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Pancreatic cancer which involves the Superior Mesenteric Vein
My husand has been told he has pancreatic cancer on Nov 1, 2013. The tumor involves the Superior Mesenteric Vein. He has been through 4 rounds of Chemo and is on a clinical trial with fluorouracil [5-FU], leucovorin, irinotecan and oxaliplatin. Mass Gen Hospital would like him to start 4 more rounds. If the vien was not…
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Pancreatic cancer in 23 year old
Hi My cousin has complained of back pain and the such for a few months now. They assumed it was gastric so gave her a bunch of PPIs, but it wasn't going away. I assumed it was H.Pylori. After multiple tests, they have found masses in her pancreas. They have just done a biopsy and said that they need to do more tests as…
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Angiosarcoma Survivor Seeking info
I am a 3 year survivor of angiosarcoma. I am experiencing severe fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Does anyone out there have any information on this?
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CSN study FAQ
Please excuse the long post. A number of members have posed questions on the discussion boards or emailed me for more information about the CSN study that has been underway since November 2013. I thought it might be helpful to post the most common questions and my answers. What is the CSN survey? What is its purpose? The…
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haelan 951 ?
Hi there..Unfortunately my mother has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she has been told she has 10 months with out chemotherapy to live, but with the chemotherapy they can extend her life by 3 months !,we are looking at everything & everywhere for some sort of answer. ?.. So much information to take in , but…
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Whipple Recovery
I had a Whipple last November (removed a portion of pancreas, my gall bladder, duodenum and part of my stomach). For the past three months, I’ve been struggling with bile leaking into my stomach. Everything I eat has a very bitter taste and there's a white coating on my tongue. I've been taking Questran which helps a…
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Question for anyone diagnosed with gallbladder cancer.
I have been diagnosed with (first called a "polyp"), now called a "tumor" in my gallbladder. I am set for removal of GB Jan. 7th. I am not trying to be pesimistic, rather just being prepared in case the biopsy comes back as cancerous. I know it is rare (which is good). However I do have many of the risk factors such as :…
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new to the board....
here is my story..... I was away getting a divorce in another country. On my way home the bleeding from my period was overwhelming. I gave it a few months hoping it would go away but it did not go away. I went into my doctors office and told him about it at first he just gave me a blood test and then the next month same…
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Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
My wife was just diagnosed with this rare cancer. Is there anyone else here been diagnosed with this or know anything about it. There is not a lot of information out there about it
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hiccups after surgery
My husband had a Whipple procedure a week ago. He has had hiccups for the past two days. Does anyone know how long this lasts or have a suggestion on how to get them to stop? All the usual home remedies haven't worked. Thanks, Nancy
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Pancreas to Bone Cancer?
Is it possible to have cancer in your pancreas then travelled or spread to your bone? My father's cancer is still undetermined but some people think that the cancer may have started in his pancreas but then he only eats brown rice, fish, and vegetables since 2008 or 2009 but got diagnosed this year with stage 4 cancer.
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osteosarcoma, chemo response
Hello, This is my first post. I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in my right tibia with metastasis to lungs in Sept 2013. I just recently finished my neo-adjuvant chemo consisting of high dose methotrexate as well as cisplatin and doxorubicin. I had an MRI and chest CT scan last week to measure my progess. My chemo…
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Father just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
My father was just diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas that has spread to the liver. Looks like they are going to start radiation on the pancreas to shrink the tumor and chemo for the liver. What can he and we expect?
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Prosure
Can you give me some reviews about Prosure, please? Any feedbacks will be appreciated. Thank you. :)
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Solid pseudopapillary tumour - Pancreas. Or - Mucinous cystadenoma/Cystadenocarcinoma?
So, I am a 27 year old female that recently had an Pelvic MRI performed to search for deep lesions caused by Endometriosis - and what did they find? A 6x7x5cm "mass" originating out of the tail of my Pancreas. (At first they thought it was a renal mass, but after another MRI, ultrasound and CT scan - they positively…
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Spindle Cell Tumor
My 40 year old girlfriend had a tumor removed a month ago and just found out yesterday it was a spindle cell tumor. She was told it was not cancerous. Does anyone know if all Spindle Cell Tumors are cancerous? (I read online that all spindle cell tumors are cancer). She is scheduled next week for the Dr. to return to the…
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Undifferentiated small cell carcinoma
Hi, I'm usually looking at the Uterine discussion board, but I want to post here to let others know that I had undifferentiated small cell cancer, and treatment is do-able. I had it 4+ years ago, went through chemo & radiation simultaneously, then surgery. I'm here! Feel so much better too. I had very good care at the…
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Gallbladder Cancer
HI there, I recently had an ultrasound as a result of bloating and belching (lol) and headaches. The scan showed I have two gallstones and what appears to be a tumor or a very large polyp at 2cm. I could see it on the scan and it filled up one end of my gallbladder and unlike the stones it did not move around and stayed…
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Gallbladder Cancer
Hi.....I just joined CSN and I notice there are no discussions on gallbladder cancer. Is anyone out there familiar with this type of cancer.,
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Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
Hoping you experts out there can offer some help. :) This is my 4th trip through "cancer land" and the first time through was more than enough. I was officially diagnosed when pathology came back May 10th of this year. I had major surgery 4/29 for the tumor (1028 grams, late stage III, infilltration of lymph system and…
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Penile Cancer Support
Hi. I have posted under the Penile cancer link.My 45 year old boyfriend & high schhol sweetheart,was recently diagnosed with squamous cell cancer & I have decided to start a group on yahoo on this topic,as there does not seem to be much out there as far as contacting others with this.We are currently waiting on x-ray…
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squamous cell carcinoma -penile cancer
these last few months have been a blur, happening so fast... this type of cancer was found to be attacking my urethral opening... biopsy confirmed scc... local lymph nodes have been palpable on left side... seems like within days i find myself in hospital and having a partial penectomy... have been in antibiotics before…
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high grade leiomyosarcoma, left tube
HI, I am Gunjan from India. my mom(52) recently diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma of left tube after her surgery(laptromy). her report says: *High grade Leiomyosarcoma, left Tube. *Borderline serous cystadenoma, left ovary. before her surgery she is diagnosed with TB after her two biospy(lungs and auxillory lymph node). i…
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Any Positive Carcinoid Stories?
My husband was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer in May of this year. He had been having bouts of diarrhea for over 6 months. An endoscpy found several polyps, one in the ileum showed carcinoid. CT scan showed numerous liver metasteses, "too numerous to count" along with two lymph nodes involved. He has been on Sandostatin…
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Penis Cancer in the House!!
Sorry about the subject line, you gotta have some humor and laugh otherwise you sit there and cry. Kind of excited I found this forum. Early this year I discovered I had penile cancer. Yeah, tell me about it. Anyways, had four surgeries, including a circumcision, then a full penectomy, then surgeries to remove nodes that…
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Squamous Cell of Unknown Primary found in Lymph Nodes
I had left inguinal lymph node removed in May of 2012 due to the fact that it swollen and growing larger. It turned out to be squamous cell carcinoma and a PET scan revealed that there were seven other lymph nodes in my pelvis and abdomen that were also cancerous. This staged my cancer at stage 4, although they never found…
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Simultaneous Two primary cancers : Colon and Breast
I am a single / widow, 78 years of age, based at Mumbai, India. Have been physically fit all my life - no medical problems till two months ago (except a left TKR in 2008). Suddenly, my world is falling apart. Diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in last week of August 2013. surgery was conducted on 26th August, resection…
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Pancreatic Cancer Traveled to Omentum
My brother was diagnosed this week with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and has a tumor on his omentum. He was told that it is inoperable and will begin chemotherapy next week. My brother even asked if, should the cancer shrink considerably through his treatments, it may be operable. The categoric answer returned was "no"; they…
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Dermatofibrosarcoma misdiagnosis
On Monday, I was told that I have Dermatofibrosarcoma after being told that it was just fat for 7 years. Although, the prognosis for this type of cancer is good, I am terrified that it was overlooked for too long. I am highly upset with my doctor. The only way the cancer was discovered was because I decided that I wanted…
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Adrenalcortical Carcinoma Clinical Trial
Good morning, I am battling adrenalcortical carcinoma. After surgery, mitotane therapy and chemo my cancer became active again. I want to let everyone battling this type of cancer know that currently there is a new clinical trial being conducting at The National Institute for Health. They are actively seeking ACC patients…