I will be seeing the doctor in a week but I thought that some of you
might be able to answer this:
About how long does it take a polyp to turn malignant?
My husband, who is 78,  had a colonoscopy 5 1/2 years ago.  At that

I will be seeing the doctor in a week but I thought that some of you
might be able to answer this:
About how long does it take a polyp to turn malignant?
My husband, who is 78,  had a colonoscopy 5 1/2 years ago.  At that

UK -  Free cancer drugs scheme begins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7838234.stm
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Up to 150,000 cancer patients in England can now start applying for free

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/shingles1.shtml
What causes it?
Shingles is a reactivation of the virus infection that causes chickenpox.
After a person has had chickenpox the virus remains in their body, lying

Mom died Christmas morning of liver failure and my husband died this
morning. I will be leaving the group for now and nothing personal but I hope
I don't need it any more. Thanks for all the help and support. A special
thanks to J.

Cured meat, vegetables, and bean-curd foods in relation to childhood
acute leukemia risk: A population based case-control study
Chen-yu Liu , Yi-Hsiang Hsu , Ming-Tsang Wu , Pi-Chen Pan , Chi-Kung
Ho , Li Su , Xin Xu , Yi Li , David C Christiani  and Kaohsiung

"Plasma cell proliferative disorders, or PCPD, account for approximately 10
percent of all blood born cancers that range from the very slow-growing
smoldering myeloma to a very aggressive plasma cell leukemia.
FISH, which stands for fluorescence in situ hybridization, detected

wondering if anybody has any info on this test such as pre diet or
anything                  thanks hlb

Hi ya'll,
My cousin's 9 yr old son was diagnosed with leukemia the week before
Thanksgiving. Long story short- he hasn't responded to chemotherapy and
his only hope is a bone marrow transplant. His organs are beginning to

Thought I would let you know about a new confernce to be held in March
in the UK on the subject of cancer care
For more information please go to
http://www.icarecafe.com/?page_id=4&cat_id=23&thread_id=11&post_type=5&group_id=23

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/testicular-cancer-risk-fac
tors-for-testicular-cancer
Risk factors for testicular cancer
Doctors can't usually say that any one thing caused your cancer. Instead,
they talk about risk factors. Risk factors aren't causes of a ...

Hyperthermia used to help treat cancer
HOUSTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Hyperthermia is not a disease, but a
treatment for diseases such as cancer being tested by U.S.
researchers.

I have a question:
When they mention weight loss as an early symptom of cancer, do they
mean unexplained weight loss (eating habits haven't changed) or
unexplained appetite loss (resulting in weight loss)?

Hi all;
While I am definitely in lurker mode, I still follow ASC daily.
Thought I'd provide an update.
Brief history: Tumour first appeared in my right ear in 2006. For a year,

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