In Dec 2014 I had a radical nephrectomy to remove a renal papillary cell carcinoma, as a result I am left with one kidney which is 37% functional. In Jan 2016 I had a bowel cancer op and the result is Stage C in that one lymph node tested positive from the 14 removed. I have been referred to Oncology and have to give my decision whether or not to undergo chemotherapy.
There are numerous other single agent drugs with good activity in metastatic breast cancer, such as Paclitaxel (Taxel), the anthracyclines doxorubicin and epirubicin, docetaxel, and gemcitabine. The use of single agent chemotherapy is associated with less treatment-related toxicity as compared with combination therapy.
If one stops working, the patient can be switched to another one. There are also newer drugs currently in clinical trials that may prove useful.
6 so they gave her Neupogen and stopped capecitabine for 4 days. They gave her a longer-acting version of Neupogen before round 3 and lowered the dose of oxa to 90%. Before round 4 her neutro was back down at .9. They gave her more Neupogen and started round 4 today.
Now here is the problem: Docs want to stop oxa round 5 onward for fear of 'long-term damage to her bone marrrow' which I don't find very convincing.
CA 19-9 is a tumor marker in gall bladder cancer and raised levels are used to detect secondaries or spread of cancer. Therapy is based on the stage of cancer and also on the histological grading of the cancer. With therapy the CA 19-9 levels should come down.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
I went to a physican and I was told that I was to young to have pancreatic cancer and something else is elevating it. They did an abdominal MRI in 06/07 with and without contrast. The also did a vaginal ultrasound of my uterus because my physican said that endometriosis could falsely elevate it. The MRI and vaginal ultrasound came back fine. I also had a breast exam (not mamogram), because my physican said that breast cancer can also give a false high CA 19-9.
I think a triaged approach to what you want from your treatment would help and am sure you discussed this with your doctor. First and foremost, that the treatment is effective and purging the cancer and putting you into remission. But retaining your hair can also be on the list of things you would like. Lower on the list, but there.
My dad has been diagnosed with colon cancer and needs Chemo- there are many chemo options and he's trying to decide which one to take. He doesn't want to take one that will make him loose his hair or cause him to loose weight. Does anyone have any experience with the different chemo options, and is there a specific type you can recommend? How bad are the side effects? Is the prognosis following chemo good?
Any information will be appreciated. I'm very worried.
Thank you.
Clinical trials of SIR-Spheres® have been conducted within the framework of rigorous scientific protocols in major teaching hospitals and cancer centers. Phase I, II and III trials have been completed. In Australia and New Zealand, most patients had secondary (metastatic) liver cancer, while in Hong Kong primary liver cancer was predominant.
after radiation in shoulders,back bone and breast still mom has pain in her left arm??? i heard radiation ll reduce cancer cells and it ll b effective for a minimum period of one yr...but even den y s she gettin d pain? also radiation was not given for her liver,doc says to continue oncolet as of now..can see to d condition after one month....by reviwin the radiation results in her body...s d doc treatin d condition wise...pl gve ur opinion..or if u need more details abt my mom's results...
5FU and capecitabine are useful in colon cancer. Both the regimens suggested may be valid in her case. Since the three drug regimen of Taxol+Cisplatin+5FU would address both the cancers, her doctors have decided to treat her with this regimen. In addition, a three drug regimen would be theorectically superior to a two drug regimen which in turn would be superior to a single drug regimen.
s CARE) done between 1994 and 1998 showed there was no increased risk of breast cancer in current or former users of birth control pills.
Two newer studies (2011) confirm that oral contraceptives are not associated with breast cancer–specific or all-cause mortality. In general, most studies have not found an overall increased risk of breast cancer due to the use of oral contraceptives.
Residual infiltrating lobular carcinoma of breast. fibroadenoma of breast, fibrocystic changes of breast including fibrosis and apocrine metaplasia, Estrogen and Progesterone positive and HER2/Neu positive. Predictive marker at 2+ and fluorescence in situ Hybrization fish report not amplified.
Biopsy pathology said: Insitu and invasiave well differentiated carcinoma with mixed features of ductal and lobular differentiation.
Congratulations on your eight years! I hate to be the one to say this but there is no such thing as "out of the woods" with cancer, I wish there was.
What you've done is reduced your risk for another estrogen positive breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But that doesn't mean you won't get a different type of breast cancer in the remaining breast tissue or another part of your body.
But you know as well as I do that each year we are NED with cancer is better for our odds.
I am 55 years old had recttal cancer removed 4/o8, and luckly no bag and no treatment. I have dense breast with micro calcification. Had a biopsy of right breast 2 years ago and was fine. Went for mamo and sono this past Monday and they saw microcalcification that they say is suspicious. So next friday I go to the hospital for yet anothet biopsy.
My question is, for my surgery in april for the rectal cancer I had a chest cat scan and a full body pet scan. Both came up good.
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