I would have never predicted this., written 2 days ago, Like most oncologists and all other people, I am lousy at predicting the future. Surveys of oncologists have shown that they are overly optimistic. They typically predict that their patients with advanced cancer will live longer than they actua...

another sleepless night, written 4 days ago, As the Christmas season goes into full blown mode, I just have too much on my mind. I tried to drop shop a jaindl turkey for Thanksgiving, but unlike Omaha steaks which are also frozen they have not figured out the procedure to fed ex their  gobblers. I ...

My journey through cancer as well as all the other aspects of my life.

Screening Colorectal Tumors for Lynch Syndrome: Who Gets Missed?, written 6 days ago, Identifying colorectal cancer patients with Lynch syndrome (also known as hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer or HNPCC) makes an important difference  in preventing further cancers for them and also for their fa...

Anjaani Manzil blog.

The Orwellian Language of Pediatric Oncology, written 1 week ago, George Orwell is most famous for his novel, 1984, which described a future world run by Big Brother, who controls all aspects of society. One of Big Brother’s methods of control is the manipulation of language, referred to by Orwell...

Cancer, blogs, podcasts, and relay for life.

My experiment with the natural healing of a brain tumor.

Mike's battle with esophageal cancer told from the viewpoint of family and friends.

Thursday, November 06, 2008, written 2 weeks ago, Yesterday, Wednesday I had my chemo. First since April. We are trying to kill, shrink some nodules in my left lung that have showed signs of increasing in size. The oncologist is using Alimta and Avastin every three weeks for several cycles. The infu...

Updates and news from the world of cancer research.

Join NBCC's Pledge to End Breast Cancer!, written 1 month ago, Are you on Facebook? If so, join me in becoming a “fan” of the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s (NBCC) “Pledge to End Breast Cancer.”  In 2008 more than 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and nearly 40,000 pe...

Fruit and veggies and cancer prevention, written 3 days ago, Bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. And tumor cells develop resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. This resistance to chemotherapy is the leading cause of death in cancer patients. There’s some good news though. Researchers at the...

I was diagnosed with advanced small-cell lung cancer in May of 2007. It has spread to my bones and internal organs. A couple months ago I decided I'd keep a journal of my daily routine. Then I thought I'd share it with my family and friends, so I starte

News and inforamtion regarding anything Mesothelioma related.

Closed For Business, written 1 month ago, "Pugilicious" is closing for business. Thanks for putting up with my ramblings.

it's so hard to be The Hater, written 2 days ago, The Hater is the son of a registered nurse who married a registered nurse. His Mom is coming to our house for Thanksgiving; she sent me an email asking if she needed to bring a flu shot with her for The Hater. That's really the only background you ...

Update, written 3 weeks ago,

A single woman in her 50s writes about having lymphoma, debt, no income, and no health insurance.

Doctors in the San Antonio area who deal with gastrointestinal disease.