Long-Term Effects of Treatment
Discussion List
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Effects from radiation
I had 3 cycles of ESHAP followed by one month of radiation then bone marrow stem cell transplant back in 2002. Between may of 2002 and january of 2004 I was doing well and running like a horse. In January, I started losing sensation in one of my toes and it spread, over a period of one month, all the way to my chest. At…
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Metstatic Melanoma Survivors Network Support Group Needed
All metstatic cancer patients are encouraged to join this sight. As a 28 year metastatic malignant melanoma survivor; I have a history of 11 metastasis and iotrogenic disease as a result of the many bouts of treatments including radiation. I would like to know how many long term metastatic patients are alive, and if so,…
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Tongue Cancer
Hello, Is there anyone here familiar of the after effects of this cancer.? My husband has it and is getting his tongue removed and reconstructed Oct.21, 2008 , I am seeking advice for home care, moral support , and prayers. Thanks, Jo
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Cancer patients now protected under ADA
After attempts to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to include cancer survivors (H.R. 1294/H.R. 1546) failed in the late 1980s, an expansion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (S. 3406) was signed into law this September to afford employment protection for cancer patients. What follows is the most clear and…