Archive for January, 2008

27
Jan

My husband has just started chemo for stage 4 lung cancer which has spread to all lymph nodes and his liver. He has cisplatin and gemcitabine chemo. 2 weeks on both, then just one of the two drugs and then one week off (3 weeks to a cycle). We have just completed […]

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27
Jan

Dude above me is correct. Bone Marrow Biopsy is the ONLY way to officially diagnose leukemia as well as determine a treatment protocol. If the leukemia is advanced enough, it will show in the blood, but you still need the biopsy to determine the specific type and subtype and cytogenics and to develop […]

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27
Jan

hehe;P
project and its a hard answer to find
for me at least
Answer: here is the definition of cancer, its in my science book,
cancer: a disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them.
another way of saying it: cancer begins when mutations disrupt the normal cell cycle, causing […]

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27
Jan

Where can i get Chantix?

Author: admin

Where can i buy it? and how much is it? my boyfriend wants to quite smoking.
Answer: First like the others you need a prescription. 2nd it depends on the insurance companies, more and more are picking it up. Though they are charging tier 3, which is usually $50-60. If not a 1 month supply is […]

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27
Jan

R.i.P. —-?

Author: admin

All the cancer fighters who lost their battle in this “war”
i know many people who have cancer.
i recently just lost a family friend due to a rare blood cancer in Dec.
and my Aunt also just found a brain tumor on Monday.

So may God bless everyone who lost the battle
and is currently fighting.

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27
Jan

Colostomys?

Author: admin

Because of my colon cancer I was forced to wear a colostomy bag. My stoma is larger than most, why the doctor made it so big I do not know. It is not even round. It is 3 inches high and 4 inches wide. I have to wear post surigal bags and those are even […]

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27
Jan

if you have already accepted they will die, no hope left because its a fatal disease etc, why would you keep them hanging on to let them die on life support, in agony I am assuming..
I just need some more insight into what my girl and her family are going through, she is losing her […]

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27
Jan

you see my mom had it and died from it and now i want to support it so i need the color of the ribbion.
please and thank you!
Answer: The lady above is correct, it is teal. I am including a link I found that sells all kinds of these ribbons you are describing. […]

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27
Jan

do they let kids from the ages of 10-13 do the avon breast cancer walk??? i want to see if i can take my kids can come with me. thank you!!!
Answer: not sure about the Avon walk. I do the Susan G. Komen race for the cure (5 yrs in a row) and they […]

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27
Jan

Important question… ?

Author: admin

Okay. I'm 14 years old, and about 6 months ago i noticed a swollen lymph node under my left armpit. I waited a month to see if it would go away, but it didn't. It didn't grow though. It doesn't hurt, it moves around a lot when i touch it, and it's probably about the […]

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