I could use some advice. A  friend, 47, is turning down
treatment for her malignant breast tumor. Stage 1.
The doctor wants her to have it removed and radiation
5 X a week for 7 weeks.

Hello everyone................
Having a bit of a bad day today and thought maybe someone had a hug to
spare.............seems the closer I get to 12/27 the sadder and more
depressed I am getting.  The first onc I went to see told me on that date

I had my first micro sphere treatment the 13th.The doctor went after one
lobe of the liver instead both so i wouldnt be to sick with christmas
coming.I have to go back on jan 4th for another treatment.I was awake but
comfortably numb during the treatment.At one point my chest ...

I know this group is not about recipes but you always mention goodies. If
you make them we will bring Capuchino?
Double Chocolate Chunk Biscotti
Source: Better Homes and Gardens

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By Jeffrey Helm, The Tyee
First Posted on September 30, 2006,
http://www.alternet.org/story/41848/

How is morfine given
and how does a patient feel then,
will father be sleeping more or do you get used to the morfine sleepy
effect (if any?, I read in I visited mom 20 hours of sleep...)

<<snip>>
these are the first data documenting improvement in clinical outcome in
patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome who received Iron Chelation
Therapy

Hi everybody.  Does anyone here have an opinion on the Budwig diet,
which is said to be an effective treatment against cancer?  Many thanks.

Hello group!!  Went to see my doc today.  He's sending me for more
tests.  Nuclear medicine and to see a thyroid specialist. The GOOD news
is he is pretty confident that it's nothing.  Ultrasound showed that
the lumps are cystic (fluid filled) rather than solid.  Next we

http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp
Lists who needs more sun exposure and/or Vitamin D (and sources)
and :What are the health risks of too much vitamin D?"

"Two more reasons to exercise, studies find", Reuters, December 11,
2006,
Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11223052.htm
Here are two more reasons to exercise: It may help prevent breast

Hello, I was hoping someone could help me with some info.
My 77-year old grandmother went in to the hospital a few weeks ago because of
severe pain in her stomach. It turned out that her gall bladder was, as the
doctor at the time said "severly infected" and she had immediate ...

A survey of over 9,000 Americans found that an overwhelming majority of
people had no idea their flu shots contain mercury. "More than 75
percent of Americans feel a mercury-containing flu shot should not be
given to a pregnant woman or a child," said Lisa Handley, a founding

I'm curious about what other leukemia patients have gone through with
their treatments and ongoing process with their leukemia.
Please write back as soon as you can, thank you!
1.    When hearing your diagnosis, what was one of your biggest fears?