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Researchers already knew that the number of cancer deaths was declining as the result of better treatment, but the drop in incidence indicates that major progress is also being made in pr...
...dered unethical to treat cancer once it has been detected, more aggressive detection can lead to unnecessary treatment that may cause more harm than good. I was feeling a little uneasy when I read thi...
...red in his salivary gland would take his life less than eight months later.
During the course of his cancer treatment, as it became apparent that chemotherapy and radiation treatments would not suffi...
Dear all,
I have a question about possible late side-effects of Herceptin/Taxol treatment. First my 'history': breast cancer with several positive nodes (49 years old); breast amputation and removal
Has anyone experienced joint pain throughout their body after completing chemo treatments? If so, was your medical team able to identify what caused it and more importantly how to relieve the pain.
...w I have an infection. Anyone else suffering from hard boob syndrome? I have complained to the docs-I get treatment- but I respect the opinions here. thanks--Jeannette...
...positive thus A/C 4 cycles and 3 rads all ending may 2000. ER and PR were+. supoposed to take tamoxifen post treatment and di for 1 year then stopped
since 2000 been going to onc for checkups every 3...
... cancer patients, especially those suffering from fatigue.
"Seventy percent (of her patients) get cancer-treatment-related fatigue," Stolker says. " It`s an animal in itself. Weariness and exhau...
...ience a severe pain in shoulder after that so what is the reason behind it? and if it occours so what is the treatment fot that?...
...elp cancer patients, especially those suffering from fatigue.
"Seventy percent (of her patients) get cancer-treatment-related fatigue," Stolker says. " It's an animal in itself. Weariness and exhaust...
...ffects? My face is so swollen, it hurts. They had to literally ply me into my mask for my last two radiation treatments.
Any information from someone who has gone through similar experiences would be...
...e rash change in colour or is this a sign that it is not IBC?
3)Is it possible that antibiotic/cortisone treatment can delay diagnosis of IBC because the treatments can alter the appearance of t...
...ave decided to open up a special area here on this forum for people suffering from lymphedema - after cancer treatment.
We would like to place articles here with information about the causes, the s...
...toe-dipping'). Last June I had a lumpectomy and removal of 13 lymph glands, all clear, followed by radiation treatment and Tamoxifen. I recovered very quickly and, apart from irritating side-effects f...
After breast surgery, many doctors show patients a bar chart that outlines their follow-up treatment options. But a new study has found that most women are confused by their options, and that confusio
...es, are fast growing and tend to stick together.
The higher the grade the more susceptible the cells are to treatment like radiation.
Hormone receptors
Breast cancer cells can have hormone receptor...
I have just started my 3 weekly dose of Herceptin .This treatment will last for a year. My joints and muscles get so stiff and painfull when I have sat still for a while or have been driving. My quest
I may've mentioned that I've been wrangling with sleep interruption since BC treatment started. I go to sleep easily, but wake up frequently (going back to sleep is also easy).
I've done *everything
...iation need it? Can anyone answer these questions for me? I sure don't want my heart damaged by some chemo treatment so I need to know who to ask about this MUGA scan and I am not sure if I will nee...
...rything I've read and my Path
Report, at this point I think radiation and/or drugs (tamoxifen?) would be overtreatment. I'm wondering if I even have to see an oncologist and if I even have to do anoth...
...ER2 negative Axill node dissection..29 lymph nodes taken and 2 were cancerous. 4 cycles of A/C and 33 rad treatments all ending june 2000. since 2000 i have been seeing the onc and surg every 3 ...
... showing. What is true, though, is that if they don't identify mets early there is no way to say that early treatment can't help.
I would like to get a copy of the cassette that the bone scan video i...
...not to gain weight. One thing I became aware of reading the entries on your site was the differences between treatment in the UK and the USA. I feel really lucky that I was in hospital for 5 days afte...
Is there a "set" time that they must wait to do our radiation treatments after we are done with Chemo? Is it the same for everyone or does it depend on what type of Chem we get and for how long? I
... in my left arm which she usually does and she said the ones in my hands were worn out from the Chemotherapy treatments too. As some of you may recall, I wear a Lymphedema Alert Bracelet on my right ...
... breast cancer needs to know her options. The good news is that great progress has been made, With effective treatments that can reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. Even through surgery removed...
I was wondering if anyone else received Taxol as part of their treatment (I'm sure some of you have). I did. It reeked havoc on my nails, especially my big toe nails which have gotten really thick a
...se the breast tissue is less dense since I`ve been off HRT for about 7 months.
I`ve completed 5 out of 6 treatments of FEC-100 and made the decision that this is the end of it. The treatments, I ...
...f any of these changes are noticed, a woman should see her doctor immediately to make sure. Delaying seeking treatment does not change the diagnosis, it only risks worsening the outcome.
Things to w...
...ell me if your scalp is supposed to be painful when you are getting near to loosing your hair after a Chemo treatment? It hurts just to run my fingers through my hair (which is short) and sometimes ...
Well, I hung in and finished all of my chemo treatments. On Monday I have to see the onc and choose between Tamoxifin, or being part of a study using Arimidex.
Has Tamoxifin given anyone in here
...n a mammo. And also how you feel about MRI when something strange is going on.
For all of you that are in treatments or just finishing up, hang in there. You will get past this. Try to pick your tr...
Hi all, I have a question.. I had my BC treatments in 2000 and since then have had a slight raising on my blood tumor markers. I had, about 3 or 4 months ago, bone scan. CAT scan, PET scan, ches
...sponded to my original posting. I'll make sure I refer other folks here that are going through the diagnosis/treatment process.
Thanks again!!!!!!
Bob Dilworth Toledo, Ohio...
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