2 months ago my Onc saw "something" in my cerebellum.  Probably scar tissue from
my first brain mets. Follow-up MRI last week showed no change in the 5 mm
whatever it is. He is sending the pictures to SF and Stanford for 2nd &3rd
opinions.  Meanwhile, I am approaching my 5 yr. ...

Can a glioma be diagnosed without a biopsy?
If the answer is no, then does that mean Senator Kennedy had a biopsy
of his brain? Doesn't that require surgically going through the skull
to do the biopsy?

Hi all, I'm trying to find out how bad my sisters situation is.  She was
diagnosed with melanoma several months ago.  They removed a rather large
area from her back.  I guess it was rather deep.  And when they tested her
lymph nodes, they found a microscopic amount of the cancer.  ...

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Washing produce does not remove bacteria: report
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Chemo of no benefit to some colon cancer patients

Normally, I wouldn't even post this, but with the predominance of
trash on asc lately, one relevant post improves S/N.
I had my regular (3 mo) onc visit recently, and all is well.  No scan,
so no big deal, but it's still nice to be told I'm doing well.  Also,

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In today world NEW CANCER PATIENTS IN INDIA ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 7-9
LAKHS ...
and u know there is very hard and Costly treatment regarding this. I
know something that may help you. It is called transfer factors .It is

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_max
A long (nine web-page) story of world-class Chef Achatz, his culinary
career, his restaurants, and his experience with tongue cancer.
More than just the story of his cancer :  this is an inside view of the

My wife was told two weeks ago that she had lung cancer, probably
carcinoids, which appeared to have spread to her liver.
Today we got good news that it has not spread to her liver, but she
still has cancer in her lung. It is not carcinoids but a rare form of

"Complete recovery after iron chelation in aplastic anemia"
They treated this kid for five years .. aggressively .. and when and
ONLY when the kid was failing DUE TO their interventions / iron
buildup .. did they finally cure the kid.

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If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and believe there is a
person or company that's at fault,
you may be entitled to compensation that will help you with your

I have posted te same message in the TC group, but there is less traffic
there so I amposting the message in this group again:
As I am concerned by testicular cancer, I have two questions that came
up thinking about the cancer.

Hey all;
I'm wondering if any of you have stats or even just anecdotal stories of
the likelihood of getting colds/flus after head and neck radiation ?
I'm not normally one to get sick - Maybe a sniffle or two per year. Over

1. Palliative Care means that a dying person is given care that is not
curative; that will not sustain life. It will however, ensure that
what life remains can be lived in comfort and without pain.
2. Hospice may be a place but is definitely a “way”. It’s a method of