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| I don't understand about radiation | 12 Feb 2005 22:13 GMT | 6 |
I was diagnosed last June with stage 3 breast cancer. I had an 8-cm tumor. I had chemo, which shrank the tumor down to the point where it couldn't be felt any more. Then I had a modified radical mastectomy in December. 15 lymph nodes were removed. The pathology report showed no ...
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| alt.support.cancer Charter | 12 Feb 2005 21:37 GMT | 13 |
http://www.cancersupporters.com/asc/charter.html (this is in response to Zee's post) What is strictly prohibited on this newsgroup? Under no circumstances is it appropriate to contact a member of the
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| Prescription Drug cost estimate soars to $1.2 TRILLION !! | 12 Feb 2005 20:55 GMT | 13 |
In the federal Budget estimate released this week, the cost of the newly enacted prescription program has soared to $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The new figure more than doubles the estimate from last September.
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| Is Iressa effective to Oral Cancer? | 12 Feb 2005 12:05 GMT | 1 |
My grandfather is 96 years old. He got oral cancer for 1 and half years. From last month, the cancer is getting much worse suddenly, with metastasis to right eye, bleeding in mouth and severe headache etc.
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| Fever therapy for cancer? | 12 Feb 2005 01:42 GMT | 13 |
The British Journal of cancer has noted spontaneous regression of cancers after a hefty feverish infection. This might be explored to see if fever therapy might be a possibility to trigger these regressions. I will try to add the ink if any one is interested.
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| Radiation-Induced Fibrosis | 11 Feb 2005 17:46 GMT | 1 |
Ann Pharmacother. 2005 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Links Role of Pentoxifylline and Vitamin E in Attenuation of Radiation-Induced Fibrosis (March).
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| Cars for a Cure | 11 Feb 2005 17:25 GMT | 8 |
<https://www.cancer.org/asp/donate/don_multi_carsForCure.asp?navToScreen=don_4_1_1> Cars for a Cure® Help drive away cancer. Your donation of a car, truck, motorcycle, newer RV, or boat on a trailer
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| new test for bladder cancer | 11 Feb 2005 15:50 GMT | 5 |
New Test Improves Detection of Bladder Cancer CHICAGO -- Testing for a certain protein in urine was found to increase the accuracy for diagnosis of bladder cancer, according to a study in the February 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical applications of
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| Should we remove a left kidney with a tumor if pulmonary lymph nodes are enlarged? | 11 Feb 2005 14:42 GMT | 85 |
Should we remove a left kidney with a tumor if pulmonary lymph nodes are enlarged? The pulmonary lymph nodes are metastases probably. The man has a hematuria ones in two weeks, an infrequent cough and an aching [dull, boring] pain in his waist. The tumor is 5cmx4cm in size
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| astroturf marketing: how pharma co-opts your "advocates" | 10 Feb 2005 21:00 GMT | 3 |
>From Patient Activism to Astroturf Marketing by Bob Burton and Andy Rowell "So what does PR stand for?" asked Nancy Turett, the president and global director of Edelman Health. "It stands for powerful
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| Closed minds troubling | 10 Feb 2005 17:36 GMT | 6 |
There was a time when most everyone believed the world was flat. Wouldn't even entertain the idea that it could be round. Research and open minds bring forth new information. It seemed to me that the light theory was being brought forth as something to explore and
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| beer fights cancer: now that's good news! | 10 Feb 2005 14:07 GMT | 1 |
The Register Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/20/beer_fights_cancer/ Beer fights cancer: official
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| sigmoid carcinoma | 10 Feb 2005 11:02 GMT | 12 |
I posted my questions few days ago with regard to sigmoid colon cancer of my mother, living in Ukraine. Here are more details: My mother was fistly diagnosed with carcinoma 2 years ago. The tumor was
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| Low platelets? | 09 Feb 2005 22:30 GMT | 15 |
They wouldn't give Dad cause the Dr. said his platelets were low. Are platelets the red blood or what?
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| Terrible News | 09 Feb 2005 20:26 GMT | 7 |
In March 2004 my mother was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. She had chemotherapy & radiation treatment and in August 2004 she was told she was cancer-free. She's been in a lot of pain the last couple of weeks and her doctor
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