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Rare and Other Cancers

Archives for August 2003

Metaplastic breast cancer
I have just recently been told that I have metaplastic breast cancer. Has anyone with this type of cancer been to MD Anderson for treatment? My doctor says it is treated just like other breast cancers, but with the way it returns, surely researchers have found other drugs to treat.
Spindel Cell Synovial Sarcoma
I am a very tired and frustrated wife of a rare cancer patient. 2-1/2 yrs ago my husband was diagnosed with spindel cell synovial sarcoma. It started in his lungs and has spread to his face and bottom portion of the brain. He has had 3 lung surgeries and 2 neurosurgeries; 2 different types of chemo and 1 - 10-day round of…
CANCER OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Hi all, my very dear girlfriend who is 37 years old has a rare and complicated form of cancer that started in her breast and spread to her spine and brain. It was referred to by one doctor as cancer of the nervous system. She underwent massive doses of chemo through a shunt directly to her brain and through her arm…

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