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Rare and Other Cancers
Archives for February 2018
Discussion List
Tracheal metastasis of small cell cancer
Hi I'm new here and just today we found out that my grandpa from my dad's side has lung cancer that has metastized to his whole trachea which makes it very difficult to breathe. We live in Greece and my dad booked a flight and went there yesterday. My grandpa has all the symptoms that a cancer patient of that sort would…
Need help! Olfactory neuroblastoma
my Mom found out not to long ago that she has olfactory neuroblastoma it started by loosing her sense of smell and taste slightly, they then found pollups in her nose wich they did surgery on and got out but they also found the tumor at base of the skull. So she went in for surgery last Wednesday 6 days ago (valentines…
Carcinoid Syndrome with no diagnosis of Tumors
Hi from South Africa. I've been experiencing a the symptoms of Carcinoid Syndrome for some time now. I've been treated for everyone of those symptoms seperately over the past few years. I've had Chronic diarrhea for so long, Shortness of breath that suddenly appeared this time last year, heart palpatations, now flushing…
Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Hi, Last week, my dad (75 years) diagnosed with Hilar cholangiocarcinoma with preferential extension into the left ductal system. Doctor placed a stent in the bile duct to allow the bile to drain into the small intestine. Yesterday's PET scan revealed that his cancer has spread to lungs and Colon. Doctor not advised for…