My m-n-l, was diagnosed in Feb 07 with colon cancer, after 5weeks of DAILY radiation, and chemo she underwent surgery had temp illeostomy bag, and back to chemo for 4 days every 2 wks for about 6 mths. Her post colonoscopy was clean, however a few weeks later she had a postive pet scan, 1 tumor on her liver and 3 nodules on her lungs/liver (all together 4 spots) after a few weeks of strong chemo, the tumor (which was relatively small in size) had shrank tremendously and the nodules and no change-bringing the dr. to the conclusion that they were in fact NOT cancer. She was told to do 4 more chemo treatments, and they would do another pet scan-if it is still shrinking they will remove it along with the nodules (they feel even though are not cancerous they could potetially become so). Honesly what are her chances of survival. The dr. who intially found the cancer seems to think in her case that her survival rate will be higher because it was caught so early (the 1st biopsy MISSED it because it was so small, and the man who performed it has done hundreds!!) Honestly, what are her chances of a GREAT outcome, and is there a small hope that she will go into remission???? Please give me the facts, and be honest-I have seen her H die of a brain tumor, and helped her through her cancer as well-I CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!!! THanks a bunch-SIMPLYMEKY!1

How long does the final stage of an Olligodendroglioma stage 3 take?, my son has this and has had 3 ops[he had radiotherapy 2 years ago] the last was at end of May, when the brain tumour had progressed to the stage 3, he doesn't want to have chemo and I fully understand why not. He has been in the hospice once and I nurse him at home, the hardest part is the not knowing what to expect and when.

DCA dichloroacetate can cure cancer. when will it be available to the public?

Can Abnormal Red Blood Cells cause a lot of problems, like Sickle Cell Anemia, and Blood Clots, ,through out the body. Is there anything that can be done

Does too much sex or ************ results in prostate cancer in old age? what are the precautions we can take to prevent prostate cancer ?

Hello! i have a relative who has Hogkin's disease, in the first stages. Can it be treated? How and where can she find treatment for this? Thank you!

Regardless of what insurance will cover, since my mother and her mother both died in their early 60's of metastisized colon cancer, how often should I get a colonoscopy? I heard polyps can become cancerous in 3-10 years, yet my doc says a colonoscopy every 5 yrs is safe for me. It's not adding up.

My boyfriend is a 3 yr. survivor of throat cancer with radical dissection of 40 lymph nodes and radiation. He continually has pain around the ear area, right below the ear and down in to the collar bone area. He refuses to take the pain killers he is offered. He doesn't want the side affects or addictions to them. He just tolerates the pain--which is non stop. Is there some sort of nerve block that can stop this pain or anything to help? Accupuncture has been suggested but we have been told there are few who can do it. He is a patient at Sloan-Kettring. What sort of pain management can be done that can stop the pain? We have been told it can be from nerves trying to regenerate? Any ideas? Thanks Judy

Why is so much of cancer research dedicated to finding cures and not preventing cancer in the first place? Why are so many pharmaceutical executives on the board of the ACS? Is saving a life only worthwhile if a buck can be made off of it?

otay. my bfs mom had breast cancer. and her mom as well. does his sister have a farily easy chance on getting it as well?

Skin Tags - What do I need to watch for? I have seen them form and/or change color. My doctor saw one and said, "oh, that's just a skin tag. Nothing to worry about"

My grandmother had breast cancer and so did my mom. I am 26 now. At what age should I start getting mammograms?

What does it mean if consecutive pap smears give different results on the HPV Virus? I know that I need to go back for further testing, but since I had a positive result 2 years ago and again 6 months ago, I want to know if fact that I had a couple of negative tests in between mean anything. ~m

As we age all sorts of things develop on our skin. "Age spots", scaly spots, discoloured spots, raised, flat, etc. What do the "harmless" ones look like, and what do the ones we need to check on look like? It would relieve a lot of people to know this....

Two of my uncles from my mom's side of the family have chromes disease. I am a 19 year old female and am concerned with my own health being that because we don't have insurance i haven't been to the doctor in years. At what age should i get a colonoscopy and besides getting annual check-ups what steps can i take to ensure good health?

My friend died from skin cancer. How do you know skin cancer that will kill you and skin cancer that won't? Can you tell the difference by looking? Are they the same only different ages (do they grow deadlier?). Why can you remove some skin cancer and you are fine where as a tiny cancerous lesion killed my friend?

I'm wondering if you've seen Rick Simpsons "Run From the Cure"? He claims to have the cure for cancer and other diseases. Its really worth watching!

Hi. I'm a nurse but I've never done a hem/onc rotation. I did have a question. What exactly is stage 0 cancer? Is that carcinogenic cells? Or when an actual carcinoma forms? For that matter, I've always wondered why hem and onc are usually in the same department. Is it because cancer effects your blood?

I have a boyfriend who as treated for prostate cancer with brachytherapy (radiation implant seeds). All is well, it seems, except he seems to be responding less and less to viagra. Is ED progressive after prostate cancer treatment and what are some of the alternative remedies for ED?

I have heard a lot about a form of cancer treatment in Germany that has been around for well over 20 years. This treatment cooks the cancer out of one's body and eliminates 100% of the cancer cells. Cancer cells cannot stand heat, therefore, patients are induced with a fever. The immune system prevents the fever from causing damage to the body, but at the same time, the heat kills the cancer. A German doctor has been quoted saying, "Other doctors use chemo, chemo, chemo and patients die, die, die." All too often when a cancer patient in the U.S. is treated, there is still that chance that the cancer will return, because not all of the cancer cells were destroyed. This method in Germany has been highly successful. The Royal Family, numerous celebrities, and even President Ronald Reagan used this treatment. President Reagan used this method to beat his colon cancer in 1985. The doctor he used was Hans Nieper. There are many more success stories regarding this treatment. If this is available, why haven't Americans doctors picked this up? Why must we lose so many to cancer each year when there is a treatment that has been proven ? I don't think that President Reagan and the Royal Family would use this if it did not work. American doctors should look into this and begin using it.