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Are there new techniques for peritoneum cancer treatment?
Hi all: As far as I can tell from this board and others out there, the two standard treatments for either primary or secondary peritoneal cancer are: (1) chemotherapy (the chemicals used depend on whether the cancer is primary or secondary, e.g. primary peritoneal cancer and that arising from ovarian cancer usually use…
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Bowel obstructions - again
Hi all, Mum still of chemo, only the hormones until next check-up in may 15 (diagnosed in feb '11, stage IV - 8 rounds of carbo/taxol). But the bowel obstructions suck. Pain and womiting all the time. We are told this is very common but anyway, have are you all dealing with this? Is it common? She is on a "cancer patient…
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Gemzar and Carboplatin
This is what mum is going to have now, she has had 9 weekly sessions of Carbo/Taxol and has just had her scan results, they show a tiny improvement and a drop in her CA125 from 59 to 49, her Ascites has not gone down at all so her onc wants to try 2 lots of Gemzar/carboplatin 3 weekly and then scan to see if there are any…
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No Peritoneal Stripping/HIPEC Surgery for Me
Hi all: Well, just got some bad but not unexpected news about possible peritoneum stripping/HIPEC surgery associated with gallbladder cancer. Remember that I had my gallbladder and its tumour removed in April 2010 but that there was spread to the peritoneum and to the liver. Not much spread, but some nevertheless. I've had…
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Back aching
Hi all, I'm usually over on the colon board, but I thought that someone here might be able to help me with this question. Quick background, my Rick has several peritoneal tumors, as well as in the liver and pelvis. His lower back has been aching quite a bit, especially when he lies on his back to sleep. It aches near his…
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Back checkng in!
Well everyone i was on last week and kept trying to log in and it kept saying i wasn't using the right password/username. I was skeptical. So i filled out again and have been waiting to be accepted and here i tried today, and look, I am on here! Is there a difference between csnbeta? Well, Easter has passed. Yippee! Things…
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Doxorubicin
I know there is currently a shortage of Doxil (USA) Caelyx (UK) so when my oncologist prescribed Caelyx for me last week (How can he not know it had been discontinued - doh) his team managed to substitute it for a different Chemo - Doxorubicin. I was told that it is similar to Doxil/Caelyx but doesn't have the coating on…
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Chemo and blood clots - a vicious cycle
Hi all, Very frustrated tonight. Mom back in the hospital tonight for the second time in three weeks. She successfully completed 6 rounds of Gemcitibine and Cisplatin. First scan showed a slight decrease in the cancer in the peritoneum with no distant metastasis. Good news right? Dr. Decided that since the only slight side…
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Report from my dr on my most recent CT scan
I thought you’d enjoy the email I received today from my surgeon. Ah, the joys of being boring! Alice ------ Forwarded Message From: "Philip Paty, M.D." Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:52:39 -0400 To: Alice Subject: thank you alice: Nice talking to you yesterday about your normal CT scan. You are boring the radiologists to tears,…
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Time to share good news
I just learned that my CT scan 10 days ago to find cause of abdominal pain found nothing - no evidence of tumor regrowth, no evidence of a new hernia, nothing amiss. Basically, everything looks great, normal and healthy. Abdominal pain is likely due to ongoing adhesions and the fact that the mesh holding my belly together…
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Cancer triggers
This subject is a particular interest to me. I am utterly convinced that unrelated factors which happened to me triggered off my cancer. 1. A year before my diagnosis I suffered a breakdown. My mum died and a relationship I was having (he can only be described as the love of my life and my soul mate) ended quite abruptly.…