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Colorectal Cancer

Archives for April 2011

Immunotherapy- Improved Survival when Combined With Chemo
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AACR/25817 ORLANDO -- Patients with advanced colorectal cancer had more than a twofold improvement in progression-free survival when immunotherapy was added to standard chemotherapy, results of a multicenter trial showed. The addition of recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) and…
Hi, new here, introduction
Hi everyone, My name is Miriam and I am Marjan's daughter. We live in Alberta,Canada. Last week Wednesday after a colonoscopy to try and figure out what had been causing My Mom so very much grief the last few months, we were told that she has a large mass in her upper(left) colon. Specialist said it was imperative to get…
This came from the bladder cancer board - blog
I have not read all this but looks like a lot of effort has gone into it, if any of you are interested in reading http://www.cancer-saved-my-life.com/
Relay For Life
I'll be out bright and early tomorrow to support Relay for Life. I'll be walking for all of you. My heart goes out to those we have lost this last year and to those of you fighting the fight. And I walk for those of us who show NED and pray we stay that way. Stay strong friends!! Paula
Pete ! you gonna be on line this 2 weeks ?
hugs!
My juicing and others!
since liver resection and further chemo mi liver enzymes were in the roof! 800 af. 400 got 300 gpt! last 15 days start to have a fresh juice 500 ml..daily of , celery , mango, papaya, strawberry ,carrots ,apple and pineapple , all together done in a liquidizer with all the love from my wife!. In this 15 days. my enzymes…
Question about Sigmoidectomy
Okay - this is comming up soon. I was told 4-6 days in the hospital, then home. Is it reasonable to think I might "go back to work" by the beginning of the 3rd week post surgery? I can't see the forest through the trees at this point - so here's a poetic contribution to the boards for today: "A family is like a forest,…
My ct results
Got my initial results, apart from my two cysts on my liver I'm still ok (touch my head). Have a colonscopy coming up very soon, so will see what happens. But at least I wont have to wait three weeks like I did for my results. So 2 years post surgery I'm ok so far, and I couldn't have come this far without my online…
Lori!
How are you?
CT lymph node
Hello, this is my first log in. I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer with mets in liver and lungs in Dec 2009. Went through multiple surgeries and chemo. Two days ago got my CT report stating that thoracic node increased slightly in size (by couple of millimeters). My CEA is at 2.1. I just finished chemo, with plans…
Thought of the Day
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ~ William Arthur Ward
Friday Riddle
Remember NO googling or searching the Internet allowed and good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. Small piece broken…
I have reached the
5-year celebration mark with my cancer journey and wanted to take a moment to THANK my family here for all your guidance, support and prayers I have recieved over these 5-years. 5 years ago was a smack on the head for me as well as a shock. I was not sure how I would cope or get through this time in my life; yes, I had…
As long as we're sharing our letters to cancer (I'd love to hear some more from others, I know we al
Dear Cancer, I am but a simple woman, and you are but a simple cell. I went down the straight and narrow path, and you my little simple cell took a wrong turn somewhere, turning into a bad, bad simple cell, and your wrong turn, unfortunately happened in my body. You were always there doing your own little thing, while I…
Any good stories to share for stage 4 colon cancer patient with no options for surgery?
My dad saw the doc today and got a wake up call on a couple of things. Doc said that average colon cancer survival is 23 months. I dont believe that is exactly accurate. Ive seen many posts on CSN of people with several years and still going strong. Anyone have stories on this. Doc also recommended getting up and active to…
A letter to evil
To Cancer, Because of you, I am angrier than I have been in a long time. I read the posts here, and the fear comes through in every one. Deservedly so. We are living it every day. How many victims will be enough? How many tears have you watched? Does the fact that they burn make it even better for you? Families abused by…
MATES IT'S FRIDAY here, any interesting and positive plan for the weekend?
Here planting flowers in the little terrace , this is down town mates not big gardens or back yards! hahaha!. Dinner on friday with brother in law ,expatriated in Mexico which came to their main office in Madrid and then to see us in BCN.Sunday if whether allows ( we Are in the 70,s here), we go to my sister beach house…
Bears (please reply if you get it) ;)
written by Steven Fromholz Some folks say there ain't no bears in Arkansas Some folks never seen a bear at all Some folks say that bears go around eating babies raw Some folks got a bear across the hall Some folks say that bears go around smelling bad Others say that a bear is honey sweet Some folks say this bear's the…
Looking for Craig's/Sundance Angel
His anonymous angel last year for scans. Need to run something by you. please email me at peggy.luckey@am.jll.com thanks! Peggy
test time!
Well, it's that time again. I have my mammogram tomorrow. Hoping the spot we've been watching for a couple of years is still nothing to look at! Then I go upstairs for a blood draw. They're doing the c-met. Who can tell me what that means? I can't make much out of what I've googled. On Monday I see the oncologist. Routine…
Not so good news today
Went over recent scan with onc today.Some good news is the largest tumor in my liver is shrinking but one of the smaller ones is growing. My chest and lungs are clear but the scan showed a pelvic mass and my CEA jumped another 100 points, On Dec 1st it was 23.7 it is 228.2 as of today. Onc wants me to do one more round of…
colonrectal surgery
I am having Surgery next week in Philadelphia to remove precancerous polps from the ileocecal valve region. Has anyone had any experience with the SILS procedure where they enter through the naval. I am elderly and this is my first surgery, My husband died of stage 4 colon cancer 12 years ago so I know how horrible this…
Off topic: Those wonderful hospice angels!!!!!
...moved my mom today from a skilled nursing facility to a private home board-and-care. AND the GREAT thing is that they also have counselors for we family members...SIGN ME UP!!! Unfortunately, all of this with momma has caused all the stuff from my younger daughter to bubble up...sigh...I LOVE that there are people who…
Neoplas - Dr. Cantrell ? Anyone??
I'm new to CNS. Don't even know how to PM...which I prefer to do. Has anyone been treated by Dr. Cantrell at Neoplas? Could you send PM, too. I'm newly dx. stage 4 with 15 tumors in liver. (Had colon tumor and lymph nodes removed by surgery......now just have tumors in liver). What are the chances I will be able to…
Preliminary Allergies to Food
I was tested for 65 foods by an allergy specialist and the following is what I am sensitive to and had quite a reaction to tomatoes. I love tomatoes!! :( She wants me to stop eating these foods, and introduce them after a 4 week abstinence, to see what kind of a reaction I get to each. Some may just be sensitivities. I…
maybe too soon but I think I have good news too
we have all been taking some hard blows here lately. that frightens me..... I finally got up the nerve to phone for CEA results yesterday and they were 3.0...up from 2.9 in Dec but still I am going with that Today was my CTscan.....the waiting room was crammed with cancer patients all drinking our contrast…
Luvmum
Is that your wedding picture as your avatar? It looks beautiful!
Sir Spheres
Brochure was handed to me yesterday by a Dr. after doing a liver biopsy for probable liver mets. I see onc next Wed., could probably get results earlier, but they are pretty sure it is mets. Since I had such a tremendous reaction to chemo first time around, onc didn't start anything yet. He said surgery might be an option…
Strawberries - Buy Organic
------ ---Strawberries may be a superfood—but they pose a potential risk unless you go organic. In addition to having up to 13 pesticides detected on the fruit, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis, conventional "strawberries have a large surface area and all those tiny bumps, which makes the…
question
My Aunt has stage 4 colon cancer, they've said it's completely throughout her liver, so much so that they cannot operate on that. I'd like to know if this means she will die quickly or will we have her around for awhile. I know cancer that has spread to other organs is "worse". I would never ask her since she's still at…

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