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Not ready for people yet.....but this has potential
www.stockhouse.com/news/newswire/2014/11/12/theralase-v-tlt-further-demonstrates-phenomenal-cancer-immunity-response-testing and then there's this www.news-medical.net/news/20141111/High-absorption-BCM-95-Curcumin-can-reduce-spread-of-cancer-cells.aspx
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Good piece from NYT on restoring appetite during chemo
http://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/pickling-and-chemotherapy/ This letter suggests using pickled vegetables and/or vinegar in food can counter loss of appetite resulting from chemotherapy. Does anyone have specific experience who can attest to the effectiveness of the technique (or not?) I'd like to try it for my…
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Any Folks working w/ MD Anderson? Oh and Juicers
Gut tells me I've seen one or more folks here that interacted with MD Anderson as primary or consult. Heading there this weekend for a 5 day oncology work-up. Hoping to get some pointers from anyone with experience. Maybe two years back there was a multiple day/month thread about juicing and juicers.... which one came out…
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9 years and counting
Today officially marks 9 years since I was diagnosed stage IV. I am going to buy a big steak for us to cook on the grill to celebrate making it 9 years but first a long mountain bike ride followed by a long motorcycle ride.
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hoping for advice
Hi All, first timer and not to accomplished on the whole website forums etc. However, found you guys :) We live in Australia. At aged 71 my husband Marto, was found to have a large growth in his lower bowel in September 2012. At that time, it was inoperable. He had an ileosotomy bag He was given treatment of Xeloda (1 day…
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Back to chemo
seen the oncologist today, they found 5 spots on my scans, two in my lungs, one by my liver, one in my abdomen, and one on my thyroid lymph node. Now they are going to figure out what chemo to give me. Not happy at all, not ready to do this again!
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today - 3 years ago...
... Thorsten had his app with the gastro-doc which confirmed he had cancer. So today 3 years ago his,our journey stared. In the following weeks and months he had surgery to remove the tumor and 2 mets on his liver,got an temporary Ileostomy, had 6 months of Oxi and Xeloda and finally got his ileo taken dow. Since then he…
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Update from Laz
Dear Friends, I was away for a couple of weeks looking for work after more than a year of hiatus. I was going to interviews, working interviews like crazy and far away, because there is no dentist jobs where I live. Finally I have work 4 days a week even though it's 1 hour 45 minuts away. I was excited and anxious to start…
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Checking in
Sorry I have not been on lately , I had all summer off of chemo so I was feeling good and was busy with my children, But looks like I I'm back on my cea level keeps riseing and two spots showed up on my last chest ct, Going to see the doc on Monday to find out about the pet scan results. I'm just not ready for more bad…
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Gizzyluv
Kris lost her beloved husband yesterday. I have followed her posts on facebook, Jason fought so hard and suffered so much these past couple of months. Her story has brought tears to my eyes. Sending out Hugs from George & Diane
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Off topic - Pictures from my trip to England (and Wales).
As requested, I will add a few pictures from my trip to England and Wales. Just a few of the highlights. I will post a couple at a time in this thread. First off, a little background. I'm 55 (56 next month), and as a teenager I was 'In Love' with The Osmonds, especially Jay. Fast forward 40 odd years and here I am,…
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Been a while - some positive updates
Hi all... It's been a while since I've posted. I was trying to stay away from the internet for a bit and it's helpful with not freaking myself out. My dad is doing well so far. He had two different types of cancer - rectal and colon, but the rectal disappeared. Yes, they can't find the primary tumor or the mets anymore…
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Warning...negative ranting post
I just hate hate hate cancer and wanted to let out some of the anger. Like many of you, I go through my days with a smile and try to keep life normal and when people say how are things, I say fine. But they aren't fine. My oldest is a senior in hs and while others are choosing colleges she resigned to the fact that she's…
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hipec
i am posting this on behalf of my father who has recently been diagnosed with colorectal cancer he underwent the surgery today in delhi ( India) )( 13-12-2012) ( Right hemocolectomy,removal of mesentry and omentum) the surgeon said that they saw subcentimeter 2 seeds in peritonium also and removed those also along with the…
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Red flush face and chest after chemo
I've been on chemo every other week since March of this year and today (just got my pump off) my wife is concerned about what started as red under my eyes like a sunburn which then moved to my face and chest. I read online that some people have a similar reaction to some chemo drugs or steroids. Anyone experience this?…
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CEA questions
I see my chemo doctor tomorrow morning and I have some questions for her. One is what my CEA level is. I've never been told what it is. And what am I looking for as far as those levels go? What's good and what's bad? Is it possible to have zero? If I have zero is there any point in doing the mop up chemo? I tried looking…
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No chemo due to malnourishment?? ANYONE?
Hi everyone, haven't been on here in quite a while. As a lot of you know, my husband Jason was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer w/ mets to the liver, as well as other abdominal areas on Janurary 29, 2013. Without going into a lot of details, I'll just ask the question I really need answered & not go into all thats gone…
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IL-2 + vitamin A
" a significant improvement, with respect to NCI SEER data (*), could be observed in the 5-year OS rate for the most common treated metastatic cancers: Breast cancer 42.7% vs. 23.3% *, lung cancer 26.4% vs. 3.6% *, colorectal cancer 43.6% vs. 11.7%*, renal cancer 23% vs. 11% *. No WHO grade 3 or 4 toxicity was observed,…
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matestisized colon cancer in perotineal cavity/omentum, etc
hello, seeking help/advice regarding colon cancer spread to omentum and perotineal cavity. my sister had colon cancer-surgery-chemo, 6 months after it showed in uterus, surgery+chemo. after months of peace, it now showed in her perotenial cavity. We are seeking advice regarding HIPEC and also IP chemo. Has anyone…
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My love passed away today
My DH passed away at 2 am today after 10 days inpatient at the hospice facility. The last 7 days he was totally unresponsive. It was very difficult to watch although he appeared peaceful and no longer in pain those last 7 days. Every night there I would pull up the pull out bed/chair and sleep next to him holding his hand.…
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Off topic - I'm back in the U.S.A. And celebrating 30years of marriage
I arrived in Reno late last night After a long haul trip from England. You would have been pleased seeing me, stage IV patient, running full tilt through San Francisco airport hoping to catch my internal flight. I would have put a teenager to shame. Today hubby and I spent shopping, and tonight we are going out to eat to…
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The loss of another friend
While it has been some time since he posted here, some of you will remember our favorite member from Barcelona, Spain - Pepebcn. He has passed away. He was 56. He was a wonderful friend to many on this board. May he rest in peace and may wonderful memories help his family to endure his loss. Love you Pepe. Marie who loves…
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Ultrasound Adbomen Rt Upper Quadrant - Pancreatitis
I had stage 2 colon cancer with a high risk for reoccurrence diagnosed in October of 2010, Chemo ended in May of 2011. The last three or four chemo treatments I started having a deep pain in my right side under the rib cage that radiates to my back. It was finally found to be pancreatitis. Since then I have had this same…
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Stage 4
Hello all, Haven't been on here in a while, but i'm stilla around. Diagnosed in 2010 with stage 1 rectal cancer, now i stage 4 keeps coming back. The beginning of this year they found spots on my lungs so i decided to go back on the chemo for 4 months the oxi and those other drugs i can't think of the one that gives you…
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My new Avatar with my grandbaby Aiden
I decided to put up a new silly avatar. I was at a Communion party and there were no healthy desserts and my grandbaby started to cry because everyone else was eating cookies so I gave him a cookie just at the moment my cousin took a picture (which I knew would end up on Facebook). It was my "grandma got caught" face. His…
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hello
hello i just wanted to come by and say hello to all of you .its been a long time that i havent been on here .i got up today and something was telling me to come on here today . i see theres a lot of new people .
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To chemo or not to chemo that is the question
Hey all, So I'm 3 weeks out from a successful resection of my liver met and I'm seeing the docs Wednesday. The main topic will be to start adjuvant chemo or not. The idea is to 'mop up' anything that might be left but some studies suggest it's of no benefit. Any thoughts? I'd love to skip any chemo but I'll do everything I…
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Anyone in Stage 4 on maintenance or Chemo?
Hello, Hope everyone is wel. Anyone in stage 4 on chemo or maintenance chemo? Was on maintenance and now i'm going back on the regular chemo again cause my cea went up on maintenance chemo. Anyone taking celebrix with xoada pills. I'm dreading going back on the regular chemo, but at least i hope it will bring my number…
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Some set backs from surgery today
For my husband. It's day 3 post op today from liver resection. He wasn't answering any calls or texts and the nurse called he was vomiting, having trouble breathing, and they thought he had a blood clot in his very swollen arm. So I got my kids settled went down to the hospital. He was a tiny bit better, but the belching…
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Cancer Vaccine
Interesting. http://breakthroughs.cityofhope.org/cancer-vaccine