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Stomach Cancer
Archives for February 2011
Discussion List
Chemo on or after being weened off ventilator
Hello All, my brother has stage 4 stomach cancer and after 2 diffrent chemo regimens (2 rounds in each regimen) the oncologist decided to stop chemo. There are some valid reasons for this: infection in his stomach continued buildup of fluid not eating fluid in left lung lining sack weakness and now he's on a ventilator…
Need advice for mom
My mother was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer 3 months ago. It has been so terrifying and uncertain day to day. I would love to hear from survivors and things I can do to help my mother with this. Any advice is so appreciated. Thank you
New and I need some information, please
Hello I hope all is feeling okay. I just found out my brother has stage 3 stomach cancer. I am just starting to research this and I was wondering if anyone could help me. First I was wondering if stage 3 has different levels, what are they? What i've read, is that this stage after the initial endo to tell what stage it is…
not sure of diagnosis
My husband was told he had stage 4 lung, liver and spleen cnacer in September. They did 2 pet scans and numerous cat scans. He was treated for mesothelioma which they thought spread to other organs. Today we find out now they think it was stomach cancer all along because of new tumors that were found. These tumors never…
my dad 80 years old has been diagnosed with stage IV duodenum cancer , that have been spread to t
its really frustrating we don't now what is the next step from after been diagnosed with this disease , its worth mentioning he is a healthy , strong self esteem person , never said that he is n pain. we are trying to build his new life now , we don't know where to start , food... habit.. sport.. chemo..etc. 1-anybody…
Gastrectomy - is it a good option?
My husband was diagnosed with stage 3c gastric cancer (linitis plastica) on October 15, 2010. He started chemo (ECF) immediately. Going into the third round though, it was determined that this cocktail wasn't working. The fluid in his abdomen (ascites) had increased and needed to be drained. 5 liters were drained out of…
Stage 4 - mets to distant lymph nodes only - 8 month Death Sentence?!
Hey guys, I'm here for my partner. I'm very confused at the moment and just need some people's insight. My partner was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer roughly 3 weeks ago. In that time we have just received bad news after bad news. His surgical oncologist told us that he had about 6 months to live without chemo and…