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Looking for expertise in Northern California
Hello everyone- I'm a member of the breast and uterine cancer boards and this inquiry is because I'm trying to help my neighbor. I don't see a separate board for pancreatic cancer, so I'm starting here. Anyway, my neighbor was recently diagnosed with a rare form pancreatic cancer. He was told he's 1 in a 100 and "they"…
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Peritoneal Cancer - New Discussion Board
Hi anyone who has peritoneal cancer (primary or secondary) - we have started a new Discussion Board called Peritoneal Cancer. If you have this, as well as stomach cancer, please visit that Board too. We hope to have lots of information available on this quite rare cancer. Thanks! Cheryl
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linitis plastica
Dear readers, Before I ask my question I want to wish everybody the best and hope you and you'r love one will survive! I live in the Netherlands and I am looking for treatment, story and everything else about the cancer linitis plastica. My other sister (age 36) died 12 years ago on linitis plastica. My younger sister age…
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Tips for keeping weight up during chemo?
Hi My mom (46 yrs old) was diagnosed with stage 4 Gastricadenocarcinoma this past April. Right after Easter she had a total gastrectomy and a splenectomy. Thankfully we were told that there was no cancer found in any of the lymphnodes tested. She began her first round of chemo this week. She already has lost a lot of…
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colonoscopy and endoscopy gets done for the 1st time tommorrow morning...scared
my dad is having an enoscopy and colonoscopy tommorrow morning...scared of what they'll find...been six months waiting since he first vomited blood and they'd suspected him a stomach or colon cancer sufferer, and tommorrow's the day. i made up that liquid drink Fleet that he has to drink to induce diahorrea so they can see…
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Stomach cancer - Is there something fishy???
My beautiful Mom was admitted to a private hospital in South Africa on the 4th of May. She has been treated by her doctor for an ulcer, which came and gone after my Dad's passing. She was also treated for Kidney pipe infection. But that Wednesday morning, she was in bed, complaining of alot of pain on the sides of her…
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Can anyone tell me if chemo therapy gets better?
My sister has stage 4 stomach cancer and has begun her chemo treatments last week. She had just gotten out of the hospital after 2 weeks on Wednesday, and went right in for Chemo the next day on Thursday for 1 6 hour treatment of saline and drug mix, then a "push" treatment on Friday. She has been feelinf incredibly awful,…
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Linitis Plastica
June 8th 2011. My husband has just been diagnosed with this rare type of stomach cancer. it seems that it is in an advanced stage but still confined within the stomach. He starts chemo tomorrow. Any advice or recommendations for treatment/care/homeopathic remedies are welcome. Has anyone survived this type of cancer? What…
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Stomach cancer
Hi All, Actually my Aunti has Stomach cancer. now she is in lost stage. I want to know that whether her childrans also get the same stomach cancer in future and her daughter is doing all the help to her mother (Cleaning her body totally and washing clothes).is there any problem like getting the problem to daughter? Please…
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My 47 year old sister has stage 4 stomach cancer - can she survive?
My sister was just recently diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma stomach cancer. She has several bone lesions on her spine that they say is also cancer. The oncologist has said with treatment, she may survive a year to 18 months. And that if she did nothing, she wouldn't survive 3 months. She has decided to go through the…
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My Father is suffering from adenocarcinoma of stomach cancer
my name is prashwin salian and i am from india, my father is 64 year old and suffering from adenocarcinoma of stomach cancer and he is 4th stage(cancer has already spread to his lungs & liver) and i just wanted to check is there any survival chance at 4th stage and or any ways to extend his life, doctors have said surgery…
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oxaliplatin and 5FU - what to expect?
My brother was diagnosed with Peritoneal Carcimatosis and starts chemo next week - can anybody give me a heads up on the side effects of this chemo regimen? We have been warned about his cold sensitivity, but nothing else. Thanks for the help!
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Question
I have a friend with diagnosis of gastric cancer one month ago. She is 35 years old and she is the mom of two babies. This is a sad story, but the worst is she cannot eat solid food because the tumor is blocking the pilorus, and doctors have sent her to her home with liquid diet. She only drink the third part or less of…
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30 year old brother diagnosed with Peritoneal Carcimatosis -
Well, after much speculation, this was my brothers diagnosis. They are going to start chemo next week (5-FU and oxyplastin). Does anybody have any success stories with this sort of chemo? Also, side effects? They are giving him 3-6 months without treatment, up to a year with. Would love to talk with someone going through…