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Its a start:"Genetically engineered virus kills liver cancer"...plus other stuff
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-genetically-virus-cancer.html and from the same site this date: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tumor-blood-vessels-cancer-cells.html (for a nontechnical site with info on current research, this one aint bad)
Hippocratic oath and cancer treatment
It seems odd to me that one of the core principles of the Hippocratic oath (that all physicians take) is to do no harm, yet it is obvious that ALL chemo treatments eventually do harm to the recipient. I fully understand that chemo is usually much better than not taking treatment, but it's a bit odd that oncologists seem to…
MD Anderson
Hi, all. I'm going to MDA next week to see what they can do for me. I have stage IV rectal cancer, have not had surgery/resections yet, just 12 treatments of Folfox plus avastin. Seemed to have done some good, but from everything I've read (including on Herman Cain ), cutting the junk out is the best option for maximum…
Hot flashes. Chemo? Rad? Surgery?
I'm having a lot of hot flashes. Anyone have these after chemo, rad or surgery? The doctor did say radiation would cause menopause and also I had my ovaries removed and so maybe that's the cause. I'm going to have to call the doctor Monday because it's now happening often enough that I should at least look into it to make…
Johnnybegood
About to head for bed, but I thought you all should know that I talked to JBG tonight and she sounded really good. So far, the results look very promising. At last blood test, platelets have risen to 120. She's not sure yet if fluctuations will occur, and will discuss that with surgeon tomorrow. She's hoping to have the…
For kidney cancer, this cure's worse than the disease
For kidney cancer, this cure's worse than the disease By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press - In a stunning example of when treatment might be worse than the disease, a large review of Medicare records finds that older people with small kidney tumors were much less likely to die over the next five years if doctors…
KRAS Mutants.....
while i have no idea what ".....a Colon Cancer GEMM-Derived Orthotopic Transplant Model for Drug Discovery and Validation" is and neither will you by reading this "abstract "-unless you already know what it is) but you might learn a little about Kras mutation in this brief synopsis…
I am torn between flaunting and sharing my success
dear friends, I have started round two of the second dendritic cell vaccine with high hopes. this afternoon I had another chemo embolisation split 50 50 lungs and liver with irenotecan and mytomycin and avastin ( off label use , as direct inject not tested offically) the good news is dr vogel said the mri and ct are…
WTF??
ok so just to give everyone a heads up. some creeper contacted me through here by the name miss veronica. totally made it sound like she wanted to be friends and talk about cancer so i replied. then i get some sob story about how she was from zimbabwe. he fatherband mother had been killed. some racy photos wanting my info…
GIFT therapy
i have been going through promising cancer treatment and came up with something called the GIFT / LIFT therapy which was thought to be the cure for cancer but the promised trails never materialsed in a big way.…
some interesting thoughts on the immune system
i got this today by email, i won't even say the source, i reproduce here below because its concise and pretty spot on. i have mentioned all these tips over the years, they are really becoming widely accepted now days in some circles. strangely not cancer medicine alas. its a good read. let me know if this sort of news is…
need your help again!
I've posted before, regarding my friend Carolina....a few of you responded with very kind encouragring words to her just before her liver resection in 2012. Your words were so appreciated by her and by me also. She completed 5 of her 7 infusions of 5-FU and today, 5 days after her 5th, she is on day number 3 of terrible,…
Fasting
First I would like to say hello to eveyone and I pray that everyone is doing well. I have two questions that I would like advice with. 1.) The Lenten season is getting ready to begin. Is is wise for me to fast somewhat during this season as a colon cancer survivor. The diet doesn't differ too much from the way I normally…
Dance in the Rain
As a Stage IV cancer survivor- I want to share a comment from my 17 year old son. Last evening, as my son was doing homework nearby; my wife and I were talking about a potential career change I am contemplating. It's a higher level VP position with a heavy work load. I said to my wife, I am just uncertain because of my…
Is there anything I hate worse than going for a scan? Updated
No. Can’t think of anything I hate more… with the possible exception of waiting for scan results. But I can’t complain too much about the PET I got this morning, given that I have to basically throw a tantrum every time in order to get approved for one. It’s just that I have a little extra anxiety about getting the scan at…
Nausea
I started my first folfox treatment Friday and finished yesterday afternoon. I have nausea and have taken the medicine they gave me. Still nauceaous. Should this medicine erase the nausea or is it keeping it at bay?
MD Anderson
Hi, all. I'm going to MDA next week to see what they can do for me. I have stage IV rectal cancer, have not had surgery/resections yet, just 12 treatments of Folfox plus avastin. Seemed to have done some good, but from everything I've read (including on Herman Cain ), cutting the junk out is the best option for maximum…
Doc_Hawk
Hi All, i just wanted to remind everyone that Doc has surgery monday and te keep him in your prayers that everything goes well and that he will finally get some release from the pain that he is going through right now.
Thank You Everyone!
I wanted to Thank Everyone for all of the support and prayers! My wife Laurie went under the knife for Thyroid surgery 3 weeks ago. It turned out to be hurthle cell follicular non-cancerous tumor! Wooo Hoooo A big sigh of relief! Laurie had her thyroid removed because the tumor was so large, but turned out to be benign!…
surgery time...
well folks its been a long time since i've posted on here... but the date has been set.. feb 20th for my moms surgery... good news is she found a doc that will not give her a colostomy bag!!!!! its a hairline difference, but it can be done!! bad news is they have to rip open from her T to her A to get it done.. and the…
beyond the bleeding edge of medical science - something for Ren, for us all. have Hope
think of these little reports, as stories from the front line of experimental medicine. given the life and death struggle most of us are going through, i figure they are relevant. why even for me, if the liver mets grow, well i guess you know what i'll be doing. i asked doc Nesslehut about my friend Ren, he could be anyone…
started removab in hallwang.
It's 8 hours on the drip. See my blog for photos Hugs, Pete
Cea not an indicator
I have stage iv a cc. I have had a colon resection, a lverresection and completed 9 rounds of Folfox so far. My oncologist wants to drop the oxalplatin after ronund 10, and give me only the 5fu for the last two. He then wanshame to have a ct scan about a month after chemo and if all looks good then every four to six months…
We got some promising news today....
I posted earlier that Jason's surgery didn't go well yesterday, the tumor was even larger than the surgeon thought & he didn't feel it would be safe to try & remove it at this time due to the proximity the tumor is to major vessels, arteries, etc. So, there was mention of doing chemo. Well, we got a visit from one of the…
Irinotecan & CEA
Second treatment of Irinotecan and husbands CEA down from 11 to 5 good news. Could use some suggestions on how to manage the diarrhea, imodium not helping much. I have been preparing foods for him with starch like bake potato and puddings, this helps a little not much. Dyan
Bowel and lung mets
I asked my onc which is easi to treat lung or liver.( have 4 sec lung mets) He said lung? I have been on various chemo since first dx 2010 tumors either stable or slight grumble. Am currently on erbitux and folfox? My concern if lung easier to treat why haven't they shrunk. Also our first lung spec said non op. went to a…
Blog
Finally got around to putting up a blog for anyone who may be interested. Still work in progress and lots more info will go up in the coming weeks. http://www.mcrc4.com
Stage 4 Survivors, please respond-Dad and Chemo
Hello, So Dad's was dx with Stage 4 CC. He has a chemo port placed last week. We are hoping to start Chemo -Folfox/Avastin next week. I am trying to gather as much information as possible. Seeing as there are many stage 4 survivors on here...please kindly share your stories. Dad has lost weight and i think depressed but he…
Hi mates it is FRIDAY here , any interesting plan for the weekend?
It's quite cold here and windy,so the best is stay at home and go to the cinemas tonight ,any suggesting movie?. what about you mates?
Immune Augmentation Therapy
Has anyone heard of Immune Augmentation Therapy Clinic in FReeport Bahamas? I've been trying to research some alternative clinics and have come across this one. There was some controversy surrounding the clinic in the 80sregarding tainted blood, but it appears to have somewhat positive feedback from my Internet searches.…

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