I had one at age 43. All clear. Doc said get another in three years. I
did. All clear. Now the doc says come back in five years. Why five and
not three? (Different doctor, the second time.) I had lifelong slow
transit and some blood which precipitated the first test. No other risk

Had blood work done yesterday. Everything is fine. Oncologist wants to
see him in 6 weeks. He last had an onc appt. 6 weeks ago.
Could someone tell me the purpose of the blood tests every 6 weeks? What
are they looking for? Many thanks for any answers.

I had seen a very good site for career enhancement courses www.bii.in
Provideing courses in various upcoming areas like Biomedical,
Bioinformatics, Pharmacoinformatics, Agriculture and Intellectual
Property Rights.

http://tinyurl.com/9knbe BC Cancer Agency
Nausea and vomiting may result from a variety of causes including
gastrointestinal obstruction, or infiltration of the wall of the GI tract,
liver metastases, brain or meningeal metastases, azotemia (accumulation in

my daughter is going to be getting Doxorubicin 30mg/m2/day continuous
infusion Days 1 and 2. Can you tell me what is meant by continous
infusion? Is this typically done in the hospital over an entire day?
Thanks for your help!

I have a discussion as to how five year survival rates are an adequate
approximation of permanent cure rates for some cancers,  such as colon ...

Remember Chemotherapy is the worst period you would ever have.
Unlike any conventional treatment for any other disease, it comes with its
own problems.
I would like to advice the women,ladies or girls on chemo to be very proud

<http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Scientists-reveal-how-cancer-spreads/2005/12
/08/1133829692282.html>
Scientists reveal how cancer spreads
 December 8, 2005 - 10:09AM
Scientists have discovered how cancer spreads from a primary site to other

I have a friend, 53, who underwent surgery for Glioblastoma Multiforme that
was on his frontal lobe of his brain.  He has reduced capacity, but is ok
past that.  Is doing the normal radiation and chemo dance.  He's being
treated by Dr. Ajay K. Ananda and Dr. Michael A. Badruddoja ...

Not only has Denise taken a little bit of a downhill turn we happen to live
less than half a mile from the fuel depot blast on Sunday, thought we got
away with just a cracked window and the loft hatch being blown open but
noticed today that back bedrooms where windows meet in ...

105.3 Free Radio's Afternoon shock jock Russ Martin has turned to a new
low for ratings. His rival, cancer survivor Tony "Magoo" Mirusso of
KZPS has had his family attacked in recent weeks.
The latest stunt pulled by Martin was having people show up with a

I've only just switched to an ISP that supplies newsgroups - hence my first
post here.
I'm nearly at the end of my chemo treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma -
yesterday I had number 10 of 12 ABVD treatments which are fortnightly - so

doc told me today I had bladder cancer. Can anyone give me or direct me
for in depth info on this?? Please

Jill goes into hospital on Wednesday for her op on Thursday.
She has been very morose and down mentally this last two weeks and has
convinced herself, contrary to what the surgeon and her nurse 'advisor' have
said, that she will never leave the hospital.  Jill is a 'Welsh Druid' ...

When my treatment plan was discussed with me, I was told that my rectal
cancer surgery will be done 6 weeks after completing my preoperative
chemoradiation (to shrink the tumor).
I completed my neoadjuvant chemoradiation last November 14th.  Counting