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Aunt Lizzie has lung cancer. Grampa said the prognosis is not good. I am still in shock just as much as I was last night. Who would have thought a 38 year old could get lung cancer? She doesn’t even smoke. ( Read more... )

Happy Christmas everyone

I'm being treated for sarcoma at the sarcoma center at U of M. I've been in remission since the spring. Actually, there had been no growth on the scans since January, but I had chemo through Feb ( Read more... )

Awhile back I asked that anyone that had taken Arimidex or were currently taking Arimidex, go to Askapatient.com and enter their information. Around fifty new entries are there. It has been great to get medical providers and friends in the medical field to read the entries. It definitly helped with my discussion with my doctor. THANK YOU ( Read more... )

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Hi, last year my 8 month old son, John, was diagnosed ( Read more... )

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But my dad is a victim. In all honesty, I know it is him that is going through it, but I could really do with someone to talk to. He has a rare type of cancer in his colon which has already spread to his kidneys. The doctors have said that it can't be cured. They've said he can have chemotherapy to lengthen what time he has left but they haven't ( Read more... )

hi. my name is jessie. i'm new to this community, so i thought i would introduce myself. i'm turning nineteen on the 26th. i was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma tumor in my left breast in january. i had a partial-masectomy surgery in february. i spent my spring and summer undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy. i'm currently being treated with ( Read more... )

I just signed up for a walk for my friend who recently has been diagnosed with Leukemia. This is probably a long shot, but if anyone wants to donate money they can do it on my page

http://www.active.com/donate/ltnMelvil/1929_loveheals

Thanks!

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