#5359 05-04-2005 05:45 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 | Came across this article, do you think this will be available soon? http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/news.aspx?id=33723
C/G to Husband Richard SCC Op 4/1/2005 T2N0M0,Neck disection, 35% of tongue removed.
Reoccurance 3/2007,Lymph Node same side Positive SCC, Swelled to 2.5 inches. IMRT X35 Cis X3 Completed 33 IMRT Cis x2 carbo X1 MET to lungs post treatment 10/04/2007
Passed peacefully 31st July 2008.
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#5360 05-04-2005 11:36 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 |
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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#5361 05-05-2005 05:49 AM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 108 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 108 | I just printed the page off to take to my Doc. Thanks Sammie.
Fran B.
SCC Base of tongue diag. April 04 Stage IV, mets to rt. neck multiple nodes 35 rads+8 boosts First recurrence Jan05. Rt.rad neck dissection Feb02/05. Recurred with bone mets in neck July 05.
Committed to survival with dignity.
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#5362 05-05-2005 11:11 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 | Yw........ I just wanted to know is it legit?
C/G to Husband Richard SCC Op 4/1/2005 T2N0M0,Neck disection, 35% of tongue removed.
Reoccurance 3/2007,Lymph Node same side Positive SCC, Swelled to 2.5 inches. IMRT X35 Cis X3 Completed 33 IMRT Cis x2 carbo X1 MET to lungs post treatment 10/04/2007
Passed peacefully 31st July 2008.
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#5363 05-05-2005 03:13 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 65 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 65 | It is legit, but it is in clinical trials. Only a few people will qualify to participate in these trials. Qualifying for a clinical trial means that you will have to meet a series of conditions related to the extent of your treatment, the extent and location of the disease, and many more variables. Trials are only of value if they are conducted on a group of like conditioned individuals and double blind. If after all the stages of clinical trials that a company has to put a prospective drug through, if it actually works, then they go before the FDA for approval. This drug has a ways to go first. Remember that this is a
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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