Rare and Other Cancers
Discussion List
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Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Malignant / Glomus Tumor / Carotid
My husband a very handsome police seargent (35 years old) was diagnosed with this kind of tumor on his left ear. He just had surgery on June 11, 04 in Rochester MN. It had spread to a couple of lymph nodes on his left side. He is leaving to go back to Mayo Clinic on Aug 1 to start radiation. I will love to compare notes…
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post whipple stabbing feeling????
Has anyone had any attacks post whipple?? It feels like a stabbing in the upper abdomen with pain shooting around the bra line in the back and loss of voice like iv had the wind noked out of me. It lasts 5-15 min. and then in very soar for about 1-2 days. Initially after the attack i have to take 2 oxycodone to relieve the…
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People with more than 1rare cancer??
Hi, Im 33 and have had 2 rare cancers in 4 years. Thymoma (malignant) and Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. The Docs claim that they are unrelated. I am curious to know if there are others out there like me who only grow crazy stuff?? I would also like to know if anyone is experiencing hair loss 5 years after chemo? Thanks, m
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Carcinomatous Meningitis (Ovarian)
Leptomeningeal Carcinomatous (Carcinomatous Meningitis) Ovarian cancer does not commonly involve the nervous system. Brain metastasis is a rare complication of ovarian cancer with only 67 well documented cases in the literature until 1994. A multi-institutional study of 4027 ovarian cancer patients over 30 years identified…
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blood sugars
My blood sugars are running high. Will probably be starting on insulin soon. Is this routine after pancreatic cancer? Had 80% of the organ removed.
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oncologist near Raleigh?
Hi, my sister was just diagnosed with an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer. Our family is looking for an oncologist in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. We need a doctor who is compassionate, knowledgeable and understands the need for pain management. Thanks for any help in identifying qualified onc. specialists.
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Alternative treatment and cholangiocarcinoma is working
Hi All, My wife was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer, last fall. She was operated on but the cancer was non-resectable. The doctors and oncologists I spoke to were giving poor prognoses about her chances. The oncologists and other info I was able to find basically said that chemo and radiation wouldn't…