
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| Xrays | 31 Oct 2004 06:13 GMT | 1 |
Can someone tell me is mammogram xrays can be easily copied? Also, in Ontario, do I have a right to them?
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| "Breast cancer study will analyze sisters" | 31 Oct 2004 06:07 GMT | 1 |
Breast cancer study will analyze sisters A new national clinical trial will probe genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by studying 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease that is the second-leading cancer killer of
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| Mouse virus | 31 Oct 2004 06:04 GMT | 3 |
It was reported on the news tonight that a possible cause of breast cancer is a virus acquired from mice. Humans can be tested for this mouse virus, and apparently it has only been found in breast cancer patients. I'm very curious. I want to be tested. If I have a freakin' mouse ...
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| just found out | 31 Oct 2004 05:51 GMT | 8 |
i have breast cancer i'm having a hard time dealing with it.I want to talk about it then i dont it is 4am i cant stop thinking about it .no one in my family had or has it so i dont know how i got it . Thank goodness it is caught in the early stages i go back for some more
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| Uninsured -- before you go for mammogram (US) | 31 Oct 2004 05:41 GMT | 2 |
Check out your state's implementation of the Breast and Cervucal Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act, and sign up *before* you get a mammogram. If you are offered any other free or low-cost options for mammograms, be *sure* you inquire what your options are if cancer is
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| Another Diagnosis this week | 31 Oct 2004 05:33 GMT | 4 |
I'm sorry I know this isn't the place probably for this post and I'm not asking for any kind of response. I posted last week about my upcoming biopsy and all of our local cases of cancer in our small town. As all of you know my biopsy was negative for cancer and I am so thankful, ...
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| Baptism of Fire -Zometa | 31 Oct 2004 05:20 GMT | 3 |
Wow, I had my first infusion of Zometa yesterday afternoon. In the middle of the night excruciating pain in the whole thoracic area woke me up. I had a slight temp. which eventually went back to normal. Called my liaison person and she said it would pass. A hydrocodene has not ...
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| My mother | 30 Oct 2004 13:44 GMT | 3 |
My name is C?dric, I'm 17 and I'm French. Today, my mother has an examination and we have learned that she may have a breast cancer. I worry and I'd like to ask you some questions: 1/ Are tumors ofter benign or malignant (in %)?
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| How much time question .... | 29 Oct 2004 16:50 GMT | 6 |
A relative of mine has bravely been through about seven gamma knifes and a brain surgery and seven or eight different chemo protocols. She has been in stage four for five years and one week. A doctor tells us now that she has large growths in the liver that are not responding to
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| Best options in Madison/Milwaukee Wisconsin? | 28 Oct 2004 07:14 GMT | 2 |
Are there any notably top notch facilities/doctors regarding breast cancer in these areas? Any tools for selecting the best doctors?
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| strange new symptoms | 27 Oct 2004 21:18 GMT | 4 |
i hope this finds you all well. for those of you who gave me advice on the pain management issue, thanks. i got it worked out with my onc yesterday. i'm going to keep on doin what i'm doin...
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