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Rare and Other Cancers

Archives for October 2010

Urethral CA
Not much research on urethral cancer. Please bare with me I am new to CSN. I am looking for anyone who has had to deal with urethral CA. My type of CA is rare and aggressive. I have completed chemo treatments and I am patiently waiting for my surgery, which will be life changing for me. I am 41 yrs old and a single mother…
GALLBLADDER CANCERS
I see alot of posts for people who have had or had gallbladder cancer from 2009, anyone still in treatment, looking for treatment, know of any new treatments out there.. My mom is 70 yoa and was diagnosed Stage IVA: T4, N0 or N1, M0: Tumor invades the main blood vessels leading into the liver or has reached more than one…
omentum cancer
My husband has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and cancer of the omentum. Does any one else out there have this type of cancer? Very unusual cancer when in the omentum and there is no cure for it. Chemotherapy and as long as that works all will be fine. Would really like to hear from people who have this type of…
Bile Duct Cancer
My Dad was diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer in September. He underwent surgery Sept 21st and had the Whipple Proceedure. The tumor was removed but there are some "atypical cells" located in the branches of the bile duct that flow to the liver. In 10 days he will start chemo and radiation therapy for six weeks. If anyone has…
Mom just diagnosed with Stage IV Gallbladder Cancer
Hello All - My mother was just diagnosed with Stage IV Gallbladder cancer. She had a galbladder attack and they removed it not knowing it was cancerous. When she had her 2-week post-op appointment she was feeling great and then found out about the cancer. During pre-op testing they had seen a spot on her liver but…
Neuro Endocrine Cancer of Pancreas
I have recently been diagnosed with Neuro-Endocrine Cancer of the Pancreas. I have been prescribed Nuclear radiation therapy - Lutetium Dotate Therapy - but am yet to decide what to do. Has anyone been through this - I would like to share and chat. Thanks HariM
digital papillary cancer
A friend was diagnosed with digital papillary cancer. He was told it was very rare and very aggressive. Also it did not respond to radiation or chemo. It started with a bump on his finger, but what little information I've read it appears to have something to do with the sweat glands. Does anyone have info on this type of…
gallbladder cancer
Hi everybody! I am new to this forum and did come across it surfing the net for some kind of hope when it comes to gallbladder cancer. My mother in law recently was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer and it is not possible remove it and it has also spread locally in the area around the bladder. Since I did found out that…
malignant fibrous histiosarcoma
Is there anyone who has had/has this type of cancer? I was diagnosed 8years ago. Recently, I have had similar symptons, however in my other leg. The doctor keeps telling me that this type of cancer only comes back to same leg or lungs. I have done an MRI, and say they don't see anything. However, there is no explaination…
pancreatic cancer
anyone here that had pancreatic cancer or a family memebr that had this? and the whipple procedure?
Hepato-Biliary Carcinoma
My mohter is 57 years old and was diagnosed at the end of June with ovarian cancer. After surgery to remove uterus and tumors they saw more tumors located around intestine and upper region of the body. They removed most of the tumors but saw others. They finally diagnosed her with having Stage IV Biliary cancer which had…

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