Hello My name is Julie. I'm kind of new to this whole newsgroup thing,
so I hope you'll forgive any missteps I might make.
Last March my Mom, Jan (who is 57) was diagnosed stage 4 adenocarcinoma
of the stomach with metastsis to the liver (2 spots).  On April 23rd we

I've had CML (Chronic Mylogenous Leukemia) in 1984, had a bone marrow
transplant in Seattle and cured by 1989.
But that experience made me realize how wrong doctors can be
sometimes.

I have been a peruser of this group for about 3 years. I first started when
I was dx. with cancer. Fortunately, mine was a localized skin cancer and it
was successfully excised. But, having Crohn's Disease and a few other cancer
scares, I am no stranger to serious illnesses and I ...

Info. please...Does anyone know how colloid carcinoma's start? Someone
just had a breastlump removed. It was, however, surrounded by smaller
cysts filled with fluid that weren't on the mammogram two years
previous. Could those harbor cancer cells waiting to divide and become

 My uncle had his prostate removed 6 years ago at the age of 70.Recent
tests this year showed his PSA go from 0.5 to 5.0. His doctor suggested
radiation if the PSA kept rising. However this week blood test results
show his PSA dropped to 4.0. MY question is why would the PSA drop ...

I had DFSP last october on my left clavicle, I have found a spot not too
far away from the original site of the cancer, My Doc has sent an
emergency referral to get it looked at.  has anyone been through this,
can they tell me what goes on, I know no one who has had dfsp and want

Hi,
My mother (she's 51) told me today that she's had diarrhea for the
past year!!!  She doesn't want to go see a doctor because she is
terrified of the result since her father (my grand-father) died of

I'm still here,
                   Marty in Oz

I guess I never posted these..
It's not to give false hope and I sure wish the text wasn't chopped off,
because it makes it very hard for me to concentrate and try to read it and
analyze exactly what they're saying (or not) and I can't read the PDF file

A elder friend of mine, age 67, has cancer around and behind the eyes.
He is a very private person and will not talk about it. I do not wish
to trouble him by asking him questions, but I am very concerned and I
really wish I knew more about his condition. I was hoping someone in

I wanted to thank all of you who responded to my post about my mom's
illness. After I dried off my eyes I was able to type this and say thanks
for your thoughts and ideas. I feel I finally found a place where others
understand what it like to live with this kind of reality.

been told my removed tumor was stage 2 ,  I am in the third week of
Xeloda...via pill, Any one have experence with stage two CC?

I read recently of one onc doc who has hired what he calls a "Chemo
Patient Advocate" who works with the people receiving treatment. The
woman is a cancer survivor herself and her job is to get to know the
patients and just listen and be sensitive to them, encouraging them.

For certain reasons, I am interested in long term measures for cancer
prevention.
My list, so far, is:
1. Stay slim

Radiation Choices in Tallahassee:
1. http://www.tmh.org/cancer/
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