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Long-Term Effects of Treatment

Archives for May 2003

Cognitive losses--please help!
My mom (only 54 years old) has Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. She has undergone various chemo treatments for over three years. Now, there is no sign of the tumor, but she is suffering great losses due to the treatment. In the last 6 months my mom's congnitive abilities have drastically declined. She has…
Detox after chemo
Hi, I just finished chemo, my results are good and I am very grateful but now I am interested in removing the chemo remnants from my body. I read that chemo is stored in fat cells, for example, and I am looking for articles/books/whatever on helping my body process this stuff out out out!!! I have also noticed that I still…
Will people think I'm a hypochondriac?
Hi, I finished my treatment almost two months ago and I am able to do more now but I still get so tired I get sick at times and I have a lot of headaches. I'm scheduled to return to work in two weeks-I'm afraid if I say anything people will think I'm "milking" it and avoiding work. Does anyone else feel this way?
Loss of function of the leg
I have a friend at my workplace that finished radiation for testicular cancer last Aug.He was fine for a few months. But in the past months has lost control of one leg. He does not experience pain but has developed a severe limp that is now causing pain in his hip and back. He has had all the tests; emg,mri's,ct's and the…

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