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.

6 years after 37 treatments of Head and Neck radiation, now I'm having horrible ear aches

I am 6 years out of my treatment for head and neck radiation. I am now experiencing horrible ear aches and sore throat (only the left side). Have some lumps near the larynx. Blood comes back normal. Dr's are saying it is scar tissue building up from radiation. Is this normal? and I am guessing it is...

by Denise over a year ago

How to reduce ear pain for stage 4 cancer patient without using narcotics

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My husband is 12 years out (BOT/stage 4; radiation and chemo) and he's been having ear pain for the last year. Does anyone have information on how to reduce this pain without using narcotics? The doctor doesn't seem to know WHY he's having this pain. He has a large embedded ulcer in his throat, had...

by Guest over a year ago

can a lab test tell the difference between Marinol and real pot

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I have cancer and have been prescibed Marinol now I'm also on probation my Dr was going to give me medical marijuana but in illinois you cannot have a medical pot card if you have a felony possession in your background now my question is since I know they send my urine to a lab for probation will...

by shorty7799 over a year ago

Glioblastoma removal and recovery questions.

My father had a tumor the size of a walnut removed from the right side of his brain on Tuesday. He can feel his left side but isn't using it purposly. I know he will have to relearn how to use it to ever return home. His doctor said he's expected to last 6-9 months with...

by Guest over a year ago

what exercises can help an ovarian cancer survivor diagnosed with diabetes to lose weight?

I'm a 53 year old woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer had a total hysterectomy along with part of my bowals were removed do to severe scare tissue. When through 25+ chemo injection, 8 blood transfusions and many steroid injections during chemo...my weight was a solid 155 give or take a...

by Guest over a year ago

Taxol/ carboplatin effectiveness for ovarian cancer?

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Hello, My wife Emily, 30 years old, was diagnosed with stage II ovarian cancer after she had debunking surgery which showed she has very invasive form of ovarian cancer that already started to spread to surrounding tissue and lymph nodes. After the surgery and recovery, her oncologist says she needs...

by Guest over a year ago

Lump on left side of stomach

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I have a lump on my left side of my stomach with a bruise surrounding it. I have not injured it in any way. Also sometimes i have a fiery pain in that same spot. it actually feels like a hot poker in my side. I didnt have this until i had Hernia surgery back in April 2015.

by Guest over a year ago

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...

by Guest over a year ago

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...

by Guest over a year ago

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...

by Guest over a year ago