Rare and Other Cancers
Discussion List
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Adenocarcinoma of the Duodenum survivors
My brother in law was recently diagnosed with this after 2 1/2 years of going to doctors through the VA trying to figure out what was wrong with him. Sadly he is now stage IV with spread to the lungs & has been given 8-24 months. I am hoping to find some people with stories of them beating the odds of this rare cancer.…
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"You know that rare cancer that Steve Jobs had."
Or more officially Metastatic Panceriatic Nueroendcrine Tumors. No wonder we're not popular. So are there any more of us out there?
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nueroendocrine carcinoid tumor
My boyfriend was diagnosed today with carcinoid tumor, it was removed on May 11 2012. Dr said it was very well self encapulated. (he said that was good). It was removed from under his right lung they said it was not attached to any other organs. Does anyone else have any info on this type of tumor? Dr said our next step is…
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Spindle Cell Carcinoma
My mother in law was diagnosed with stage four spindle cell carcinoma (originating in the gall bladder) after having her gall bladder removed. She has tumors all through her abdomen. Some of them are even visible on the outside. My husband says that one looks like a half fist sticking out. She has been in an intense amount…
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My Chromogranin A is 1009! High is 95. What Does This Excessively High Result Mean?
For anybody who has any idea, because maybe it happened to you, what could such an excessive chromogranin A test result mean? I mean, I'm not just high, I'm through the roof! Thanks for any input.