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Kidney Cancer
Archives for December 2005
Discussion List
interferon alpha
I was wondering if anybody has had interferon alpha for mets in the lung from renal cell cancer. I have been having injections 3 times a week and so far my tumor has shrunk. Has anybody had the same reaction.
second chemo treatment
ok i am still new with this but had my second chemo treatment 6 days ago and i got a whole lot of different reations then i did the first time. veen having to go back to the hospital for a tranfusion because i could not do a thing i have renal cell they also were telling me at the hospital that their really is not a cure…
Father Newly Diagnosed With Kidney Cancer
Hi My 74yo father has just undergone testing for lung cancer (blood test, sputum cytology, bronchoscopy w/biopsy, ct scan) due to an abnormal chest x-ray which resulted from a chronic cough (he has previously suffered from TB, many years ago btw). He was called in to the hospital today to meet with his consultant. The…
Cryogenic oblation coverage
My insurer, Anthem, declined coverage of my procedure for kidney cancer on August 19, calling it "investigative" and "exploratory." My doctor tells me the procedure -- a cryogenic oblation of a small tumor in my right kidney -- often is covered by insurers. If you had the same procedure and WERE covered, I would very much…
more tests...
Hi everyone... i havent been on here in a while, dad recovered ok after having part of his kidney removed back in march 05, the pathology results took forever to come back ( i think it was like 5 weeks), specalist said it was a rare cancer, but not aggresive. was suprised tho when spec said he didnt want to see dad for a…