Colorectal Cancer

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Colorectal Cancer

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  • User: "lmliess"
    Thank you for the reminder: I am not selling anything and certainly not profiting in any way. This is my own personalized plan from my naturalpath who I have worked closely with for a year to get my b…
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  • User: "sweta"
    Hi all of you,I just wanted to talk to someone who understood about the fear that i have of my boyfriend's cancer ever coming back.He was diagnosed with Stage II colorectal cancer in 2004 at age 22.He…
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  • User: "joriew"
    Hello to all! I need some help. I finished chemo (FOLFOX) in September 2009, and while the chemo killed the disease, it's left me with a few souvenirs: neuropathy in hands/feet, fatigue (STILL), and a…
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  • User: "johnsfo"
    Friends, Here's an update on the pain I've been having from the sacral met, pelvic radiation, and who knows what else. Yesterday I had the third nerve block, this one lower on the spine, and it is red…
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  • User: "khl8"
    Well, it has been over a year since my surgery, chemo ended last August and the ileostomy was reversed in September. I feel great but different. I know that having cancer has changed me and I should b…
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  • User: "karafranny"
    Has anyone been to Cancer treatment centers of America??? If so How is this center different from regular oncology centers??
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  • User: "scouty"
    Hey Semi-colons, I noticed a few posts recently discussing “red meat” and if us semi-colons should avoid it. Now first let me warn you that this will all be my own personal opinion derived from what I…
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  • User: "17Bob17"
    In March 1977 at age of 32 I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer following a barium enema and subsequent surgery. I was told that no younger patient with same illness had been seen in our central…
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  • User: "geotina"
    Dan has updated his thread of 3/8 to let us know that Sarah lost her battle this morning. Tina
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  • User: "coloCan"
    "New Biomarkers for Predicting the Spread of Colon Cancer": "Hangzhou, China-March 8, 2010-Two proteins present in the blood of people with colon cancer may accurately serve as markers to predict whet…
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  • User: "lcarper2"
    I got a message from her and she wanted to let everyone know she is recovering and taking it easy. She had some problems during surgery and issues with pain medication but once they got everything lin…
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  • User: "Kerry S"
    Had another great in office check up this morning. CEA (I be smoker) is a steady 1.6 with all blood work better then normal for an old guy. He did see one small polyp and will remove it on my annual c…
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  • User: "lcarper2"
    they are wearing blur ribons in support of colon cancer awareness .....
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  • User: "iluvmms"
    I went for my 2 month post therasheres check up and the radiation oncologist and the intervential radialogist both say there is NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE!! Yeah!! but then.........my medical oncologist s…
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  • User: "imagineit2010"
    OK, I understand why I didn't get any hardy "welcome to the board" or "glad you found us" greetings when I posted here back in January. I'm OK with that after all, I was questioning the very make-up o…
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  • User: "imagineit2010"
    Just a word of caution to some on here, particularly Pat (Jaylo969). This may have been discussed previously on here but it was news to me. In researching my decision to take Xeloda for rectal cancer …
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  • User: "imagineit2010"
    The Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA's team w/best record)are having a Colorectal Awareness month, game tonight. Sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic, everyone attending recieves a BLUE Clev. Cavs shirt. Would b…
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  • User: "dorookie"
    Just checking in, was curious as to what you decided about the job changing thing. Did you do it? Anyway, hope you are doing well and that you enjoyed your vacation (if you were able to get away).. Go…
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  • User: "bdee"
    Has anyone had CPT11, 5FU and Avastin for their treatment? If my CEA goes up anymore, my doctor is going to add CPT 11 to my treatment schedule. Right now I go every other Monday and get 5FU, Avastin …
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  • User: "sfmarie"
    I want to thank everyone here for their words of encouragement and giving me hope and reminding me to never give up. My sister had what was supposed to be liver resection 2/5, but when they went in, t…
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  • User: "AnnaLeigh"
    Has anyone heard from Dan ( willjulia ) or received an update about his wife Sarah? Many prayers and thoughts for them and their family! AnnaLeigh
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  • User: "kristasplace"
    Did anyone else notice that Farrah Faucett was not acknowledged in the memorial at the Oscar's last night? I was so pissed! Everyone (at our Oscar party last night) said that it was because she wasn't…
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  • User: "idlehunters"
    Hey Everybody!!! Sunday is my birthday...... My birthday weekend has started off really good. Today I had many calls with birthday wishes... a birthday cake from a friend... a huge beautiful arrangeme…
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  • User: "lcarper2"
    I got a message from him and he said they are doing well he had been working so much that they took off for a week get away and had alot of fun and got the much needed rest they needed...
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  • User: "GOOFYLADIE"
    We are all here for the same reason. To fight this hideous, helacious **** of a disease. No matter our race, religion, beliefs, creed, dice we roll, crap we flap, we all want to beat this monster. I w…
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  • User: "Nana b"
    How many Red meat eaters do we have on this site that have been NED for 5 years or more and eat red meat 3 or more times per week? How many Red meat eaters do we have on this site that have been NED f…
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  • User: "pluckey"
    I've been off chemo 3 weeks in prep for my liver resection. This damn erbatux rash just won't subside. I look like Freedy Kruger- mottled. zitty, red, gross...I'm surprised it hasn't subsided like it …
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  • User: "lcarper2"
    cancer centers of america is on local news talking about cc right now...
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  • User: "nudgie"
    This week's winner is TxKayaker. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: RIDDLE: The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end, And the end of every place ANSWER: The letter "e"
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  • User: "lcarper2"
    have we heard from the ones that had surgery last month...
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