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Cell Phones....could they be the cause?!
Tonight Jason just out of the blue said "you know what I just thought of?....where do I carry my cell phone? (on his right hip) & WHERE is my tumor? (his RIGHT side, which is apparently not that common for colon cancer) so, that really made me think. So, of course I sat down & Googled it & from what I read there hasn't…
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IV for 3
Three years out...we just got a second reading on her latest CT scan. Everything stable, with some shrinkage or disappearance. Blood biomarkers mostly back in the low end, slight rise in liver values. However she's gained a lot of weight this past year, too much eating out and comfort food combined with less exercise after…
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Report projects: big rise in cancer survivors
Report projects: big rise in cancer survivors “More and more people are surviving cancer, thanks to earlier detection and better treatment, and a new report out Wednesday projects the ranks of cancer survivors will grow by nearly a third over the next 10 years. That’s the good news. The bad news: these 18 million cancer…
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Still Here
Sorry I've been gone so long, it's been a rough stretch of road. I had two very nasty reactions to Oxy when they tried it on me again. The first time, I fell over during treatment and cut my eyebrow. The second, my temp hit 103 and my oxygen level fell to 76%. My onc said if we were to try it just one more time the…
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Scared to death of the unknown
Hi... My Name is Heidi and 2 weeks ago I had my gallbladder removed as well as a Left Hemicolectomy removing 31cm of my decending and part of my sigmoid colon after a 5.5 cm mass was found. The results that came back were Adenocarcinoma Sage 1 and 0 out of 29 lymph were involved. Believe it or not, I'm an ER nurse and am…
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Interesting (and apparently successful)virus vaccine approach to CRC
www.translational-medicine.com/content/11/1/79/abstract
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A little intro to CTCs:circulating tumor cells
www.pnas.org/content/110/13/4861.full plus this,involving stem cells and Wnt/B-catenin http://medicalxpress.com/print283588929.html
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Back in the battle
Good morning all. I read and learn and get support every day from you all. Thank you for sharing and being here. my husband, tony, stage iv, has at least one new met in liver and 2 or more in lungs. Pet scan on fri. To check for new growth. Chemo from there- his 4th go around. He was on xeloda/oxi and avastin previous…
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Care to share one kind thing you will do for yourself or another tonight or tomorrow?
I did this a while back and many folks responded, thought I would try it again ... I'll start ... for myself: I am going to lock myself in my art studio for one hour and tell my husband and my son that no matter what they must fend for themselves. for others: I am taking my Cavalier Spaniel therapy dog to the local…
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Starting radiation tomorrow.....any advice?
My radiologist oncologist will do 5 treatments every other day. She will treat my lung tumor and a spot on the abdominal wall that lit up on the pet scan. She couldn't do RFA on the lung because the tumor is on or too near a blood vessel and they were afraid they couldn't get a big enough margin. I think my lung tumor is…
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Postcard from Hallwangen Germany Goodnews CEA down to 6.3
I am still away on holidays from CSN so. Just a quick postcard from Germany, its snowing, we built a snowman today my first, its supposed to be spring but the winter is hanging on. Oh and my good news cea down to 6.3 from 12 in 2 weeks, and CA 199 down to 52 from 75 It looks like my second course of removab has worked like…
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Tried something new, and got a laugh out of it...
Yesterday I went to get a massage, and it included something I'd never tried before (or even heard of)...a therapy called Reiki. I'm still not sure what it is exaclty, as the therapist was telling me about it while I was lying down on a heated table and my ability to concentrate had melted ("Reiki blah blah channels of…
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You don't "own" your own genes:
www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/National_30/You-Don-t-Own-Your-Own-Genes.shtml (also,tucked away in the current US Federal budget is a silver-platter morsel for Monsanto no one knows about)
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Two Steps Forward, Three Back
Our week of "rest" to prepare for first chemo is over. Boy, is it over! Third attempt at first chemo infusion was scheduled for today, preceded by labs. Lab nurse was unable to flush port to hubby's painful dismay. There should have been no pain at all, nor old black blood in the attempted draw. Chemo doc was unable to do…
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Need a needle biopsy for enlarged lymph node in neck
Hi fairly new here I read more than I post. I had the right side of my colon removed with some infected lymph nodes. No other organs involved. Onc wanted pet scan prior to treatment starting. Pet scan show lymph nodes in chest area and neck area enlarged. After 3 treatments of chemo a cat scan ordered some nodes went down…
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Private Message spam
This is what I recieved in my private message box this morning. Anyone else find themselves this person's 'Next of kin'? I'm guessing there is no way to block these kinds of messagess? Dearest One, I do sincerely apologize for my intrusion of your privacy here on CSN. However, I have a serious concern with which I believe…
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Stivarga(regorafenib tablets) approved for mCRC in Canada:
www.sacbee.com/2013/03/25/5290481/first-new-colon-cancer-treatment.html and of interest from England http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-gene-sequencing-cancer-patients-nhs.html
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Day 1 xeloda
Diagnosed 1/19/13 colonoscopy. Surgery 2/19/13 stage 3 Grade 3 rectosigmoid cancer. 1 node out of 21 positive T2N1. All scans prior to surgery looked good. Beginning Xeloda 4000 mg 2 weeks on 1 week off. I was scared taking the pills this morning 4 am 4 pm total. Have read some positive stories and scary stories regarding…
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Portion of an article stating operating on tumors does not result in spread
I started this new thread because I thought this was an interesting topic ... it was brought up in AHelstrup's message. Thought some might be interested. Wishing everyone the best. -- Cynthia .... But let’s get back to the launching off point for this post. Does any of this mean that there’s any truth to the contention…
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The Conspiracy To End Cancer ~ from TIME Magazine
I felt this is important. I believe Steve (colocan) posted about this last week. It's by no means the end-all as far as Cancer discussions go but I found it to be an interesting read and also a good approach for dealing with the complexity of Cancer. This is just the intro to the article. I posted the entire article at the…
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What is CEA
Everyone with colorectal cancer is aware of CEA, short for Carcinoembryonic Antigen and watches their levels very closely. However, not many seem to know what CEA actually is, what it does and why its important. Here is my take on CEA: CEA is the oldest known marker for colorectal cancer (identified in 1965). It is…
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New on BOARD
Hi, At all I am new here, I m from Argentina, I always had read this forum, but now I want to start to participate and work togethers against cancer, my ideas are generally out of protocol, but sometimes I takes common protocols some parts. I am caregiver of father Stage IV. I hope, we can work together. I have something…
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Fast or slow growing cancer?
Is colon cancer slow growing? Just found out Wed and I think she is in stage 2 ( getting CT Monday to make sure). But is there time for a second opinion?
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Dr advises against surgery?
Reading many posts looks like many do surgery and chemo. But her dr is saying that surgery I often only aggravates it and that it should be the last alternative. Also. That if we do surgery that she will have a bag for the rest of her life. Anyone else told this? She is not getting a second opinion and jumping into…
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Gene Therapy - Very Interesting!
Hi all, Don’t post much but I do check in once and awhile to see how everyone is doing. Long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer in January 2011. Had surgery followed by chemo + radiation and then more chemo. (I know chemo for someone who is stage 2 is controversial but felt it was the best choice for…
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Chemo smell
Last had chemo 9 months ago. Last night sweated heavily and smelled odor of chemo.
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CAM: Cimetidine (Tagamet)
I have heard several people discuss adding Cimetidine (Tagamet) to their treatment for its possible anti-tumor action ... could those who use it or are familiar please discuss it in really simply laymen (or laywomen) terms? The medication has been spoken of favorably and also suggested to newcomers. Seems it would be nice…
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Mother with stage IV colon cancer, now in the liver and lungs too
Hi everyone, This is my first time posting on these boards, and I hope that someone will have some insight that can help me, because so far searching via Google has proven less than enlightening. My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer at the end of January, and two weeks later her doctors determined that it was stage IV,…
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Colonoscopy Tuesday
Tuesday will confirm if I have colon cancer, my gut feelings are that i do, my brain says not me!! My symptoms have gotten worse worse with more blood in the stools to not being able to go for days. I'm tired and losing weight without trying. Hopefully the news will be good, if not, I have found new friends.
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Anyone been through this?
Hello, Just found this board and found it fasinating. I was dx with stage 2 coloncancer in 2010. Since that awful day,I have been though the mill. I had chemo 24 hrs. a day for 6 weeks, along with radiation at the same time. Had to shrink a tumor in order to do surgery. At first every thing seemed to go ok, but then, I got…