Hereditary breast cancer: an update on genotype and phenotype.
by Marc Lacroix & Guy Leclercq
Laboratoire Jean-Claude Heuson de Cancérologie Mammaire, Institut
Jules Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgium and InTextoResearch, Baelen, Wallonia,

There is some good news. My PET scan was negative. I don't need chemo!!
I will start radiation possibly as early as next week. I saw the
radiation oncologist today and they are going to do IMRT (hooray) on the
left side for about 6 weeks 30-35 treatments.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/jul/03/vitamin_c_treatment_shows_cancer_promise/
Thanks so much Ms Drew.
How timely ...
Certainly no where as profitable as chemo, radiation and surgery for

http://thecheerfuloncologist.blogspot.com/2004/10/how-to-get-your-doctor-to-list
en-to.html
I've skipped (most of) the foreword, maybe some of these will be helpful
and/or amusing.
Have you ever been diagnosed with a serious illness, or known someone

I have a 2by 2 inch tumor in my left lung, which has been reduced with
Chemo and radiation.
I have a meeting with a surgeon this Tuesday at Hackensack Medical
Center, Hackensack N.J.

Help...suggested trials/treatment.
Following is text from Ms. N's Oncologist...a treatment summary.
Dr. I., Oncologist...Patient treatment summary for Ms. N....age 48
Ms. N is under my care for metastatic cancer to the liver.  Ms. N has

I would like to invite anyone who is interested to a new group called:
Young Adult Cancer Survivors. It is aimed at getting together cancer
survivors in their late teens, and 20's to share thoughts about life
after treatment and recovery. Please take a look, I've posted the first

Well, gang,
It looks like I'll just have to breakdown and do some more googling -- or
perhaps a lot more. I just got an upgrade to the original lung cancer
diagnosis (confirmed with biopsy on 7/7/06), though this upgrade is based

Our little Poodle, Kellie, went to heaven early this morning. She had a
heart condition, but was doing well and was so happy to be back in the
motorhome, taking long walks and greeting new friends, human and canine.
We will go home for the weekend and bury her there. She was 9 1/2 ...

Dear J,
living encyclopedia of patients complains,
I have sustaining pain for 3 days just under
my left side chest bones. What could be there?

Together we can find a cure, please help me raise funds for the
American Cancer Association by making a contribution to our Relay for
Life event. You may also be interested in participating in this event
yourself!

It's perfectly understandable if you have fears of recurrence. No one
wants to get cancer again. Living with some fears of recurrence,
especially when you go back in for check-ups, is a common experience for
many cancer survivors. However, fears of recurrence may get so

The xanthones found in the mangosteen have proven ability to destroy
cancerous cells, in fact, in a documented in vitro study, Garcinone E,
an xanthone, was more efective than the five most commonly used
chemotherapy agents for stomach, lung, and liver cancer."

"The xanthones found in the mangosteen have proven ability to destroy
cancerous cells, in fact, in a documented in vitro study, Garcinone E,
an xanthone, was more efective than the five most commonly used
chemotherapy agents for stomach, lung, and liver cancer."

One Dose of Radiation Causes 30 Percent Spongy Bone Loss
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http://www.physorg.com/news71910598.html
Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39%