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Cancer Treatment

There are many different cancer treatment, and your doctor will take many factors into account before deciding on the most appropriate treatment — including cancer type, your age, medical history, and lifestyle. Talk about your treatment and see what has helped others in the realms of both conventional (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy) and alternative (herbs, vitamins, chemicals, diet, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and body-mind therapy) medicine.

Blessed but concerned mother of daughter with TTP

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Hi. My daughter was diagnosed with TTP when she was 19. She was in a coma for 3 days, stayed in the hospital for 32 days, had 4 rounds of chemo and 800 units of plasma through apheresis. She had a relapse when she was 23 but by the grace of God, we knew what to watch out for so her 2nd episode...

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Does Zoetron therapy work for cancer?

Hello, My dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer 10 years ago and he had every possible treatment from surgery, to repeated radiation and chemotherapy, and unfortunately at the last appointment, oncologist told us he is at the last stage of the disease and that chances for any chemo or radiation...

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German new medicine as cancer treatment

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Hello, a family member of mine has just been diagnosed with cancer, a very invasive form of ovarian cancer and she is now expecting to go through radiation and chemotherapy after the surgery to remove several tumors. While I was researching the topic I came upon info about cancer treatment called...

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Using Cytomel for thyroid cancer but it is making me sick and dizzy

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Hello. I've been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I was on Synthroid for a few weeks and then I stopped using it. I went to Cytomel 25mcg twice a day preparing for my RAI, but week ago I started feeling very sick and nauseated. Nausea is so extreme I can't eat. Last day or two, I've been also very...

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Will my hair grow whilst taking erlotinib for metastatic lung cancer?

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Hello, I’ve been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 2009. and after the tumor was removed I went through a round of chemo and radiation. I was in remission up until recently, when it turned out that my cancer has metastasized and formed tumors on my liver. My oncologist now has me...

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Anyone had cyberknife brain treatment and insomnia as a side effect?

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Hello everybody, my mom, now age 62 was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and after she had a surgery to completely remove her ovaries and uterus, with surrounding lymph nodes, it turns out that we’ve had an unfortunate of being among only 2% ovarian cancer patients who have their cancer...

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Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, also cancer cells in cfs fluid

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Hi everybody, my husband, age 61 was diagnosed with stage III non-small cell lung cancer in 2009. and it progressed to stage IV on 2011. despite the surgery and chemotherapy he received after the tumor was removed. Latest news we got from our oncologist are pretty bad - the cancer has spread into...

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Has anyone had HIPEC cancer treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer?

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Hello, my mom was first diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer two years ago, and she had her first recurrence only six months after the debulking surgery. At that point she went through 6 rounds of chemotherapy, but her oncologist told us that the chance for cancer coming back again are still...

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Can someone diagnosed with stage four lung cancer fly?

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Hi, my dad is diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and since the disease has taken a big toll on him he is decided not to go through more chemotherapy and radiation since all they do at this point is make him even sicker. He is 70 and has come to terms with his illness, and even though all this has...

by User avatar Suzz

My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, now she's on tarceva

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My mother was heavy smoker for over 30 years. We all knew that will not end right, but she didn't listen. So, sad story is that she developed lung cancer and doctors put her on tarceva. I know they're doing everything they can to help her but I'm concerned regarding this drug. I really don't know...

by User avatar Eric