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Paraplegic husband with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
My husband is parplegic and has Hepatocellular Carcinoma. I am his caregiver and he is here at home. I need some advice on how to go about and where to begin sreaching or calling for information about men in simialar situations paralized and with the samecancer. Also I need to know if there are any avenue I can explore for…
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More info on Therasphere treatment for primary inoperable liver cancer
Hi all, As a follow-up to my first message re Therasphere, I just learned that there is also a Therasphere clinical trial going on in Pittsburgh, PA that might be of interest to some of you. I got this info off of the NCI (National Cancer Institute) web site. Here's the contact info for the trial: PARTICIPATING…
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liver cancer/colon cancer
In mid March, my dad was diagnosed with Liver cancer that had spread to the colon. the doctors gave him a prognosis of 6 months, more or less. At the time of diagnosis, his CEA levels were 7500. The doctors didn't hold out any hope for him, and told us "This cancer is not something that can be cured". Well, Dad has had…
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Opinions on Dr. Burzynski-Antineoplastons
A close relative is considering alternative cancer treatment in Houston with this Doctor. If anyone has anything to say, good or bad, I would love to have informed opinions to relate to my relative. I appreciate anything about this subject matter.Thank you!
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Oxaliplatin(OXAL), 5-Fluorouracil(5-FU),Irinotecan(CPT-11)
Is anybody taking any of the above combination??. I have been diagnosed with colon cancer with metastasis to the Liver Stage IV. I am about to start treatment with the above drugs. Any response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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liver cancer
My sister,age 53,breast cancer/mascectomy/implant infection!-take out! Chemo(s) since July'99, metz to liver. Dec 2000,stop chemos! Not working anymore! Referral to doc who does Hepatic Artery Infusion/St Pete, FL. Sm pump inserted thru incision in abdominal area, access to outside by sm port which enables drugs to be…
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CancerNet and Clinical Trials
I learned yesterday that a good friend of many years has been diagnosed with liver cancer, and I have been searching web sites for info on clinical trials. Here is the link for CancerNet. http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/. It has a section on clinical trials and you can search by state. For liver cancer, I was able to find a…
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liver cancer
Hi: Last week my mother was diagnosed with liver cancer, adrenal cancer and lung cancer. The cancer originated in her lungs. There seem to be a number of success stories on the web about beating all types of cancer but none on beating liver cancer. Does anyone have a success story. The doctors have said she just has a few…