I'm updating a bit on the procedure that my father went through
yesterday. He remembered a great deal of it because the sedation didn't
work that well on him. The Dr gave him the max dose but it didn't knock
him out completely.

Objective of my preoperative chemo/radiation treatments is to shrink
the tumor of my rectal cancer.  Chemo is 5-FU through continuous
infusion and radiation is done daily.  My most bothersome symptom is i
have this need to go to the bathroom all the time..... is this symptom

Got scanned Friday, got the results today.  Still NED.  I am now about 2
1/2 years from Dx of SCLC, one year since last mets (in brain). Now getting
scanned on a 6 month cycle instead of 3 month.  That feels like a milestone.

Hi I had kidney cancer six years ago. This was very successfully
treated by removing one kidney. Now, unfortunately,I have secondaries
in my lungs. My doctors are great, and keep me well informed, but
there's always something I want to ask after the appointment when I've

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer on June 23rd 2005 which was quite
a shock as I was a fit and active 54 yr old at the time , or so I
thought. I had radical surgery on 27th July which was successful, and
received a guarded all clear in Sept.

I'm new to the group.  My name is Cathy.  I am 49 years old.  My
daughter, Amy, is 20, and she was just diagnosed with "melanoma in situ
(at least)".  I talked to the pathologist.  He said that he thinks the
cancer cells are in the top portion, "the superficial" layer of the

My mom passed away peacefully this afternoon at the hospital, surrounded by
family and some extraordinary caring nurses.  She was there since the Sunday
before memorial day.
I appreciate the great information and support on the ng and the support.  I

A friend sent me this.
I'm archiving the whole article, because it describes so well how speech
(where applicable) is affected by a brain tumor.
I could be wrong, but the timeline of 6 weeks of chemo (then recovery)

http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_9.htm
Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
Key Points
   * Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of

I turned 40 years old in June this year and was recently diagnosed with
rectal cancer (T3NXM0).  I had a CT Scan and they said the cancer has
not spread to my liver and lungs.  I had some pelvic pains and so they
had me go through a bone scan to rule out bone mets (although my

My wife has just been diagnosed with a rectal polyp which is small but is
malignant.  It has been decided that she should have chemotherapy and then
possible surgery.  The consultant also said that it is not unusual for the
chemo to shrink the polyp so much that surgery may not ...

Jill went to see the surgeon yesterday and was told that she is scheduled
for surgery on 10th November.  He explained in great detail about the op and
said that he cannot be sure of whether she will have a temporary or
permanent stoma.  He also said that there was a hope that he ...

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Curt's onc is referring him to radiation again. this time for Strontium 89
or Sumerian injection. His right leg is so bad that he limps and is not
getting his jobs done so if falling behind and getting more and more angry
and vengeful.