Michael here, the guy who's taking care of my friend with terminal
Brain Cancer.
I just had some time to come back to say HI.
I didn't even realize that it's been a month since I was here last.

Well I just got back my results from my last Biopsy righ lung
I was told it was lymphoma, not sure what it is in relation tol ung
cancer or how it got there.
All I know is now I am scared again.

Well I go in the 17th of March to have my left ovary removed.
Depending on the what they see when they go through my belly button
will
determine what type of surgery they may end up doing.

From the Wall Street Journal -
Researchers are having second thoughts about a long-trusted piece of
conventional wisdom - that a positive attitude can help patients beat
cancer.    

I'm now 5 1/2 post treatment for anal cancer ( T3N1M0). My surgeon declared
me definitely cured and does not want to see me any more, except to have a
coffee with him.
The oncologist says I'm "considered as cured" but nevertheless insists on my

Shortly after my grandma was diagnosed with cancer, I began to e mail our
local weatherwoman for channel 7 news after reading her online journal on
her battle with breast cancer. We tried to support each other as much as
possible. When my grandma died, she was wonderful! her faith ...

Good evenning,
I went to the doctor to have a couple of X-Rays and he told me I have
a polyp in the right sinus I shall get rid of (endoscopy) -
This is stressful to me - is a polyp a cancer / tumor? what is the

Having completed chemo & rad treatments I find along with the standard side
effects that both my ankles are swelling at the end of the day without doing
a lot of walking, have asked the oncologist & he indicates maybe the
treatments are the cause. He isn't  sure.  Has anyone ...

Has anybody had any experience with this regimen and the side effects
involved? It's legitimate but dangerous I think!! My mom has lung cancer
that is in remission currently. It was stage 3b in the beginning. She's had
a rough road for 2 years. Husband died, sister died, brother has ...

my uncle's onco has him on 50000iu of vitamin d per day for the last 3 months.
does he know something i don't. my uncle has prostate cancer, and is on lupron
currently. the onco feels the excessive dose of vitamin was warranted because
his blood levels of this vitamin were so low, ...

My daughter (age 26) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
She had one ovary removed and 3/4 of the other - surgeon at Sloane
originally felt safe leaving the part because they thought the cancer was
"borderline". Turns out it is not and they will probably remove the

Has anyone read this book, An Air That Kills"?
This is a great resource for those interested in the health crisis
caused by asbestos. I have known many people that have died from the
deadly asbestos related diseases such as Mesothelioma. The book mainly

Hi, I'm scheduled to have a biopsy done on a sensitive area soon. I am
wondering how many days it takes before the biopsy wound heals? I am
thinking of going off on a diving trip one to two days after the
procedure. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Does anyone here have suggestions for treating excessive production of bile?

A quick but worthwhile read.  
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2004/krd_0402.shtml
Don't Tamper With Medicare Reform
By Kay R. Daly