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...nths later. During the course of his cancer treatment, as it became apparent that chemotherapy and radiation treatments would not suffice, more medications were tried. My father would laughingly de...
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.
...effects? 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 b...
...t is not IBC? 3)Is it possible that antibiotic/cortisone treatment can delay diagnosis of IBC because the treatments can alter the appearance of the skin temporarily? My doctor said that in 4 ...
...rence and is often offered in more advanced cases to kill tumor cells that may be living in lymph nodes. New Treatments The current methods of treatment in use in the United States are: surgery (mas...
...HER2 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...
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
...n 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...
...d 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 remove...
...use 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...
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
...an 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 t...
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
...to a patient for this reason. I was told I would probably be put on Tamoxifen after finishing my radiation treatments but nothing said about doing anything about my being Her+. Will the Tamoxife...
...use I don't have the $10 or so gas money that it would cost every day, to drive to Longview or Shreveport for treatments. [I've excellent insurance that pays 100% for the treatments, but no way to ge...
...f you may recall, I had surgery for bc in the right breast and after I completed my Chemo and my 35 radiation treatments my former Oncologist put me on Tamoxifen since I was Herp2+ and ER+. Well......
I had a lumpectomy, Nov. 1, then 4 AC treatments, the 30 rads. I finished all that on May 12. My breast is very sore internally on the side opposite the cancer site. There is also a tender spot near
...nd cellular changes that are specific to cancer, targeted cancer therapies may be more effective than current treatments and less harmful to normal cells. However, the monoclonal antibodies like He...
I have taken 2 treatments of Herceptin by itself. After the first treatment I had difficulty urinating and later developed a serious UTI. The second treatment I am experiencing terrible joint and mus
I lost the address of the site where you can order the cream for radiation burns. Mom has 2 more chemo treatments and then starts radiation. Thanks for your help. Bev.
...please tell me the stage of the cancer and what are the survival chances precisely and what line of action of treatments should be. Kindly answer my query ASAP. Thank you from the bottom of my heart...
...n worse, and seen better). At what point do you think we start seeing results? Are there any other drugs or treatments that anyone has experience with? Any information, or input, or advice, or what...
...a bit uneasy. I want to believe that my quest for appropriate treatment will do just that--get me any needed treatments to help keep this beast under control. I want to believe that I am being ridic...
...ing chemotherapy in this manner? She had been getting chemo through spinal taps prior to getting the implant. Treatments should be far less painful now....
...hree times as many women taking HRT had a recurrence or new breast tumor compared to women who received other treatments to relieve symptoms of the menopause. "We thought we found an unacceptably hig...
...er get full clearance. So she was given a 15% chance of living up to 10 years. Not great but who knew what treatments could become available in the meantime. Then recently the headaches came and...
...ti-angiogenic agent to emerge to date has been the drug Avastin. And to add into all that mix, anti-cancer treatments often effectively shrink the size of tumors, but some might have an opposite ef...
...rful. "Both tumour cells that respond to current targeted therapies and those that are resistant to these treatments were eradicated. "This may be an answer for women with these tumours who be...
;) Yes, Debbie, I have used baking soda for toothpaste. In fact, during orientation before the cancer treatments Chemo. and Radiation, we are told to ONLY use baking soda, and NO toothpaste. They to
...e adverse reactions & side effects they caused, which kept getting worse. Since the oncs have no other treatments to offer, they keep overly-pushing the estrogen-blocking meds, until the patien...
...en on Femara since nov 2003. tumor markers have gone from 100 to 200 now down to 90. also started radiation treatments march 23,'04 and my last of the 6 weeks is today May 7th YEAHHHHH!!! had cat s...
...al. Consult an experienced nutritionist/therapist to assist and advise you. Discuss alternative/complementary treatments you wish to follow with your medical team and keep them informed. The body and ...
...a which one my oncologist will be using on me. However, I noticed the posters seemed to state they got their treatments in a hospital setting. My oncologist says mine will be intravenous and his nu...
...t month or so, I`ve had three appts to repair some of the damage to my teeth, which was caused by the cancer treatments. Two of the appts (within a week), were to fill three teeth (cavities or br...
... for 3 months now. But I was just curious as to whether anyone has expierenced any mild nausea after their treatments were over? I just finished Taxotere on 6/6. I`ve had a slightly queasy stomac...
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