Greetings, I am Stage IIA from Newburgh, Indiana. Do you come to Evansville for your treatment? If so, send me an email if you would like. I always need someone to talk to. My email is tobasco39@aol.com. I will hit my two year NED on Oct 25. I am due for a CT on Nov 2. Getting really nervous, as us...

I asked my oncologist about this. He told me definitely yes on the regular flu, as long as I got it during an "off" week. He wasn't sure about the swine flu shot, but I work in healthcare and I am around sick people a great deal. He told me to go ahead and get, just make sure that it was d...

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is characterised by a risk of colorectal cancer and other cancers of the endometrium, ovary, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary tract, upper urinary tract, brain, and skin. The increased risk for these cancers is due to inherited mutations that ...

Sometimes the fatigue is so overwhelming, it is all I can go from laying to sitting position on the couch. But, I have a dog who insists on being walked at least once a day. Even if it is 5 or 10 minutes just up and down my block, I think it makes a big difference in how I feel.

My oncologist ( I live in a very small town ) INSISTED I go to a large university medical center for a second opinion.The guy at the big U said he agreed with everything my small town oncologist recommended. All my labs, CT reports, and progress notes are copied to the guy at the University Medical ...

I started getting abdominal pain after my seventh chemo. I was sure my cancer was growing with a vengence. What my oncologist suggested made sense and actually I am better now. The steroids and other drugs I was getting just did a number on the lining of my stomach. He suggested Protonix, or nexium ...

I jokingly asked my oncologist where his pink ribbon tie was for "breast cancer month." Boy, did I open a huge can of worms. He started on a rant about why there was so much breast cancer fund-raising and other cancers got ignored and some of the big breast cancer groups should expand thei...

I am new to this board ( first post !) and drawn to your question because your husband and my story are very similiar. I am 45 y.o. Diagnosed and had surgery in April 2009. STage 4 with liver/lung mets. Started Chemo late May 2009. Just had my 9th treatment last Tuesday, folfox and avastin. I had se...