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bacteria may set off a chain reaction leading to bowel cancer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23687321 Researchers say they have uncovered how bacteria may set off a chain reaction leading to bowel cancer. Fusobacteria, commonly found in the mouth, cause overactive immune responses and turn on cancer growth genes, two US studies reveal. Maybe lifestyle can control these risks.
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Cancer is so sneaky.
Cancer grows in you silently sometimes for years. It may even spread to other organs without a notice. But boy when it shows up it takes over your body, mind and soul. I had severe pain at the time of diagnosis in my butt. To make sure god gave me a bad cough too, so every time I coughed the pain was excruciating, just to…
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Pat's latest CT scan
Pat had a CT scan of the chest, abdomen & pelvis on 8/13. There is progressive decrease in the leisons in his lungs. In fact, the one in his right upper lobe has decreased from 5 mm, to 3 mm. In his upper left lobe, the nodule has gone from 16 x 15 mm to 15 x 8! Also, no new pulmonary nodules are present. No change in size…
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good MRI, the war beneath the waves
The CT in March showed shrinkage (repeat old news). The July MRI, including a high resolution liver scan and diffusion weighted scan for peritoneal mets is clean, consistent with the March CT. Relief. This past year wife has had several small, brief CEA surges and some climb in liver function values. The first CEA surge…
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Bowel Management after Rectal polyp surgical excision #2
Hi All: I am new to the site. Just a little background in 2011 I went in for my routine 50 year old colonoscopy (a few months after my 50th bday). I had 15 polyps removed over two colonoscopys they were all over my colon. One in the rectum showed up as dysplasia on first scope then high grade on the turn at scope #2 and it…
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My mom has passed
I want to thank you for the guidance and help over the last year. My dad called me at his morning antold me me my mom had passed away. She was in alot of pain these last few days and I am relieved she is at peace. I saw her one last time before the funeral home took her. Right now I am relieved, sad and a mix of emotions…
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Rough week
Back in the hospital for another blood transfusion. I keep bleeding in the the rectum areshoo thalso decided to do radiationdown there to stop the bleeding. For the past month I've been poohing blood pooh clots. I'll get out of hospital in the morning the have radiation at 1pm. Then what I dread the most is I havetoo get…
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Numb area from surgery
So my last liver resection they cut half way down and then went half way over, a backwards "L", quite a bit of the stomache area is numb, which when they give you those shots in the stomach it is quite an advantage, but now I seem to find it annoying that I have this dead area that I can't feel. Does it ever come back, or…
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EYELIDS AND OXI
had my second infusion of oxi and avastin and my eyelids feel very strange anyone hear of anything like this?
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ATP depletion
"Depletion of cellular ATP by inhibition of glycolysis seems to be effective in killing cancer cells with a MDR phenotype. It is known that cells expressing MDR proteins, such as MDR or MRP, require ATP as the energy source to pump the drug substrates out of the cells. Thus, it is possible to overcome such drug resistance…
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Extra Sensitive to Mosquito Bites?
Wondering if anyone who is going through chemo or has finished with chemo has grown more highly sensitive to mosquito bites. I've always been sensitive and tend to get welts when I am bitten by mosquitos but since I finished chemo a year ago, the bites turn into HUGE welts. I had one on my cheek a couple of weeks ago that…
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Phillieg
Phil I havent seen you post in a while. Are you ok or just taking a break.
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Colloidal Silver
Anyone used this product in a nebuliser at all? If so, results?
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Cell Food drops
I have been considering cell food drops which gives cells direct oxygen. Having had successful bowel surgery with 4 mets to lung, dx 3 yes ago, I am wanting to give this a go? I read that tumors don't like oxygen and thrive where ther is a lack of oxygen. I am on cetuximab kras mut positive and not sure what to do Cetux…
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Bacteria in mouth may trigger colorectal cancer
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-08/15/c_125172845.htm
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Colon Palooza 11 New Orleans November 7-11, 2013
Just in case you didn't see the information under dorookie's post...... My friend Kelly is coordinating the event but is not a member of the CSN message boards. Please send me a private message with your email address if you decide to come so I can add you to Kelly's email notification list with updates, itinery, and other…
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Neurapathy after chemo
I had my last chemo session over a month ago and the neurapathy in my hands and feet are the worst they have ever been. Is this normal? If so, how long will it last? Cynthia
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My very poorly husband
It is very hard posting today, my lovely husband Ian has been fighting this awful cancer for 3 years, he has been the strongest and most Couragest person I have ever known. this last month he has been very sick, hardly eaten and has lost so much weight, it hruts so much to see him trying so hard to be brave for me. I just…
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my wife's passing
My wife passed away 2 days ago on the 12 at home under Hospice's care from this dreadfull disease. It had metastasized to her liver, lungs and pelvic bone. The cancer on the pelvic bone had lodge close to the sciatic nerve ending which would cause excruciating shooting pain down her right thigh to her knee. She couldn't…
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Rectal cancer metastasized to lung
Had non-hodgkins lymphoma 13 years ago. Got rectal cancer in 2011. It was stage IIa. They did chemo and radiation, removed the tumor and put in an ostomy bag. Then they reversed the ostomy and did more chemo. All looked good for almost a year. CEA levels went up so the doctor did a CT scan. The scan showed nodules in both…
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Keep fighting the good fight.
I haven't been on here for awhile but I like to check in now and then to let people know that things are going very well and I am in recovery. It's been over four years since I was diagnosed with colon cancer and since my resection. The tumor was the size of an orange, but I was Staged 2A since it hadn't spread. I elected…
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Checking In Before Things Get Under Way…
Like a trained circus animal under Barnum & Bailey’s Big Tent, I jumped through every hoop of burning fire they put in my way… Jump higher, they said…..”hold your breath…” Under the Delusion of Control, they gave me rope…they put me behind the wheel and pretended that for awhile, I was actually driving the bus… Ahhh……The…
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TAHEEBO TEA
Doe's anyone know anything about this taheebo tea and it's cancer fighting claims?
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Clinical Trial: BKM120 and Irinotecan
A close friend of mine who is not on CSN is starting a phase 1 clinical trial next week at University of Kansas. Here's the description: this is a phase 1 trial of the combination of irinotecan and BKM120 in patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have failed on or have become intolerant of at least one line of…
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Cancer therapy vs cure
It is not long before cancer becomes condition to be treated like we treat a skin rash. It currently is a pharmacuitical cash cow. Biotechs such as Genelux and Jennerex and a few others are developing this new technology using a live virus to replicate inside of the tumor. Nano tech at its finest. Using live virus and…
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bigman4christ
I haven't seen any update and am concerned. I see you were last online over a month ago but can't find that post. Hope all is well. Patch
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High creatinine at 10, needs dialysis
Hi, my father was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal cancer mets to liver on December 2012. Had colorectal surgery and removed 2/3 of his Colon, also had RFA for the removal of tumors found in liver. Last colonoscopy showed everything was clear, this was 2 weeks ago. CT scan showed everything was cleared except enlargement…
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Tumors in colon gone without surgery
I had 2 medium size tumors in my colon. When I went in for the colectomy the doctor couldn't find the tumors and opted not to do the resection. I was also given a colonoscopy soon after and still no tumors. Doctor did biopsy on the area where the tumors were and couldn't find any active cells. Before surgery I was given 11…
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Neurapothy control and shoes
Does anyone have any suggestions on shoes or how to control neurapothy without medicine?
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This may be a dumb question...
This may be a weird question. I am going to celebrate my one year of finishing my cancer chemo treatments at the end of this month. I am so thankful to have gotten through it. My question is...will I ever be able to donate blood? I really want to help other people since I had so many people help me. Whenever I see someone…