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Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Markus is a professor of chemistry and biology and is apparently brilliant enough to have been one of those professors that drove me crazy in college. I praise all of them and you.
Markus,
Thank you for all the knowledge that you share with us.
Jerry
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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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | Thanks!!
now that the cat is out of the bag I have to be careful writing goofy posts and behave as one is expected to behave. (Not) BTW, I am teaching Pchem, Jerry.
Ironically, some of my research is on how damaged DNA is recognized and repaired (or not) by the cell. There is a connection to cancer development and also treatment. We are using NMR (like an MRI) but with a higher field and a much smaller specimen (tube 0.5cm x 10cm) to determine the structures of "our" molecules.
Having said this; I have a fair appreciation of research and molecular events in cancer and cancer treatment. I am however not an MD. Therefore any opinion on treatments is just that, an opinion of a lay person.
Markus
Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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