My 69 yr old mom with primary liver cancer (heptacellular carcinoma) is
slowly (or not so slowly) getting worse.  She is still eating, some -
she gets nauseous and throws-up at times, but on "good days" she can
eat.  She gets out a bit, we had a family Christmas exchange on ...

Hi folks.  
A few posts back I mentioned that my sister could not lift her left
arm and now her hand is beginning to swell.   I chatted with her
hospice nurse and she believes it is because the tumors in her left

Original diagnosis Jan '03 was colon cancer with coupla liver mets due
to close proximity. I was told then Stage IV and no lymph nodes
involved which appears to be short on info. Friday I asked again
(frantic searching thru' large, heavy, UK NHS folder;) and got Stage

Hello My name is Betty and I am the wife of Gordo.This is my first
time here . I have small cell lung cancer and I have had my first
session of chemo. with etoposide and cisplatin. On Mon I start my
blood work and probably my second session.

All you have to do is to click on this link.
http://www.cancersupporters.com (also leads to the breast cancer newsgroup
FAQ)
http://www.cancersupporters.com/asc/index.html alt.support.cancer FAQ

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My 85 year old grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer last month
and underwent surgery 3 weeks ago.  His colon was removed, but the
doctor's still feel that he must undergo chemotherapy.  I was doing
some research and came across this article at dailynewscentral.net

Following up my prior post, my 72-yr-old mom was diagnosed liver
cancer, 7.5 cm mass, and she just went through the chemoembolization.
She's still recovering in the hospital.  However, unfortunately, last
night at 10 PM, they moved the mom from a private room to a shared

I have been diagnosed with this syndrome.  PTLD stands for post-transplant
lymphoprofilic disorder.   I had a kidney transplant in 1995 with little
problems with it.
Began having unexplainable pain in pelvic/groin/back pain over a year ago.

Hello Wonderful People Out In Cyber Space.
MonaVie is a new product that will be coming out on January 8th.  It's
composed of 12 fruits and includes Celadrin and Glucosamine Sulfate
(98% absorption).  MonaVie also contains dozens of amino acids,

I'm sure many of you know about Team in Training. It's a triathlon training
and fundraising project raising money for research to end leukemia,
lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma and myeloma.
It's kind of like a "walk-a-thon", only I'll be swimming 0.9 mile, *then*

The new beta version of Google does not seem to be working right.
(for those who post and read through Google).
I emailed them to hire me instead to beta test their software ;-)
So those who post through Google, if you can't easily find your thread,

I am 26 years old.  My mother died 2 years ago from colon cancer.  9
months ago my father was also diagnosed with colon cancer.  My 38 year
old half sister had a colonoscopy and they found pre cancerous polyps.
I would like to have a colonoscopy and have an appt. sceduled with a

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041129/sfm070_1.html?printer=1
FDA Clears Use of Fischer MammoTest Breast Biopsy System as Platform
for Interstitial Breast Brachytherapy
Monday November 29, 2:58 pm ET  

My mother-in-law is doing ok considering the bleak news we recieved at
her last oncologist appointment.  She is still very weak from surgery
(thoracotomy to remove 2/3 of her lung).  The surgery was over 2
months ago now so I'm wondering if she is going to get any stronger.