Cancer Survivors Network

... to a chap in his mid forties who was celebrating 4 years survival from malignant melanoma. The other tie was scrubbed. It was too soon post op for me and I've ...

Forum topic - rae_rae - 05/13/2012 - 10:03am - 8 comments

... down at my next checkup in May. My husband is a stage 4 melanoma patient and his disease is progressing at this time. We are searching ... Stage 1 of it. I know I was given an 80 to 90% chance of survival which is quite high by my radiologist and I do know there is a chance ...

Forum topic - norma2 - 04/10/2012 - 7:06am - 38 comments

... have taken care of the problem since it was local. I had melanoma 40 years ago and only had surgery, no chemo. Unless the cancer has ... recurrence was 30-50% ..but he also keeps saying my 5 year survival rate is 50% yet I keep reading a stage III local mts with one lymph ...

Forum topic - Tim6003 - 05/01/2012 - 12:06pm - 30 comments

... marketed as Zelboraf) for advanced metastatic melanoma (the other cases were prostate cancer). I've been following up ... surgery to remove the primary kidney tumour can improve survival, by decreasing the likelihood that resistant cells will be present ...

Forum topic - Texas_wedge - 04/11/2012 - 7:25am - 6 comments

... Cancers of the pancreas, prostate, and larynx as well as melanoma may also be associated with BRCA 2 mutations. My mother died of ... granddaughter's sakes but saw some statistics about better survival for that population that won't apply to me. Anyway, information is ...

Forum topic - twillits - 04/25/2012 - 11:09pm - 8 comments

... It's got "17" chapters in it, LOL! Life is really 'survival' at the core of it all anyway, isn't it? Even without cancer, just ... becomes an art form in itself, LOL! I was diagnosed with melanoma a couple of years ago, had surgery with clear margins, yeah, then ...

Forum topic - Lorikat - 04/30/2012 - 9:47am - 3 comments

... Love and best wishes to you all, Mike Allen Survival Hi Mike, One tumor usually has greater success than multiple. ... was surgically removed on diagnosis of metastatic melanoma in December. I have a friend who had 1 tumor years ago...she leads a ...

Blog entry - mike999 - 04/15/2012 - 6:51am - 1 comment

... (grandmother who raised me) was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. She was 81 years old. I was with her every day but three for the ... early and you have an excellent prognosis for long-term survival. As far as long-term prognosis goes, this looks like a job for ...

Forum topic - Shawn_PGH - 03/17/2012 - 6:49pm - 10 comments

... is trying to sell something. I've lived with stage 4 melanoma and was sent home from Duke to die. I made a covenant with God and I ... one, until after the shooting started. I went back into survival mode, all my life I have always said I will die for three things; God, ...

Forum topic - PhillieG - 03/16/2012 - 6:56pm - 94 comments

... about it specifically. the trial in melbourne was for melanoma but the theory applies to all cancers i think. yes my friend bob, ... colorectal cancer (MCRC) have increased the mean survival of these patients. This outstanding advance is due to the extended ...

Forum topic - janie1 - 02/13/2012 - 2:47pm - 4 comments