J: and others:
I was wondering How long do I have. Mycancer started out as rectral cancer
advanced stage 3. had my entire rectum removed. Then fond out that I was 6
for 7 lymph nodes down in my rear was postive. Now a have cancer that is

Can someone who has undergone radiation tell me what it is like?
Jackie

With this type of cancer, what does it mean when the abdomen starts to
protrude? No more treatment has been given for 6 months now. Letting
nature take its course.

for those who are interested, there is a new web site on cancer that I
would like to share with you all. it has some interesting information.
http://prostatecancer.obscuresound.com
keep up the fight!

Dear folks,
The good news is about the young teenager who is fighting "Poorly
differentiated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma".
His June tests and scans indicate no growth, no recurrence. He still

I have a friend who is undergoing therapy with interleukin-2. The side
effects of depression and fatigue are particularly nasty. He is on SSRIs and
has tried "alternative" ways of mood improvement such as narcotics and
stimulants out of desperation. Nothing works. Has anyone found ...

About a year ago (possibly longer than that even) I found a small lump
in the right side of my neck, between my ear and shoulder. It's on the
neck, but closer to my shoulder, than ear. It's maybe twice the size of
a jellybean, firm, and moveable. I have no pain from touching it, but ...

Dearest Cancees,
I hope this email finds you all well, cheery, and in good health.
Another wet week has passed here in Ohio  but it looks like there is a
dry horizon.  We are excited in that our daughter is getting her horse

My Mum is 65 was diagnosed with an inoperable cancer in between her lungs
about 4 months ago.
Secondary cancers had already occurred in a few other places like her spine
and neck.

My mother recently died from Cancer.  She passed on March 29th in
Cabrini Medical Center in New York.  My mother was the most assume
woman that I know.  She was the epitome of a "phenomenal woman." She
had a welcoming spirit that everyone she met acknowledged.  She had a

Dear Cancees,
I hope this note finds you all well, in good cheer, and enjoying what
seems to now have turned into summer.  The wife's garden is blooming
away and we have been enjoying fresh produce at will.  I continue to

I have a day here in Houston to waste and high-speed WiFi so I am
looking for recipes for "smoothies" which the speech therapist
recommended as nutrition during radiation.  I'm a bit confused as she
said to avoid dairy because it produces thicker mucos but all the

my sister, AML-M0  since 8-Dec-2004, is back in the hospital, getting chemo
in preparation for the bone marrow transplant.
The suspicious thing on her liver just got smaller and smaller, so we are
not worried about it now.  Thanks to everyone who prayed.  I am sure that

Sorry I've not been around for a while - life goes on and I'm busy.
Today is the first anniversary of the day a doctor told me I had Hodgkin's
Lymphoma.  I'm calling it D-day (diagnosis day).
When I was first diagnosed I was told that this day was one of the most

Today we attended a meeting about head and neck radiation. There were
about 5 patients and their care-givers. We were given a packet of
information and lots of procedures like checking in, making sure we tell
the nurses about changes in pain, saliva, eating ability and BMs so ...