Hi I'm a newly diagnosted case. I had NO symptoms, I never been sick, I'm an athlet, I'm in "perfect" physical shape, I'm young, never smoked,I drink in...
Hi friend, ... he ... I hope your husband is right too...but I also think you are doing the right thing in searching out more info.... A few things you've said...
Your logic and info was usefull thank you. I'll have to start some type of tx. by July 18th when will be 6 weeks since surgery.I'll have to have a port or a...
... Here is my experience -- I had a Hickman catheter installed in my chest in the radiology procedure room. I was awake, quite tense, but it didn't hurt at...
Compounds in drink identify, separate and attack cancer cells, says new research See: http://www.healthscout.com/template.asp? page=newsDetail&ap=43&id=507999 ...
Thank you Kate! anaxor78, to be honest with you, I have no personal experience with ports so I don't really know the answer to your question! However, I can...
While this is an "anecdotal" report (and not even on a colon cancer patient), it is an example of the sort of thing you want to look for when attempting to...
While there appears to be some evidence that soy can be beneficial to colon cancer patients, as with most things there may also be a downside.... I have been...
Hey thanks! That's kind of interesting....a lot of the articles I'd seen about Green Tea seem to focus on the antioxidant activity as the source of the...
Denial, Avoidance Ups Stress of Cancer Diagnosis Fri Jul 5, 2:02 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men faced with a diagnosis of prostate cancer appear to fare...
... As a breast cancer survivor, I avoid soy products. There is controvery over whether the phyto-estrogens act in the same way as estrogen, but I don't want...
I have mentioned before the possible interaction between Curcumin and Camptosar chemotherapy (as pointed out by the Life Extension Foundation in their "Cancer...
Someone on my other board asked me a question about Oxal and I answered in a post over there. . . it occurred to me that readership probably differs a bit...
For related info and links on hyperthermia, see my hyperthermia page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/suthercon/hypert.htm BSD MEDICAL CORP - Grand...
Hi! I'm new to this board and it feels good to be able to talk about my cc. My story is as follow: I'm middle age,excelent health, mother of four. I was dx in...
Hi Roxana, A lot of the patient experiences with oxal I've read don't sound too bad. For example, there is a website by a stage IV in the UK who writes about...
Keith thanks for the info on Oxila. I also read about "MPS" ( multi poop syndrome). I had it too after surgery for about a month I thought it was something...
In addition, the time to progression is slightly longer with the oxaliplatin arm which gives the patient a bit more "good" time. Smaller tumors also mean fewer...
Full story at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020715074624.htm Energy Blocker May Be Potential Liver Cancer Treatment A team of Johns Hopkins...
My father showed poor response to 5fu/leucovorin and severe toxicity to CPT 11. Should he be considered oxiloplatin or ABX- EGF as the next treatment program....
Hi friend, Well, I think it depends on your Dad's goals.... On the abgenix website it says http://www.abgenix.com/Forms/product_detail.asp?ProdID=3 "We also...
Interesting idea - human trials this fall. Genetic Radiotherapy Packs Powerful Punch New treatment combo shrinks tumors in animals By Janice Billingsley ...
Thanks for your opinion. I am just not sure if he can handle any more chemotherapy. What is the general toxicity experienced by most patients? My father has...
IMPLICATION: This drug is currently in US clinical trials for colon cancer, but you COULD get it NOW by going to Japan (or possibly by having it shipped here,...
Ya know...I really don't know a lot about this (probably 'cause I don't have rectal cancer!), but I thought I would post it before I forget where the site is! ...
Thanks Dr. Wang! If it is true that his cancer is confined to the liver....have you thought about something like RFA followed by HAI (Hepatic Artery Infusion...
Go to here http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/suthercon/chemo.htm#Chemo Click on "Oxaliplatin" - then look at #49 and #50 Reference #49 is an article...
