What province are you in, if you are in Ontario you should be able to get in to get a colonoscopy fairly quickly. Did you mention to your primary you want a colonoscopy? I don't think you have to get one through a G.I. doc. appt. first.

Mia there is a clinical trial ongoing that targets cancer stem cells in Ontario at the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre. BBI608 is the most clinically advanced candidate in Boston Biomedical’s cancer stem cell (CSC) pathway inhibitor program. This first-in-class, orally-administered small molecule bl...

Sheesh I hate this friggen disease. Just wish someone would come up with a drug that has minimal side effects and keep things stable for a loooooong period of time!!!! I don't know what to say ..... ((((hugs))))

I've started on my 3rd month of the stivarga, side effects have been constipation and high blood pressure which is controlled with blood pressure meds., on my week off the drug my blood pressure drops back to normal. Actually so far this cycle blood pressure hasn't gone up yet. Constipation I'm stil...

Interesting you'd post this....last night I was on Medscape because I wanted to see concernedrelatives article he was talking about regarding the RAS mutations and EGFR. Anyhow while there there was a place that showed photos, a slide show, of skin irritations that show up with cancer patients, and ...

Really surprised at your onc's. position on Princess Margaret ..... my onc. referred me down there for genetic testing clinical trial, I get the feeling from him that this will be the go to place for a clinical trial. I got the results finally from the genetic testing, onc. from Princess Marg. phone...

Where is your wife being treated? I'd check out Princess Margaret too, look on their clinical trials, they have a trial for treating mets with something (can't recall right now what it is .... I am thinking cyberknife). I would think they will do more tests and scans before they come to the conclusi...

The only ongoing issue I have is the bloodpressure, but I got on top of it when I started the pills again, and am now finding I need less blood pressure pills to keep things in the normal range. Last month it took a lot of dr.'s appts. etc. keeping an eye on it .... the week off regorafinib my blood...

Just to let you know I did folfiri with Avastin, had minimal side effects, mostly diarrhea that was controlled with lomotil pills. My hair thinned some, I was the only one who noticed. Infusion day was the worst day I would have, and that came with some nausea, not throwing up, it was mostly a "...

Uggh, sorry about the scan. What did the Dr.'s from the trial you are participating in have to say about this? The new trial sounds interesting, what's involved in that .... how often would you need shots etc., I'm sure you'll find out the details as you leave no stone unturned. (My sister sent me a...

Fingers crossed you have great scan results.

So far the only issue I've experienced is high blood pressure, it's taking some juggling to find the right meds. by my fam. Dr. to control this, as of today they are much better after getting new prescriptions and starting them yesterday. I finish this round on Sunday and am on my week off the drug,...

I've been checking the boards looking for an update from you and wondering how things were going for you. So happy to see this post!!! WHY OH WHY IS THIS TREATMENT NOT AN OPTION FOR US!!!! I think I remember you saying the fellow locally is not carrying on with supply, how will you continue to boost...

Concerned relative ..... go to the ACS website, it lists dexamethasone as one of the drugs that can interact with regorafinib ..... you may want to check it out, seems to imply it can make the regorafinib less effective.

Does hubby have private insurance that will cover him in Canada?? I'm also in Ontario, was wondering about Zaltrap as several people on the board on this drug .... it's not avail. here yet, there is one hospital Dr. in Toronto area who is doing clinical trial on this. So, for that drug you'd have to...