My father recently had mouth cancer, fortunately he got the all clear 2
months ago. but he has failed to really recover. It seems that the
radiotherapy has taken a lot from him. Can someone here please give me some
advice on maybe similar experiences and will he get better from the ...

I've been lurking for a while, trying to find an appropriate newsgroup
to talk about my husband's cancer.  This group is the best of what I
found so here goes:
Background -

My mother found out last week that she had small cell Lungcancer in
both lungs, that has spread to the bronchial..(tubes?) and to the
liver.
the tumors apparently look like spider webs(and  therfore apparently

Dear group,
For those who are interested, we saw the MRI results today. It appears that
at least one lymph gland may be involved.
It looks as though an APR is definitely on the cards. The tumor is sitting

This is an  update on my mother-in-law, whom has ovarian cancer.  She has a
tube down her nose to help drain the fluid.  They thought she had a blockage
cause by the tumour, but it's  fluid builted up the tumour is pushing on her
bowel, so she can't release anything.  They started ...

My mom (age 51) has kidney cancer is is currenly undergoing treatment.
She has metastesis to her lungs which causes her intense difficulties
breathing.  She's also experiencing awful side effects from her drug
tx's.  She loses hope and I have a hard time encouraging her.  She

I'll be having radio for breast cancer in 2 weeks time, I've been given an
aqueous cream when should I start using it?
Is aqueous cream the best treatment for skin undergoing radiotherapy? I've
heard that aloe vera is better.

My brother had a colonoscopy done and they removed several polyps. My
question is, does he have the right to receive a copy of the biopsy
report or reports on these polyps, whatever the results are? Also, do
they keep this biopsy report or reports in his medical records for life?

Hi Steph,
First thanks for answering my other post,this post i would really
apperciate your opinion on how my mother's lung cancer was diagnosed
A bit of background my mother is in her early 60's and has been

Has anyone here cured themselves or knows someone who has , by using
alternative therapies and no chemo or radiation.? Do you know someone
who died trying alternative treatments?
Please dont post any bullshit, pro or againt, just facts. Peoples

Is there anything wrong in taking silymarin when having a cholangiocarcinoma
(intrahepatic) and a chemo (gemzar and cisplatin)? It seems to be proven
that
silymarin helps to regenerate liver cells and so on. But I did not find

Well, it's been six weeks today since I last saw the love of my life alive.
I miss him very much.  Easter was his favorite time of year, not for the
religious end of it, but for the time spent with family, the chocolate that
I always bough him and the time that I was able to spend ...

I'm not sure if my son is in a crisis concerning his disease or not.
My son (age 40) was diagnosed  recently on March 19, 2004 with DLBCL. As yet
I have no information about the staging, although his oncologist at Princess
Margaret Hosp.said that his disease is "intermediate". He ...

Father - larynx cancer caused by smoking
Sister - ovarian cancer
Grandmother from mother side - breast cancer
I'm 26/male/caucasian/weight is OK/no smoking/a glass of wine daily/pretty

With all due respect,
I have had my encounters with CANCER in my family.
Two wonderful uncles, and a very wonderful grand mother who helped
those who were sick.