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    • Cancer Treatment Centers of America?
    • Anyone had any experiences with the Cancer Treatment Centers of America? My father has been battling brain cancer for almost two years, and last week we decided to go with hospice care as UCSF has indicated that there are not any other alternatives available to us. My father then saw some comm
    • Early Appendicitis?!? :(
    • Starting yesterday i had this werird pain on my lower right side, almost like a "twing feeling" with slight cramping, nothing that was very bothersome but i noticed it, i didn't take any pain meds cuz it was mild at one point thought about it but didn't. However, I got worried and thou
    • Subcutaneous metastases in nsclc 4........
    • I have searched the internet, and found info about subcutaneous mets, so I know they're not good; but it's something else I now have to accept. I was given a poor prognosis from the start, and cannot have chemo, and this disease has been throwing something new at me almost every week.
    • Question for Lyonscampbell-Hodkins Survivor
    • I have read your messages. It was amazing and I am glad you are ok now.My question is how big was your swollen node? and was it hard?were they removed now?
    • Checking on Bud & Jan
    • Hi-I was thinking about you two lots today and wondering how things are going? I was worried when I pulled up he postings and did not see anything from you Rockie! Just wanted you to know you are being thought of and in my prayers...Today was the doctor appt, right? Hugs,Kim
    • What can I do for my friend & myself?
    • I just recently found out a few weeks ago that my best friend , whom I grew up with has a rare form of cancer.It has totally thrown me off ,though I know she is much more affected by it than I am.We are both in our early 20's and I keep asking myself how something like this could happen. Ev
    • Ovarian Cancer Blood Test Info
    • Having had a recent endometrial cancer scare, my sister sent me the following from a lady named Kathy West. I think its important enough to send it on to you. Please take a few minutes to read it.When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought that I did not haveto worry about getting any of
    • I was just diagnosed with severe dysplasia CIN lev...
    • I was just diagnosed with severe dysplasia CIN level III I am scheduled for laser surgery the first of Jan. can I get some ideas of what to expect during and after the procedure. Thanks in advance for your comments.
    • Your help is truly needed
    • I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday. The nurse said if its really bad he will wait till your completly awake and talk to you. I never saw him afterwards. I then asked the nurse what he did. she sortof hum's and haw'd and said he told biopsys. I then get a paper that says call his office in
    • Anyone had hormone therapy after RP & before radiation?
    • My husband had the daVinci on August 1 and has had two PSAs done since then. The first was .23 and the second .35 -- not horrendous numbers but obviously not terribly encouraging either. He will have radiation, but won't be scheduled to start until around February 1st to ensure he is well
    • Can I not be sedated?
    • Hello - I've been contemplating having my first colonoscopy (feel fine, it's just time) but while reading through the archives, I have found that people who have lung disorders or lung diseases can't be sedated. Is this true, and why is that? Needless to say, that scared me more
    • I am wondering if you have to have a specific test...
    • I am wondering if you have to have a specific test done to test for HPV. I just recently got a PAP and an STD testing but I'm not sure if either one would show if I could have HPV. I don't have any symptoms or anything I'm just wondering if I need to be tested specifically for HPV.
    • Prostate Biopsy Procedure
    • undefinedundefinedMy latest PSA reult was 7.7 ng/ml and my dad died of prostate cancer so I have been advised to have a biopsy taken of my prostate using the ultrasound technique.What exactly is done?Does it hurt? Will I cry? (just kidding). How long does it take?Are you wide awake during the p
    • dont know what to do
    • Banck in august last year I discovered a pea sized node on the right side of my neck, behind the large muscle towards the back of my neck. Went to the doc twice for it, said it was nothing to worry about, I insisted on bloodwork and that was normal. It's still there and I can't stop to
    • newly diagnosed
    • my dad was diagnosed today w/terminal lung C. it has aleady metasticized to his liver and is inoperable. drs are talking about chemo only as a palliative measure. nobody even had a clue he was sick (even himself) until abt 2 wks ago. he started having difficulty breathing and then chest & leg pa
    • symptom of cancer
    • I am wondering if it is normal to be spotting after intercourse? I am 51 and still get my period regulary. But I think I am in peri-menopause. I just had my yearly pap and very thing was ok. But for the past few months I have been spotting enough to wear a pampon because of bleeding after sex. I
    • psychotic episodes in cancer patients
    • Since my last post, things have become worse. My husband had a psychotic episode on Monday; he was awake most of the night, very irritable, restless, and eventually became paranoid, thought i was trying to kill him, etc. He was frightened, screaming, trying to climb out of bed ( he cannot walk
    • swollen lymph nodes seeing ENT whats up
    • Hello, I have been seeing an ENT since last december because I have a swollen lymph node under my jaw on the left side. I think its about a 1cm but I don't know for sure, it is not big and doesn't seem to be getting bigger. It has been there since early last year. At first no discomfor
    • blood in stool
    • I really hope I can get some opinions here since I'm sure you've all become "experts" due to the circumstances.I'm worried sick over my mom's symptoms to the point where I can't sleep. Here are the details:Occasionally she has her hemorrhoids flare-up and it also usually
    • Has anyone ever had Methotrexate Injections?
    • Hi everyone, I hope all of you are doing well this evening.My questions is this: have any of you ever been on Methotrexate injections? I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome and my Rheumatologist started me on the Plaquenil but I started having some side effects that I didn't
    • need to vent....
    • I really hate the medical system sometimes....and right now is one of them!My husband has been getting shorter of breath off and on the past few days...I wanted to get oxygen here... I was told that he needed to test at 88% or below... the nurse was here yesterday and he tested 85% with minimal
    • Concerned Teen: Small red bump above collar bone?
    • Around 2-3 days ago I noticed a small (about the size of a eraser on the end of a pencil) hard red bump on the lower left side of my neck (about a inch or less above my collar bone). I don't think it has gotten any bigger or smaller. There is a slight but hardly noticeable irraritation when
    • here I go again
    • Hi everyone,I am certain I have another BCC right next to where I had one removed from the side of my nose a few years ago.I had to have a skin graft.It healed rather well,although I never got colour back into the skin.I aways wear foundation when I leave the house.For the last few months I'
    • Terminal Sedation
    • Hi everyone I want to give my views on terminal sedation. I had no idea what it was until my dad went through with it. My dad lost his left lung to Non small cell lung cancer in 1996. He was cancer free and fine. He did no chemo, just the surgery to remove his whole left lung. He was fine, healt
    • fairy-lights any news? We are concerned
    • Please write us. Thinking of you and your results.D
    • Core biopsy
    • Six months ago I had a cyst in my breast which was aspirated. I was told to come back for a 6 month follow up mammogram. Well it turned out that I had calcifications that they wanted to monitor. A cluster of calcifications have grown so they now want to do a core biopsy. I am scheduled for t
    • new to board,ovarian cancer maybe
    • My name is Lisa.I`m 36 and may have ovarian cancer.A cyst was found on my right ovary and some smaller ones on the other one.Took progesterone for 6 mons.had periods,quit taking them and periods stopped.hormone levels were out of wack and testerone was way up.The cyst on the right ovary has gott
    • Start A Fight Against Cervical Cancer!
    • Hello Ladies! So I've noticed that all of these BMW's keep driving around my town with "Fight Against Breast Cancer" written all over their cars, so why aren't there more "Fights against Cervical Cancer!!"? It seems to me that Cervical Cancer/Dysplasia is just as common, if not
    • Is pelvic exam reliable?
    • I am a "worry wart",my gyno knows this and thank God he does not laugh at me! I saw him last week,the third time in less than 3 months and he did another pelvic exam and assured me 100% that my ovaries were so small "he could barely feel them".He knows that I have been obsessed with ovarian canc
    • What the Naturopath told me
    • I have never been to a naturopath before. Yesterday was my first time and I was extremely nervous, not knowing exactly what to expect. But I've been getting unusual vaginal bleeding, sharp pains in my stomach area, pressure during intercourse, feeling like I'm going to vomit and indi
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