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Carcinomatous Meningitis (Ovarian)
Leptomeningeal Carcinomatous (Carcinomatous Meningitis) Ovarian cancer does not commonly involve the nervous system. Brain metastasis is a rare complication of ovarian cancer with only 67 well documented cases in the literature until 1994. A multi-institutional study of 4027 ovarian cancer patients over 30 years identified…
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Whipple Procedure
Can anyone tell me about this? I am 38 and will need to have one in the near future. Any prep I can do, expectations etc...
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NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA POORLY DIFFERENCIATED (cervix+ METS IN THE LIVER)
Hello, Sorry for my english, I'm 38, I'm french,and Iwas diagnosised in January 2006. Cervix+ big mets in the liver, I started chemiotherapy in January every 3 weeks (etoposide+cisplatin) and had 6 cycles of three days. The mets had really well reduced, but at the end of the treatment it was not enough. Now I have…
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Neuroendocrine Large Cell Carcinoma
Hi, I have just found this resource and live in the UK, I have a dear friend in Italy that is suffering from Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Large Cell , speciifcally to the right lung with secondary mediastinal lymph node infection and he has been treated for 8 months with Cisplatin + Gemcitabina (italian name) currently the…
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Whippple survivor deaths
I am a 5 year survivor of the Whipple operation after pan-can. I, and we-all, would like to know why we eventually die? What does the Whipple do that makes problems? I believe that iron anemia is a prime cause. Anybody know?
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ELEVATED CA19.9 TEST
Hi there again. I posted yesterday about what was going in with myself. I was just wondering if those dx.with pancreatic cancer have the CA19.9 test done. My CA19.9 test back in April 2006 was 48, now it is 65. Is this test indicative for pancreatic cancer or can it get elevated for pancreatitis.?? Any answer would…
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PANCREATIC CANCER-NATURAL TREATMENT
MY MOM HAS PANCREATIC CANCER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOMEONE KNOWS ABOUT A NATURAL TREATMENT. UNFORTUNALY SHE IS IN PERU SOUTH AMERICA. AND SHE HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED THE TOURIST VISA. IF SOME ONE COULD GIVE ME REFERENCES ABOUT IPIFA (INSTITUTO PERUANO DE INVESTIGACION FITOTERAPICA ANDINA) I WILL BE THANKFUL.
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blue cell neuroendocrine carinoma
Has anyone taken gemcitabine and Venorelbine ? If so, any good results ?
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Dermatofibrosarcoma
Has anyone experienced this form of cancer.. rare and slow growing.
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ESSIAC TREATMENT
Hello. I hope all is well with everyone. My mother is battling advanced stage vaginal cancer. It has spread to her lungs and liver. Her days are numbered now. I was wondering if anyone has used the Essiac Tea treatment for cancer. If so, how was your experience? Please respond as soon as possible. Thank you for listening.…
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Whipple procedure my dad will have....
My dad will be undergoing the Whipple procedure on 5/23. Drs are pretty optimistic that it hasn't spread, but they won't know definitly until they're in there. I've been reading some of the posts and I'd love to hear others that have had this procedure. What to ask about? What to look for? How curative is this? Thanks for…
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Hypodense lesion?
Has anyone heard of Hypodense lesion on the tail pancreas?
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hemangioparacytoma
Abdominal Sarcoma, found in June '03, 30 rounds Rads, 30 days to heal, removal of rectum, colon, prostate, bladder, and 6" tumor. As of Feb '06 I'm NED.
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Desperate for information!
We just found out yesterday that my Mom, in all probability, has pancreatic cancer. I'm scared to death. I'm not ready to lose her. I know it is bad though. Her doctor called me because Mom felt like she wouldn't be able to answer all the questions that I may have. They found a mass in her pancreas that measures 8 x 5.3…
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Erbitux and Tarceva rash help is here
I know there is a physician in Chicago that is becoming very well known at Northwestern hospital that specializes in the treatment of these rashes. He leads the research and the special clinic there called the SERIES clinic that treats these reactions.... Call or e mail him asap His contact information is below: Mario E…
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Pancreatic Cancer, no quinio
My name is Luis Belo i am 46 years old and i live in Portugal. I can say that till now i am a surviver. My case Letter from my oncologist, in case that I would want a 2ªnd opinion on my case, ~ Dear Sir Luis Belo, a 45 year-old patient, admitted in our hospital in January 28 because of jaundice and loss weight 15 days…
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any good pc dr's in southern ca?
I am looking for a doctor who specializes in pancreatic cancer in the Los Angeles/Orange County area for a second opinion. Does anyone know any from City of Hope or from another hospital? Thx
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Rare colon cancer
Hello! I am a 53-year old female recently diagnosed with a high grade adenocarcinoma, poorly differentiated, with signet ring cells and mucinous features which has metastatic involvement in the lymph nodes. I'm also diabetic and have NASH, a liver disease. My cancer is in Stage 3B, but another CT scan is scheduled for next…
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Emotional healing
I have a sibling who just underwent the whipple. He was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. We, as a familiy, are just starting to understand all the waves of ups and downs involved with his cancer. He has good news and bad news continually. My biggest concern is what I can do to help him through this emotionally.…
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Where is Dr. Jeremy Kortmansky?
Dr. Jeremy Kortmansky has left Memorial Sloan Kettering and we were told he has moved to Connecticut and may be practicing near New Haven. However, we have been unable to find him. We live in Connecticut and had a successful experience with Dr. Kortmansky with an ampulary carcinoma, almost three years ago. We'd like to…
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Carcinoid Syndrome
Are there any women out there with carcinoid syndrome? I am currently on octreotide treatment and trying to find out any info regarding treatment and pregnancy?? Please help
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squamous cell carcinoma of nasal septum
I am a 32 year old female, in the UK and I have just been told that I have squamous cell carcinoma of my nasal septum.It has eaten away much of my septum and spread out into some other nasal areas.It has also eaten away at the bone above my 2 front teeth and into my hard palate.I have been given the choice of having just…
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NEUROENDOCRINE ISLET CELL NON FUNCTIONING TUMORS
Hi My husband was diagnosed with neuroendocrine islet non functioning tumors and is being treated with sandostatin lar. He has received one treatment and will receive 2 others and then have a scan to see results. Is there anyone out there with a similar diagnosis? we don't know much about any of this and could use som…
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Carcinoid tumor of small intestine
My husband recently had a portion of his small intestine removed because of a carcinoid tumor. Can anyone please address the issue of diarrhea. He is taking cholestyramine for this at the present.
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gemcitabine tolerability in older patients
Hi, Has anyone had experience of how to cope with side effects of gemcitabine chemo? My mother, 82, was diagnosed with nonresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer 5 months ago. Her doctor started gemcitabine a month ago. She tolerated the procedure well, however, developed edema and high fever. She was hospitalized…
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Chronotherapy cancer treatment
Did anyone hear about chronotherapy cancer treatment in the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago?
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jerking of the body
what cause this and is there something we can do to stop this
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RARE CANCER?
I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD CALL THIS A RARE CANCER AS FOR ALL NORMAL REASONS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT - CANCER OF THE LARYNX. I CALL IT RARE BECAUSE IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN THE LAST OF ITS FINAL STAGE WHERE REMOVAL OF THE VOICE BOX WAS THE ONLY OPTION. NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP MY VOICE - I WENT DIRECTLY INTO 42 SITTINGS OF…
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Insolinoma/ islet cell of the pancreas
My husband was diagnosed in August. They operated and removed the tail of the pancreas, a lymph node, spleen, left kidney, and an adreanal gland. The mass was huge, about 21cm. The size of a basketball. He is doing well and there were no signs of it in the bloodstream. He goes for a liver scan with Octriotide this week to…
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Tumor around bile duct in pancreas
Hello to everyone out there. My future Mother-In-Law was told she has a tumor in her pancreas, wrapped around her bile duct. Within three weeks she has had a series of test including an ERCP and most recently an ECU. The only reason she went to the doctor was she had jaundice. I don't understand why she DOESN'T have an…