I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Surgery was necessary but I refused all other treatment, much to the disgust of the highly paid oncolgist.
They took an X-ray which didn’t show anything but said they were admitting me and starting IV antibiotics because my WBC was 18k. The ER dr looked at me like I was dying with pity in his eyes. They see stage 4 lung cancer and immediately think this is fatal for me. It reminded m...
She asked me to explain my treatment history, as four years out seemed impossible to her thanks to doctor google and cancer muggles.“Oh, my aunt had that. She died in two years. Be strong!” Womp womp. I remember pouring over the cancer group stories lookin for hope. Some would ...
Her malignant skin cancer diagnosis was the beginning of a story that mingles the power of science, friendship, love, and cancer, she told CBS News -- a story she turned into abook, which comes out today, called "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and...
Ananda didn’t share details of her prognosis. However, the five-year survival rate for someone with stage IV breast cancer is typically 31 percent, according to the ACS. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below“I was just like, ‘Fudge man, I really thought I had this.’ I was frustrated...
Learn how CPI613 can give hope to stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients LIKE ME and maybe YOU. September 30. 2015 I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer with tumors in my pancreas, liver, lungs and fatty tissues. My pancreas tumor was an 2 inch Ade
Seeing stage 4 lung cancer patients on TV commercials and interviews, in documentaries, in magazine articles and blog postings, at conferences, really anywhere they have the opportunity to share with others that they are living their lives. My motto is that I am living with lung cancer, not ...
Stage 5: A Cancer Journey is the remarkable story about overcoming terminal cancer. David Chill’s prognosis was grim, and his life expectancy was projected in months, not years. He was at Stage 4 – the final stage. Most Stage 4 cancer patients do not make it. There is no cure. There...
HIV invasion through the mucosa of the female lower genital tract contributes the largest number of new HIV infections worldwide. The second leading site of viral invasion is the lower male genital tract, followed by invasion via the rectal mucosa in both women and men. Models of explanted huma...
Just a tick up on the prostate antigen scale in my annual physical blood work. “You should get an MRI”, said my doc. Got the test. MRI studied it, “Uh, you should get a biopsy”. Suffered the biopsy. And finally the urologist: “You have cancer”. Quick like that. ...