Friends,
   Baz (my husband) had an MRI today. He's scheduled to see his surgeon on
Monday to review the results. The surgeon has said he wants to perform an
APR (if theMRI bears out his suspicions that the tumor is located too low

My wife lasted four months with Stage IV NSCLC with bone mets.  She was just
starting some serious new medications, both anti-cancer and
anti-chemo-side-effect when she died last month.  I've got quite a bit of
this stuff, a lot of it very expensive.  Do I just throw it away or can ...

http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_369269__langId-en,00.html
Radiation therapy
The following information is taken from the Canadian Cancer Society
publication Radiation and You. If you would like to obtain the booklet

   I am a 23 years old smoker that has recently discovered a parculiar
sensation in my throat.  It is like a mild burning.  I have also had blood
in my spit in the morning.  I am scheduled to see a nose and throat doctor
next week, however, I was hoping someone could answer me a ...

My mom has just been diagnosed with advanced unresectable pancreatic
cancer.
 It appears that the cancer has not spread yet to other organs, but
the  doctors give her very little time to live.

Just wondered how things were going with you guys?  And how you are coping
with being care givers.
Hugs all around
Alayne

I'm hoping someone out there can help us.
About a month ago my wife was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She was
referred to an Oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. About 2
weeks ago she had her initial visit with the Oncologist who did confirm it

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A wealthy old lady decided to go on a photo safari in Africa. She
took her faithful pet dachshund along for company. One day, the

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Dear list,
Can anyone please help me understand the diagnostic grading system? I've
been on Google trying to figure this out, but to no avail. What I'm asking
about is exactly what is  "invasive grade 2 adenocarcinoma". I know what

I have just finished external radiation and had one HDR treatment which I
believe is brachytherapy type.  This was not explained to me.  I read it
from the various sites that cancer clinics put out for patients. This is for
a very small superficial recurrence of endometrial ca. in ...

<http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CancerManagementGuidelines/Gastrointestinal/05.Col
on/5Diagnosis.htm>
1) Clinico-pathologic Considerations
The diagnosis of colorectal cancer is based upon biopsy usually achieved
at sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. It is particularly important that the

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ches.html
Descriptions and diagrams
http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/lung_surgery.html
More detailled practical matters (no diagrams)

I should warn you it's a long-ish post.
Last Thursday my husband was told he had colon cancer immediately after he
had a colonoscopy. He had a CT scan Tuesday. Today we saw a colo-rectal
surgeon.

My mom just had a colonoscopy SAT and they found a tumor 10 feet in and
couldn't proceed further. She had breast cancer 4 years ago and successfully
beat that, it's in remission. She's 75 years old but is very active
physcially and mentally, sharp as a tac and never tires. She can ...