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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for April 2010

Check in for Surgery 5:30am Friday Morning….
Goodbye Leaky Sac-a Sheet. Hello to pooping again!! Brooks
Termination of Health Insurance
Hoping someone can give me a bit of advise as far as my legal rights are concerned. I've been working in the same job now for 2 years and was provided health insurance through my employer. I just found out my PET was good but I have to follow up with a Bone Scan to see if its side affects from the Neulasta in my bones. And…
Signet Ring Tumor
Does anyone have or had a primary tumor that presented as the rare signet ring type? Catherine
Reading Room - Some Colorectal Cancers Not Connected to Obesity
Some Colorectal Cancers Not Connected to Obesity Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:42 AM PDT Written by Kate Murphy. Although being obese increases risk for most colon and rectal cancers, the connection isn’t true in all types of colorectal cancer. Cancers that are linked to microsatellite instability (MSI) don’t appear to be…
Five a day does not ward off cancer?
Fruit and veg has 'modest effect' on cancer risk 10 hours 51 mins ago Research on almost 500,000 people found eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day (about 400g) had little effect on cancer risk, as did eating more or fewer portions. While there is evidence of a "small" protective effect of fruit and…
PET Wednesday
Hello Friends, I know most of you are asleep now so you will get this Wednesday. If you could please say a prayer or send out a positive thought for **** today that would be great. He has his PET today and we should know results on Thursday. To recap, his last scan in December 2009 showed 1 lymph node still lighting up but…
body odor
I stink. 22+ months NED and I can't get a handle on my BO I take a shower every morning- I use a anti-bacterial soap and MITCHIUM deodorant I wash my hair every morning I put on clean clothes and by noon I stink. Like I have been at the gym sweating up a storm, underarm reeking stinking- but I haven't just at work,…
Mammogram
Well, I don't know how I missed realizing this is going to be such a big week for me. I had my mammogram today, and I'm anxious for those results. Ever since the scare a couple of years ago, I fear the dreaded call. And then I came home and checked the calendar and realized I have bloodwork on Friday and an appointment…
PET CT Scan Tomorrow...Questions?
Hey everyone! My mom has her PET CT scan tomorrow morning and we meet with the oncologist in the afternoon. As a quick recap, she has a tumor in her rectum (diagnosed through colonoscopy) and 3 spots that showed up on her liver (seen on a CT scan) that they suspect are cancer. She is newly diagnosed and has had no…
Liver Met
Hello, Im new to all of this I had left a message on the Anal Cancer board and was told to check with this group to see if anyway had any similiar type of situation. I started having issues about a month ago not feeling well sore throat, fever, constipation, and feeling full after eating small amounts of food that is also…
Are there any new colon cancer drugs actually ready for FDA approval?
I keep reading that there are all these promising colon cancer drugs "in the pipeline." I confess that I find that very hopeful. My husband's recent diagnosis of a serious recurrence and the oncologist's statement that the chemotherapy mixture of oxaliplatin, vectribix, and xeloda represents the last drugs he (the…
What are they talking about
What are they talking about when they talk about your counts when dealing with cancer? My son was told today that his counts were 7800 when he was in the hospital but since starting the treaments they are down to 5700 and that that is good. I was trying to look it up on the internet but all they want to give me for results…
I am a Grandma again!
Hi Everyone, I want to share my good news. My 5th grandson was born this afternoon! He follows his 4 counsins. Mother and baby are doing well. Being a Grandma is the best! Take care, Jamie
Back from Onc.-Xeloda feet - part 2
As I figured would happen my doctor didn't like the foot & hand problems. Decrease in chemo meds....again. I am starting my 3rd cycle of Xeloda tomorrow...(after flunking out on the Folfox...5 infusions)On the 1st cycle of Xeloda I was on 3,300 mg.2nd cycle lowered to 3,000 mg now lowered to 2,000 mg for 3rd cycle with the…
After hipec
Hello out there ... I was wondering if anyone would like to share their experience if they have had surgery/hipec procedure . I have stage IV colon cancer that recently mets to my ovaries. In Feb I had the hipec procedure and am coming to the end of my recovery. It was an ordeal , to be sure , and probably not for the weak…
update on Louann
have not heard anything from any one if not tonight I am calling ONC office tomorrow I am taking pain pills like they are candy and sleeping about 18 hrs a day still feeling the same as before. I have not posted and am sorry but I just don't feel like doing anything..
can you tell me why I did this???
so this morning was my ct scan....we skipped the Dec one because surgeon is starting to worry about radiation but i had CEA's in Dec and they were low. So today my best friend's son is the radiologist and I know he's there a hall away from the ct room and I could walk over and say....please read this for me. but I didn't I…
Scan and CEA all GOOD NEWS
I saw my onc today for results on my CT scan (15 months post surgery and 8 months after chemo ended) and all was good. Thank you so much for the prayers! I have blood work in 6 months and a scan in a year. He scared me for a minute because he said absolutely no change on the little spots on your liver. Seems they saw a…
Incurable
I turned sixty today and there is nothing they can do about it.....sssiiiiggggghhhh. Ron.
Juicing questions....
I am thinking about trying Carrot Ginger juice, do you peel the ginger root 1st? Also for cantaloupes do you have to cut the fruit off the rind or just send it through with it on?
VERY exciting words....
Surgical removal or resectioning of colorectal liver metastasis has been demonstrated to be not only safe, but effective, especially when there is no evidence of cancer outside the liver and the surgery is performed by an experienced liver surgeon. “The surgery is safer, the chemo is better and we are curing a lot more…
tumor boards to discuss cases of cancer
I have not seen anyone on these message boards mention anything about having their "cancer treatment" discussed by a tumor board. I have colon cancer with mets to lungs & "possibly" liver. I go to Penn State Hershey oncology center in Pa. Each cancer has its own set of physicians here & after the colon Dr. read my CT scans…
Sloan-Kettering
Thanks to the postings on this board I have just set up a consult with Dr. Chung at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NYC to discuss more aggressive treatment options. I'm receiving my primary care here in New Hampshire and had my colon resection and upcoming Therashpere treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. While my care to…
Roche/Xeloda offering discount on co-pay
Hi everyone. I got a call from my pharmacist today telling me that my Xeloda was ready to be sent out to me. He said" I believe I have found a way for you to save money on your co-pay". He goes on to tell me about a card Roche sent out and if I would call and give Roche the info...an ID# and Rx group# to activate it then…
Radiation therapy
Are there any Rectal cancer patients that used Brachytherapy (contact radiotherapy) as their method of radiation treatment? It seems better suited to low rectal tumors than (standard)external beam radiation having less surrounding tissue damage. Just wondering how many people were offered this option. What about…
Goodbye to my old friend Leaky
Goodbye to my old friend Leaky As they say… All good things must come to a end. I know that over the last 8 months we have became close friends but it is truly time to say our goodbyes. But before you go I wanted to say thank you for being there for me when I really needed you. You did a wonderful job and I would have…
tomorrow
I am doing my prep for my surgery. I have to be at hospital at 5:15 in the morning. I seem to be very emotional today. I guess I am scared really bad. I know that this is a major surgery, but I can do it. I have to get my mind and spirit in the right place before tomorrow. It is just very scary!!!! Christy
perifosine trial open?
For those of you looking into clinical trials, the phase III perifosine trial looks like it is finally open. This drug showed a lot of promise in the phase II trials, and is worth looking at: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01097018?term=perifosine&rank=37 The drug should work for many different types of genotypes…
newly diagnosed recurrent colon cancer with liver and lung mets
Recently diagnosed(at larger teaching university) with mets to liver and lung. Onc suggests chemo with no further treatment options at this time. Less than 25% of liver involved with 4 small nodules to lungs. Has anyone else been given this treatment option and had success with keeping their cancer under control? We have…
treatment options for mets to liver and lung
Treated for colon cancer 4yrs ago.Now diagnosed with mets to liver and lung.Oncologist says surgery not an option at this point just to do chemo.Confused and looking for options.

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