Cancer Survivors Network

... -- The FDA today approved Zelboraf, a drug that can extend survival for the 50% of melanoma patients whose tumors carry the BRAF V600E mutation. ...

Forum topic - nasher - 08/26/2011 - 11:25am - 0 comments

... 4 surgeries, 6 rounds of chemo later, I had a 92% 5 year survival rate. I came out of it in a better place. I was at a regular ... my oncologist know with 100% certainty that this mole is melanoma or is there a chance that it is just "weird"? You know how the waiting ...

Forum topic - msdeme - 07/17/2011 - 7:25am - 4 comments

... long treatments should last; possibly what are the odds of survival etc... I say this because I believe that men deal in facts better (I ... through bladder cancer and then two years ago skin cancer (melanoma). Thankfully both were caught in a low grade condition. Just don't ...

Forum topic - jdschuler - 08/02/2011 - 12:05pm - 6 comments

... stage 3a Hi Sher4, I am stage 3b melanoma patient, just had my 5 yr check up, and all is good. I had one node ... and there are studies that show it does not change overall survival but simply puts off a recurrance. Check out Melanoma International foundations forums. There is a lot of great discussions ...

Forum topic - sher4 - 06/09/2010 - 1:00am - 22 comments

... for significance for co-primary endpoints of overall survival and progression-free survival. Importantly, the results of a ... activity for both compounds. For the MEK/ERK inhibitor, melanoma appeared to be a favored clinical target. This is highly consistent ...

Forum topic - gdpawel - 04/29/2011 - 1:40pm - 23 comments

... responses are associated with significant improvement in survival. Progesterone and estrogen hormone receptors have been identified in ... for listenting.....oh, i was diagnosed with stage III melanoma four years ago, and have not been able to walk for two years from ...

Forum topic - lindaprocopio - 02/07/2009 - 7:24pm - 102 comments

... except it was a mix of brain and breast and ovarian and melanoma and even three other individuals with head/neck. Some of the ... orthodox treatment already done, so that their chances of survival are minimal at best. If they do die, guess who gets the blame ? Give ...

Forum topic - soccerfreaks - 06/17/2011 - 2:35pm - 8 comments

... Can anyone help me please with similiar symptoms and theri survival ratio. Re: low grade Oligodendriglioma with Astrocytomas I'm not sure that there is a survival rate per se and it may depend on the type of brain tumour. Some are ... majority of tumour cells from bone, brain, breast, cervix, melanoma and neuroblastoma ...

Forum topic - PinkyJ - 12/21/2007 - 3:02pm - 12 comments

My daughter was just diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma with multiple lymph nodes involved. She is being given a chemo ... week for three months. Does anyone have any stories of survival from this stage of Melanoma? Does this sound like the best course of treatment? I am so scared ...

Forum topic - scaredmom - 03/01/2011 - 1:14am - 12 comments

... to your suggestion. She was recently diagnosed with a melanoma in her eye and needs some "girl" time also. Thanks for your support; ...

Forum topic - cfont11 - 05/03/2011 - 7:46pm - 2 comments