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.

Usual MRI results waiting time in US?

My husband who is suffering from stage 3 non-small lung cancer had a MRI done two days ago and we’re told we’d get back the results in 5-7 days. The situation we’re in is very stressful since we’re waiting for these results to see if his cancer has spread and even though he is not anxious -...

by Guest over a year ago

Lung cancer survivors’ stories

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Hello everybody, I was diagnosed with stage II non-small cell lung carcinoma and after I had upper left lobectomy I went through adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy. That was two years ago and I’m currently considered cancer-free. I can’t be super physically active, but I have to say after I...

by Guest over a year ago

Urine smell during chemotherapy, diagnosed with breast cancer

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Hello, i’ve been diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, and after having mastectomy and nearby lymph nodes removed, my oncologist also wanted me to go through adjuvant chemo. I’m currently on round 3 of 6 and one maybe not that important, but the thing that has been bugging me all this time is...

by Guest over a year ago

Taxol/ carboplatin effectiveness for ovarian cancer?

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Hello, My wife, 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 to go...

by Guest over a year ago

Thick sputum after throat cancer treatment

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My husband was diagnosed with throat cancer and he just finished radiation and chemotherapy and, of course, we’re happy the cancer is gone, but his recovery isn’t easy at all. He constantly has this thick mucus that he can’t get rid of – coughing it up is impossible. If he tries to cough,...

by Guest over a year ago

Ovarian cancer and CT shows spots on liver

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Hello, My mom is fighting ovarian cancer for two years now. She had both total hysterectomy and both her ovaries are removed and all that was followed by 6 rounds of Carbo/ Taxol chemo. It seemed like that was enough and she was in remission up until this point. She had regular cat scan which showed...

by Guest over a year ago

Spot on spine during CAT scan and history of breast cancer

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Hello, My mom is fighting her breast cancer for two years now, and after her latest round of chemo (she previously had a double mastectomy and a combination of chemo and radiation therapy) it seemed her results were all great until we got her CAT scan results that show she has few spots on her spine...

by Guest over a year ago

Is there chemotherapy that doesn’t cause hair loss?

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Hi, I know my question seems silly because I’m worried over hair loss when I’m scheduled to be on chemo, but I had both my ovaries and uterus removed due to ovarian cancer and I feel like my hair is pretty much the only feminine thing I have left. I don’t know what chemo will I get, I know...

by Guest over a year ago

Liver mets with stage 4 ovarian cancer, what can we expect?

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Hello everybody, My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer three years ago and we’ve been fighting ever since then. She was in remission for almost a year, after her ovaries were completely removed and 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol chemo. Unfortunately now the cancer is back and there are two metastasis...

by Anne over a year ago

Study Reported That Smoking Doesn't Affect Breast Cancer

New study that analyzed correlation between smoking and breast cancer found that smoking doesn’t increase the odds that a woman diagnosed with breast cancer could have more invasive or later stage malignancy. Smoking is certainly unhealthy but it doesn’t influence breast cancer, researchers...

by Heather_2 over a year ago