Peritoneal Cancer
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pleural effusion and ascites!
I am assuming if my mothers numbers went up and they now notice fluid in the lungd and ascites that the cancer is spreading. she's back on carbo but they didn't add in the taxol this time. i'm working so i am not there to talk to doctor which is a necessity cuz she asks no questions. They told her that its not that much so…
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Axillary lymph nodes...
Hello... Dx with PPC 111c in Oct 10. Usual treatment. Almost a 2 year remission then recurrence occurred in the axillary lymph nodes under my left arm. Surgery and more chemo but now CT scan is showing more enlarged lymph nodes. .. Have oncology appt for Weds but anyone else had this kind of metastasis? But distant don't…
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"New surgical knife can instantly detect cancer"
I guess this is a good thing. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/07/17/health/ap-eu-med-cancer-knife.html?hp&pagewanted=print
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My mom was just diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer
Needless to say the entire family is in shock. There's no history of cancer in our family so there were no genetic tests done. So we are all still trying to just absorb what we've been told and trying to figure out how to come to terms with it. The doctors are being really vague about her chances of survival. I've tried to…
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One year today.
It was a year ago today that I heard it, over the phone: "Carcinoma." Took a few more days before they settled on PPC, & a few more days after that to get set on a treatment course with the oncologist. Then, I wondered if I'd be here in a year. Today, I'm grateful for positive results overall & for all the support I've…