My stepfather was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, its in the bone
but they have not identified the source. His care has been limited to one
doctor - one medical facility. I have been trying th encourage the family
to seek alternative therapies, second opinions and ...

has anybody been through a whiple's procedure for pancreas cancer .. if so
how was it and what it life like afterwards
Cheers
john

My oncologist has scheduled for me a followup PET scan for Monday morning.
There is something different this time. I am to drink a barium milkshake
two hours before my appointment. That is a new one for me. What are they
trying to accomplish? This is a PET scan not a CT scan. Won't ...

Getting through this first Christmas and the new year without my dad
was very very tough for me and all the family and we are slowly getting
to terms with life without my dad. One of his dying wishes was to
pursue the people who incorrectly misdiagnosed him with Colitis and not

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Cancer patients losing out on £200m a year in benefits 'scandal'
By Celia Hall Medical Editor
(Filed: 12/01/2006)

Hi and thanks in advance for your input. I had surgery on 12/23 for
colon cancer. They removed the tumor which was on right side of colon
and was said to be the size of 2 fists and resected a large amount
around it. It had also spread to my omentum which was removed as much as

Could anyone post contact information for a lymphoma support group, in the
NYC metropolitan area, whose membership is primarily italian TIA

My mother has had 5+ years of seemingly DFS after resection of a small
bowel adenocarcinoma (stage III, moderately differentiated) plus lymph
nodes. No chemo or radiation given. 5 years of CT scans showed nothing
up until now, also she has been opened up on two occasions to

Have a fun weekend : )
J

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http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00108875?order=1
Survivin Peptide Vaccination for Patients With Advanced Melanoma,
Pancreatic, Colon and Cervical Cancer
This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sam Lister, "Household insecticides could double child leukaemia risk",
Sunday Times, January 17, 2006,
Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-1988878,00.html
CHILDREN frequently exposed to household insecticides used on plants,

Mesothelioma, once a rare cancer, has become more prevalent in the past
50 years. The incidence of this aggressive disease, which has no cure,
is expected to rise through 2015.
Until recently, mesothelioma was considered universally fatal. Patients

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Cancer - The Uninsured - A Solutio
No policy will cover you for cancer diagnosed before you applied for the policy.
With more than 41 million people uninsured in America today, the lack of health care benefits has a widespread effect on American society.
However, this number does ...