First I know all are different and different things happen.  For those of you
on Thalidomide.  Did you have a rash on your face or look puffy.  I know from
the info Dad got that a rash can be one of the side effects.  His face is also
puffy.  So I thought I'd see if you saw either ...

My mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in February.  
She is receiving chemo now through a port in her chest.  
My question is - has anyone heard of a needle falling out
of the port and the chemo drugs being pumped into a persons

My sister has just been diagnosed with 'aggressive non Hodgkins Lymphoma'
for the second time in 3 years and any information on web sites, treatment
and prognosis would be appreciated. She is going into hospital for Bone
Marrow & stem cell Transplant treatment but we know so little ...

I just did did another American Cancer Society Relay For Life event.
This one was different though, as I wasn't just a fundraiser....I was
invited there as a survivor.
There I was, along w/a host of other survivors, walking a lap at the

Yes, cancer is mutated DNA and aliens abduct people because they
cannot reproduce themselves , their genitals fell off a long time ago.
So they try to turn humans into aliens,the abduct humans and
impregnate them with alien DNA,  but their experiments are not

I went to a symposiun on mesothelioma last week and hyperthermic
chemotherapy was mentioned. Has anybody come accross this method of
treatment?
 We have a Tronado machine that is used at a clinic here in Perth,

Anyone here had polio? How did chemo affect you?
I lost most of what I gained (I'm a paraplegic) over the last 40+ yrs
during 7 months of chemotherapy (does that make sense?). Recovery
after 3 months off chemo seems to have stuck at around 70%.

There are a lot of newsgroups for particular forms of cancer but none of
which are for Leukemia. How do I go about creating such a newsgroup?
Thanks
Pete

Recently my Mom completed a oxaliplatin folfox regimen for colon
cancer and was given a remarkably clean bill of health after followup
CAT and PET scans, as well as a colonoscopy.
Unfortunately, the cancer appears to have metasticized in the last 2

This did happen.  Her doctor at the cancer clinic
told us this is what happened.  He said this is
the first time in his career.  He and his nursing
staff were very nervous, although they did

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CDG/content/CDG_prednisone.html (exerpt -
read the rest)
Trade Name(s):
Apo-Prednisone, Orasone, Deltasone, Prednisone (there are other names

I'm just post exerpts of each web page. Some list some of the chemos,
some describe the reactions, some mention antidotes or how to treat it
(or combinations), possibly more info.
Some of these may be referring to limbs only, some chest. I'll have to

More than 1,500 men, women, and children are expected at this year?s
eighth annual Cancer Survivors? Day ? a celebration of life for cancer
survivors, their families, friends, and supporters ? on Saturday, August
28, 2003 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p ...

Can adults get a new mole or is this a sure sign of cancer ?

I've been posting here occasionally because I have CRC stage IV and am
in the midst of chemo treatment. I come from a large family - 10
siblings - and they've been supporting me tremendously during my
trials. We've come together like at no other time.