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Rare and Other Cancers

Archives for March 2012

Early cancer detection
Cancers and tumors can originate from any cell in the body. The only life-saving treatment is early detection. The common screening methods can detect early some of the most common cancers, but they miss two things: 1. Common cancers that develop in earlier age than the screening is recommended, and this is not rare today,…
Appendix cancer/ovarian cancer?
I was diagnosed with appendix cancer in June 2011. Had surgery only. The thought was that it was caught early and hadn't spread. Been getting tumor markers and CT scans every 6 months. Last one was early Feb. 2012 - everything clear. I'm 52, had been having regular periods until the surgery in June when they all stopped…
Anyone else with Familial Andenometous Polyposis (FaP)
This cancer/condition is not always categorized as a cancer until you actually have gone so far as to have cancer. However, colon rectum and anus must be removed or you WILL develop cancer in time and then there are the after effects. It is rare, but thyroid issues pop up, or the polyps can be present in the pancreatic…
Has anyone else experienced heart attacks due to 5FU chemo?
I have appendiceal cancer, signet cell carcinoid tumors, Stage 4, BUT it has metastasized to my ovaries and rectum, NOT to my liver, lymph nodes, bones, lungs, etc. Doctor tried putting me on 5FU in January 2011 but I had 3 heart attacks in 4 weeks from it. Switched me to Irinotecan from February to August. It didn't do…
DFSP Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Have you been diagnosed with this rare sarcoma? I have started a Facebook page (DFSP - Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans) to help everyone share information. I am a new diagnosed person. The information is scarce. I am waiting to find out what are my next steps but it's been 12 weeks since my Dermatologist has known which…
Appendiceal Cancer
Hi, I'm new to this site and to discussion boards in general. But I am still recuperating for 10-hr surgery in Sept 2011 to remove tumors from my abdominal wall, to remove my spleen, gall bladder, sm intestine, and R colon, and a chemo bath in the same surgery. When the doctors said it would take 4-6 mos to recover, they…

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