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Rare and Other Cancers

Archives for December 2009

Looking for a recommended facility for Mediastinal surgery/surgeon
Does anyone have a recommendation of a good hospital or cancer center that they used for a mediastinal surgery? Also, any recommendations on a thoracic surgeon as well? Thanks!
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Is she all alone? My sister is looking for some information from a person who is going through this same kind of cancer and knows what she's gone thru already with the high dose chemo/side affects and what she is looking at with whole brain radiation as her "only" other option. Supposed to start WBRT next week. She has two…
Aromasin Isn't Working
I have Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Stage IV, metasticized from breast cancer. I was infused with Taxol for 8 months, then put on Arimidex and now put on Aromasin. After having been hospitalized for 3 days before Christmas and with the results of a CT scan done then, my oncologist has said that the Aromasin is not working.…
SWELLING OF LIMBS
TWO YEARS AGO I WAS TOLD I HAVE MESOTHELIOMA IM DOING OK BUT RECENTLY I HAD A HERNIA OPERATION I HAVE SWOLLEN FEET LEGS HANDS EYES AND IT SEEMS ALL MY PRIMARY DRS. ARE OUT OF TOWN IVE BEEN IN EMERGENCY ROOM 2 TIMES I HAD THE OPERATION 12/18 AND HAVENT SEEN MY DR. YET IS SWELLING NORMAL I NEVER HAVE IT AFTER CHEMO AND JUST…
Looking for a top notch Cancer Treatment Facility for Wilms Tumor
I was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor (kidney) in 2007. I had my right kidney removed and I now have a reoccurence in the chest and possibly lung area. I am looking for a cancer treatment center that would be the best for my case, as it is rather rare. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Question about Pancreatic cancer Please help
I have a good friend suffering with pancreatic cancer. She just found out in October. She had surgery for the whipple, but they were unable to do this because of the artery. Since surgery she is worse than before. She has attacks everyday. Can hold very little food or drink. Lost over 33 pounds already. She is finishing…
re-occurring plasmacytoma in a different location
Is there anyone that has had re-occurring plasmacytoma in a different location? This is my second bout. First was in my back (2002) and now I start treatment in my hip. My doctor says it is very unique specimen to have another singular tumor in a different location. The hope is way eliminating the tumor will also eliminate…
Duodenal cancer: recovery from whipples
Hi, My husband was diagnosed 10 wks ago with duodenal cancer which had spread to panceas. He had a whipples. He came out of the op ok but in recovery started to bleed they took him into surgery again. They couldnt stop the bleed & cam every close to lossing him. He had a third surgery the next day they stopped the bleed.…
Anyone Know anything or know of someone with this type of Cancer?
Hello all. I'm not new to cancer but I'm new to this board. Don't know if I should be in the bladder cancer or kidney cancer group but all help or direction would be greatly appreciated. My husband has been a six year survivor of stage III colon cancer and just received his officially cured credintials September 2009.…
pancreatic cancer alternative oncologists!
My mother was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She has a good doctor who is very western and traditional, but we are very interested in also finding an oncologist who does non -traditional or more experimental treatment as well. It would have to be someone who was very knowledgeable about what would interact with…
MPNST
I have just received my biopsy report on a tumor in my right upper arm.My FNAC report came back as MPNST and my biopsy report has come back as Schwannomma.I am confused now.If anyone with knowledge of this can advice me,it would be helpful
What to do when told you are at high risk for "any and all cancers" due to Hypogammaglobulinemia? Te
What to do when told you are at high risk for "any and all cancers" due to Hypogammaglobulinemia? Any testing out there suggestions? What type of doctor's deal with this? Im extremely scared.
low dose naltrexone to treat cancer of many kinds and eliminating it
Please go to lowdosenaltrexone.org People that were sent home from the hospital because there was nothing more that could be done found out about ldn and are now cancer free 7 years later. Please go through the site and go to every link within the site. Also go to this site dr mercolla sign up there is no cost then in the…

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