check ... Mesothelioma: What is it? Mesothelioma is a malignant cancerous disease of the cells lining the patient's body cavities such as chest, abdominal...
When I was 17 old I started working at an asbestos mine in the Yukon. I had the excitement of youth and looked on the thing as a big adventure. The mine was...
Mesothelioma is a serious form of rare cancer. There is no known cure for mesothelioma cancer. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma...
He was only a child when it begun -and he played as children do- in his yardwith his toy cars and tip trucksBut his sand was asbestos blue? In December 1999,...
hello, everybody! How are you? I was wondering if somebody could share with me some experience of taking Emend. because I had my 3rd chemotreatment on last...
Hi, I've taken emend (and aloxi and kytril and decadron). While i never developed nausea, i did have significant stomach cramps, burning, burping, hiccups and...
Hi, Olga, sorry to hear you're having so much trouble with the nausea. I'd never heard of Emend before you mentionned it. Have you tried Zofran? That was my...
believe it or not my husband had a better time on the Etopside and Ifosfomide.. although it was a longer stay at the hospital. the drugs themselves seemed to...
My son also tolerates the Etoposide and Ifosfomide much better. The dox, vincristine, cyclophashamide combo hits him like a ton of bricks while the Etoposide...
thanks, randi. I did well on the 4 cycles of doxorubicin, vincristine and cyclophoshamide (no real problems) so my team at Sloan Kettering thinks i might...
I took Emend, Zofran, Companzine, Phenergan, Aloxi, and something else to help me relax (I can't remember...guess it did it's job!) Anyhow, I loved!!! Emend....
Scott, Bradley did all of his treatments outpatient. The docs at Univ of MD weren't thrilled about it, but he wanted to be able to chill in his own bedroom...
hello,Scott! How are you? I'm having chemo for 5 days with these drugs, and last time I did pretty well. Only one thing that I will advise, drink a lot, and a...
Olga, My husband is on the same chemo meds and takes a combo of Zofran, Emend, and Decadron. It is not perfect but he feels the best with all the drugs. The...
My name is Martha Austin and I have an 8 yr. old daughter who had Ewings in her right arm. Her last chemo was in April and we go back for more tests in a...
Dear Martha, I'm scott. 40 years old with soft tissue EWS. I have an 8 year old and a 6 year old so I understand the pain and strain of all of this from the ...
Thank you very much for your information. I have been terrible through all of this and I want to know RIGHT NOW whether or not it is going to come back. I know...
Hello, everybody!! First of all, I would like to say thank you very much, Scott, for all your explanations. It was very interesting to read, and it aslo ...
Hello to you all and sorry we have to meet like this, but we have to make the best of what we have, and here we are. My name is Mary Lynne I am 41 years young...
Hello, Mary! How are you? My name is Olga. I'm 28years old, actually will turn 29 on Thanksgiving Eve. I'm sorry to hear that your cancer got back. sorry!!!...
Has anyone heard of a demineralized glenoid? My 8 yr. old daughter had her tumor removed from her right humerus in August of 2005 and now the doctors say that...
Try this link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/10/2253. Try not to get worked up over this stuff. I have decided I am not going to stress out over...
To a conventional physician, the tumor is the enemy. Cancer is viewed as a local disease, namely the tumor. By cutting out the tumor, irradiating it, or...
Last thursaday our 15 yr old daughter had a sore back,after what seems so sureal, she starts her treatments this thursday. We all wake up every morning hoping...
where are you from and what hospital/dr.s are you going through? i know this is a horrible experience for you.. we've all been there and we KNOW what you're...
My heart goes out to you and your family.. I to had ewings sarcoma and have been in remision for several years. I will be praying for you all, if there is any...
We are in the Chicago metro area and we are being treated at Children's Memorial in Chicago. Where was your husband treated and what treatment did he have? ......
We as well are in the Chicago area. North burbs. Childrens is a great hospital. My six year old son is currently going through treatments for Ewings there....