Rare and Other Cancers
Discussion List
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My Mom is now recovering from the whipple procedure
Hi, I'm new to this so bare with me. My Mom just had this procedure done 13 days ago, and came home yesterday. She will start chemo and radiation in 4 weeks. She had a tumor approximately 1/2 inch in size, and it was removed. Doctor said that 3 of fifteen lymph nodes were affected. He is very optimistic that the chemo and…
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Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
My wife was diagnosed on Jan. 16th with an adrenal cortical carcinoma (only 30 - 50 cases per year nationwide). The only treatment is mitotane. This cancer doesn't respond to chemo. I've found survivors who used an alternative treatment protocol and I have put her on the same program. She is recovering nicely and we are…
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Desperate for information!
We just found out yesterday that my Mom, in all probability, has pancreatic cancer. I'm scared to death. I'm not ready to lose her. I know it is bad though. Her doctor called me because Mom felt like she wouldn't be able to answer all the questions that I may have. They found a mass in her pancreas that measures 8 x 5.3…
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Neuroendocrine carcinoma
After singular liver resection 6 months ago and diagnosed as Neuroendocrine carcinoma with unknown origin, I did PET/CT 3 days ago and it was suspected that there is recurrence in liver plus new lobules in lungs. I went to the Memerial sloane Kettering affiliate in Hong Kong and they said doing some tests may help diagose…