The board met and the oncologist called today with his recommendation. Everyone wanted to stand by and monitor since they all feel quite optimistic. He dissented, and opted for “insurance”. ... DH was offered 3 months of adjuvant Xeloda, which he should start in a couple weeks. Even though they fee...

Some decent results for MSS mCRC, not earth shattering but for people that were on 4th line and basically at the end of traditional treatment this is huge. It would be good to do a trial like the MSI one for early treatment . An immune based treatment would be so much better than chemo! ... Thanks ...

My 2 cm polyp was sessile and removed with a hot snare. So far I had pathology of polyp read by 4 different places... Beenumehta - If you have a printed copy of your pathology report, could you compare what's in your report to what a polypectomy pathology report is supposed to contain according to ...

... Liver resection done, just home recovering day 10 post op. My only glitch was about 12 hours of Afib the day after the surgery, and some neck pain from laparoscopic gas.... Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery Ioannis Konstantinidis & Laleh Melstrom (08 February 2019) Abstract Minimally invasiv...

... but just to say that you’re really in pretty good shape now (no metastasis), and it would likely be best to settle on a plan you’re comfortable with... P.S. I understand that your situation is scary, but I meant what I said above—it sounds like it is quite promising and manageable. I wish you s...

Just got diagnosed with low rectal cancer 3-4 cm from anal verge . Looking for options divided between local anal excision and total mesorectal excision. Confused and scared? Anyone out there who has done local anal excision and had good outcome? https://training.seer.cancer.gov/images/colorectal/c...

Food additive or carcinogen? The growing list of chemicals banned by EU but used in US EFSA scientists screened nearly 12,000 scientific publications. They were particularly interested in recent research on the “genotoxicity” of titanium dioxide nanoparticles – their ability to damage DNA and lead ...

Just got diagnosed wiith low rectal cancer 3-4 cm from anal verge. Looking for options divided between local anal excision and total mesorectal excision. Confused and scared? Anyone out there who has done local anal excision and had good outcome? Beenumehta - Your signature says: Female age 51 at d...

Just got diagnosed wiith low rectal cancer 3-4 cm from anal verge. Looking for options divided between local anal excision and total mesorectal excision. Confused and scared? Anyone out there who has done local anal excision and had good outcome? Hello Beenumehta, and welcome to the Club... and tha...

Yes I have, MSS, KRAS, G12D. Not a whole lot of options is my understanding. Actually this was the results from a recurrence I had to a single lymph node. Is it possible the primary tumor was different? Hi Denny, I don't really know the answer to your question, but I suppose that in some cases a me...

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Have you ever had your primary tumor tested for MSI-status and for KRAS/NRAS/BRAF mutation status? This might be relevant if you ever have to go back on chemo.

So my dad went 25 fractions of radiation (45 Gy) for pelvic radiation and sacral met which he finished on 11 May, 2022. Last PET scan was done in Mar 2022 and the recent PET scan was just done yesterday in (June 2022). ill defined soft tissue lesion in pelvic cavity (SUVmax 8.54 vs 8.16, 46x43 vs 4...

crybaby wrote:...I have been trying hard to be offline and just focus on my exams that are starting tomorrow...

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... What questions should I need to ask my doc?... ● MSI status of primary tumor / new pelvic mass (needed for evaluating possible targeted immunotherapy now) ● KRAS/NRAS/BRAF testing result for tumor / new pelvic mass. (needed for evaluating possible targeted immunotherapy now) Your dad needs to a...

...My reading indicates any cbd/thc product is a huge no no when doing immunotherapy. Yes indeed, and here are some of those references ... "As with any complementary therapy, you should always talk with your oncologist. Complementary therapies can interact negatively with immunotherapy or che...