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    Colorectal Cancer

     

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    • User: "impactzone"

      Australian cancer news

      'Trojan Horse' Therapy Kills Cancer Cells Posted on: Monday, 29 June 2009, 06:36 CDT A new "trojan horse" therapy designed to kill off cancer has been developed by a team of Australian scientists, Reu…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by impactzone
      Most recent by taraHK
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "idlehunters"

      Explain CEA and colonoscopy bags

      Can someone please explain this CEA that ya'll talk about. I am assuming it has something to do with the immune system??? I wonder why my doc (or any doc I have been to thus far) has never mentioned i…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by idlehunters
      Most recent by Annabelle41415
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "cowman"

      My Chemo Pump is Empty

      I am on my 2nd week with my chemo pump so I have a question. It's Sunday night and my chemo pump is beeping empty. That is fine since I am going in Monday morning. I can take the batteries out and shu…
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by cowman
      Most recent by Dan_Chaz
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "colon2"

      Cutting back the oxy

      Saw the onc today and since the oxy side effects are getting worse, he decided to cut the dosage by 25% on next chemo treatment. He says if that doesn't help, we will probably stop the oxy. I have had…
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      0 point
      Started by colon2
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "shmurciakova"

      4 3/4 years NED!

      Hello everyone, I just wanted to give you an update for those of you who remember my CEA glitch a couple of months ago. I am happy to report that I just got my blood tests again. It took me 2 months t…
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      11 comments
      0 point
      Started by shmurciakova
      Most recent by punch_vj
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "snommintj"

      health insurance

      Some of you might remember the discussion we had some time back about the amount of health insurance I had. Well, I told you guys about a choice I had to decide on 1 or 2 million dollars worth of life…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by snommintj
      Most recent by snommintj
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "donnare"

      Some good news & Clinical Trials ???

      Hi all, We met with my husband's oncologist for the first time yesterday. The PET scan showed no more than we already know about - just multiple (approx 11) mets to the liver - no other organs involve…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by donnare
      Most recent by Sundanceh
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "marc24"

      after chemo = more symptoms, so what now??

      hello, ive been posting here and there about my moms health..after 5 chemo, she is gonna meet with her onco july 7th and im hopnig for the best, but now i can see my mom is having more and more sympto…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by marc24
      Most recent by angelsbaby
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "nudgie"

      Friday Riddle Answer

      PGLGREG is this weeks WINNER. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDLE: 75% can be written as 3/4. How would 58 1/3% be written as a fraction (when reduced to the lowest denominator)? ANSWER: 7/12. The easies…
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      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by nudgie
      Most recent by PhillieG
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "hippiecwgrl"

      What questions should I ask????

      Hi My dad has colon cancer and starts his 1st round of chemo on 7/7. He has to do 12 rounds. What questions should I ask when I go with him on the 1st day? I understand the basic idea of how he does o…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by hippiecwgrl
      Most recent by KathiM
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "colon2"

      Recurrence after chemo/Stage 3 1 lymph node?

      I am just curious, as to how many of you, if any, have had a recurrence after completeing chemo, if you were stage 3 and only had 1 or maybe 2 lymph nodes involved. Trying to figure my odds. , I guess…
      107 views
      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by colon2
      Most recent by serrana
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "Annabelle41415"

      Start Chemo Monday

      I'm probably more scared to start this than having the actual surgery itself. I have already been through radiation/chemo (pill form) and tolerated that very well and then major surgery am told that t…
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      32 comments
      0 point
      Started by Annabelle41415
      Most recent by Annabelle41415
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "JR"

      Reaction to Oxy

      Have others out there had allergic type reactions to Oxy ?? My 6th treatment I experienced a severe reaction. When I went in for #7 my onc said he was taking me off of it. I talked with him about trea…
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      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by JR
      Most recent by idlehunters
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "kitten0385"

      Hope Everyone is Having a Great Summer!!

      Hi!! I post on the esophageal cancer board, but read your board as well as you always have tons of posts and everyone is so upbeat! I love it!! I just thought I'd send a quick note wishing everyone a …
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by kitten0385
      Most recent by paulette S
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "dorookie"

      Hope this doesnt sound bad

      It is a very sad day to loose to great people. I actually cried and didnt really know why when I heard that FF had passed away. I was asleep on the couch with the news on and the news of MJ passing ac…
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      26 comments
      0 point
      Started by dorookie
      Most recent by NWGirl
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "Lostnaz99"

      Stage 4 with 6 kids.....

      Hello everyone, I am new here...I don't know what took so long but today I decided to search the web for some guidence and maybe a peace of mind. My girlfriend was diagnosed on Jan 24 with colon cance…
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      21 comments
      0 point
      Started by Lostnaz99
      Most recent by NWGirl
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "JR"

      Changes in skin color

      Does anyone out there experience changes in skin color ? I have had 5 infusions of Folfox with Avastin and have noticed my skin changing colors quite often. It's kind of funny watching it happen. One …
      177 views
      12 comments
      0 point
      Started by JR
      Most recent by keepthink3
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "snommintj"

      forgot how bad chemo sucks

      Yeah, just got my pump off. It was 100 degrees today. I had a bunch of stuff to do. Now I feel like crap. I think I might be a bit dehydrated. Either way folfox sucks. I'll be glad when no one has to …
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by snommintj
      Most recent by Paula G.
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "idlehunters"

      Just got PET scan results..... I am a mess.... HELP ME!!!!

      I can barely see through the tears to type this... my hands are shaking uncontrollably. I had to come here for some answers. I have never felt such despair in all my life. This is the first pet scan i…
      366 views
      34 comments
      0 point
      Started by idlehunters
      Most recent by donnare
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "Fight for my love"

      Has anybody got leg pain from 5-FU?

      Hi everybody.My hubby is on his first round of chemo and radiation before sugery,the first couple days of this week,he was ok,but since the night before last night,he couldn't sleep well,he got pain i…
      228 views
      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by Fight for my love
      Most recent by Fight for my love
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "impactzone"

      Scan came back clear

      I just talked to my onc at Stanford - he was gone this week - and he said the scan looks good, NED.... If I could, I would rename my firstborn Ned... It feels very good and I am grateful to all. I hav…
      83 views
      24 comments
      0 point
      Started by impactzone
      Most recent by jillpls
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "Paula G."

      CBC

      Hi everyone, Jennie brought up the blood test question. I have one for you guys also. Is there a web site that tells you what everything on the CBC print out means? In terms regular people understand.…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by Paula G.
      Most recent by Paula G.
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "donnare"

      Peristent nausea after surgery

      Hi, Has anyone suffered with persistent nausea after colon resection? The doctor said my husband's surgery went well (removed approx 8" of sigmoid colon). He was very well after surgery for a few days…
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      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by donnare
      Most recent by eric38
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "idlehunters"

      Blood Test Question

      I have to get a blood test before my next chemo session. I am assuming this is protocol before every session??? Also, if counts are not up to par do they still let you have chemo or what happens then?…
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by idlehunters
      Most recent by eric38
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "2bhealed"

      Let's Talk Poop

      Hey you awesome Semi-Colons! I posted this info on the Constipation thread, and I thought this might be of interest to a wider variety of semi-colons. So I pasted it here as well. I mean really, how m…
      465 views
      31 comments
      0 point
      Started by 2bhealed
      Most recent by elizabethgd
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "tiny one"

      Pop star has died

      My news channel just announced Michael Jackson has died.
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      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by tiny one
      Most recent by tiny one
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "polarprincess"

      promising new drug in the news being tested..some of you stage IV may qualify for this trial...

      hi i always think that everyone who si stage IV would know about every trial out there but working in healthcare i have found many that do not.. a new promising drug has been making the news for the t…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by polarprincess
      Most recent by polarprincess
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "nudgie"

      Friday Riddle

      RIDDLE: 75% can be written as 3/4. How would 58 1/3% be written as a fraction (when reduced to the lowest denominator)?
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by nudgie
      Most recent by PGLGreg
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "cowman"

      Oxaliplatin

      I am currently taking 5FU and radiation before surgery and then will be doing chemo with the Oxaliplatin after surgery. My dr told me I couldn't pick up or touch anything cold. I also read that you ar…
      39 views
      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by cowman
      Most recent by daydreamer110761
      Colorectal Cancer
    • User: "idlehunters"

      Botch Job on Port Installation???

      I am so mad..... I just think there is no way this new port should STILL be hurting like this. It was installed 9 days ago. I am having sharp shooting pains there. They said to keep the steri-strips o…
      15 views
      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by idlehunters
      Most recent by idlehunters
      Colorectal Cancer
     

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