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| Looking for Guidance on Chemotheraphy for Advanced Stomach Cancer | 04 Jun 2006 04:51 GMT | 19 |
My father has been diagnosed with stomach cancer stage IV with severe anaemia and he is 71 years old. The doctor said it has already expanded to the lympathic system up at the neck. He went through surgery on 5/31/06 but the doctor was unable to remove
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| Throid cancer | 03 Jun 2006 18:40 GMT | 8 |
I've just been diagnosed with thyroid cancer - the papillary type. I understand from my GP that is the most common and the most easily cured. I see the specialist on 9 June and will probably have surgery the following week. The GP says I will probably have the whole thyroid ...
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| Ashland, Mass. Cancer Study | 03 Jun 2006 16:57 GMT | 5 |
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/health/3856926.html May 11, 2006, 1:51PM Town Shudders From Cancer Study By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Writer
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| Janet Wilder Update | 03 Jun 2006 16:27 GMT | 2 |
This was posted in an RV newsgroup today at 9:24 am "Hi Gang, Barry called and said Janet is out of surgery and in recovery. The surgery was about 1.5 hours... and unfortunately more extensive
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| Combination chemotherapy shows small survival benefit in advanced stomach cancer | 03 Jun 2006 11:31 GMT | 2 |
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/report-43312.html Patients with advanced stomach cancer have the best chance of prolonging their survival with a combination of chemotherapies instead of just one, according to a new review of previous studies.
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| DCIS | 02 Jun 2006 19:43 GMT | 1 |
I was recently diagnosed with DCIS. They tell me it is not invasive and 100% curable. I am having a lumpectomy on June 19. My question is this....they are also doing a node biopsy, removing the Centinel (sp?) node and say they will remove a few more if there is any sign of the
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| Tough subject | 02 Jun 2006 16:28 GMT | 7 |
This will be a tough subject to talk about so I hope that people don't freak on each other. Please take the time to relax and think before responding. I have a friend who's mother has cervical cancer. The mother
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| ENT update | 02 Jun 2006 11:00 GMT | 10 |
Hello folks. Yesterday I finally met with a good ENT doctor (it's funny how many times clifto and I had appointments and tests the same day). He looked at my throat with 2 of his assistants and said something about the
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| Janet's tongue surgery | 02 Jun 2006 10:50 GMT | 4 |
Janet, it won't hurt to take a bell, a horn with a bulb on it, or something, in case the hospital call system is ignored. If I were admitting you, it would be to a bed across from the nurse's station, and perhaps that will be where you are put. It has an up and a down side: up ...
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| Breast Cancer | 02 Jun 2006 10:45 GMT | 4 |
Breast Cancer happens when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control enabling them to invade nearby tissues or even spread through the body. Sizable collections of the out of control tissue are called tumors. Not all Brest Tumors are considered to be cancer because
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| Need HPV CIN information. | 01 Jun 2006 19:25 GMT | 2 |
Hi, I have to talk to a consultant soon and need to learn as much as I can about HPV and CIN. Please can anyone help me with any information on the
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| The Date is set. | 01 Jun 2006 17:19 GMT | 25 |
I promised you nice people that I'd keep you posted. I have an appointment for my tongue cancer surgery on June 2. I have to get "clearance" from my internest on Wednesday. That entails an EKG, but I don't need a chest X-ray because we have the CT scan from
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| Port placement? | 01 Jun 2006 13:55 GMT | 11 |
I am always wondering why the port is placed over the clavicle but under the seat belt and bra strap location? Is there a real reason or just the surgeons choice? I cannot wait to ask the quack who placed mine. Betsy
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| Raising Health Awareness Through Examining Benign Brain Tumor Cancer, Alpha One and Breast Implant Issues | 01 Jun 2006 10:36 GMT | 4 |
Prepared Witness Testimony The Committee on Energy and Commerce W.J. "Billy" Tauzin, Chairman --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Breast Cancer | 01 Jun 2006 06:56 GMT | 1 |
Breast Cancer happens when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control enabling them to invade nearby tissues or even spread through the body. Sizable collections of the out of control tissue are called tumors. Not all Brest Tumors are considered to be cancer because
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