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Keeping the Wheels Turning4 comments

Ruth James wrote 2 months ago: Blimey – what a Bad Blogger I’ve been: Not updating my blog for , yikes, months! Well, I … more →

Tags: Cancer, Swindon, Cycling, Marsden, breast cancer, tamoxifen, MRI, CT, Oncology

Moving forward5 comments

Ruth James wrote 4 months ago: Let’s see where we’re up to now: A week after the last epistle I was back at the Marsden … more →

Tags: Cancer, Cycling, Marsden, breast cancer, Oncology, Breast Cancer Care, zoledronic acid, Radiotherapy

Known to Social Services7 comments

Ruth James wrote 5 months ago: Well it’s been a busy few weeks in the House of Cancer – I visited by Drippy Sue, with a … more →

Tags: Cancer, Swindon, Cycling, Marsden, breast cancer, CT, Oncology, Breast Cancer Care, zoledronic acid

Monster Munch3 comments

Ruth James wrote 5 months ago: So, after about 3 months of walking like a drunken sailor and a near constant ache (increasing to pa … more →

Tags: Cancer, breast cancer, CT, Cycling, Marsden, MRI, Oncology, Scans, Swindon

Caped Crusader6 comments

Ruth James wrote 6 months ago: Now I don’t want anyone to get silly or hysterical about this but…I have now started che … more →

Tags: Cancer, Swindon, Cycling, Marsden, breast cancer, tamoxifen, MRI, CT, Scans

Prostate cancer news reports: Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Sitemaster wrote 6 months ago: In today’s news reports we cover items on: Prediction of risk for prostate cancer under-gradin … more →

Tags: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment, Drugs in development, Risk, biopsy, Risk, obesity, docetaxel

Out to Lunch5 comments

Ruth James wrote 6 months ago: When the ever-lovely Dr Charlie said he wanted to refer me for a surgical consult he asked if I had … more →

Tags: Cancer, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Care, CT, Cycling, Oncology, Scans, Swindon, tamoxifen

Cancer survivor detained by US immigration because treatment eradicated fingerprints2 comments

aknownemass wrote 6 months ago: A 62-year-old cancer survivor was recently temporarily denied entry into the US because the treatmen … more →

Tags: Medical News, Cancer, Immigration, Fingerprints

The 'hand-foot syndrome': cancer drugs may cause the vanishing of fingerprints!2 comments

handfacts wrote 7 months ago: The ‘hand-foot syndrome’ can be understood as a side effect of a chemotherapy – es … more →

Tags: Fingerprints, Fingers, hand, strange hands, Cancer Drugs, Cancer Patient, Chemotherapy, feet, fingerprint

On Fingerprints

Diana wrote 7 months ago: I just read something about missing fingerprints on The Buzz Log and was a bit amused! Never knew th … more →

Tags: health news, Fingerprints, missing fingerprints, Cancer, Chemotherapy, metastatic cancer

Cancer patient held at airport for missing fingerprint2 comments

Jared wrote 7 months ago: From Reuters: This is the same medication (Capecitabine) that I’m on!!!.. and my fingerprints … more →

Tags: Blog, Interest, In The News, Chemotherapy, Side Effects, Reuters

Drug Erases Fingerprints, Causing Immigration Drama

BGR wrote 7 months ago: A drug that removes your fingerprints? Capecitabine is not the work of a criminal mastermind with a … more →

Tags: Barbados, Travel, Science & Nature, News, annals of oncology

Forget wearing gloves, would-be burglars should start up on chemo!2 comments

TBag wrote 7 months ago: From an article in the Globe and Mail: The 62-year-old man was taking capecitabine, or Xeloda, to tr … more →

Tags: Scientificness, Knowledge enhancement (extrra inch es - guaranteed!), Cancer, chemo, Fingerprints, Head and Neck

The weekend news report: April 25, 20091 comment

Sitemaster wrote 8 months ago: So before I run out the door to get my plane to Chicago, here are non-AUA reports on: Perspectives o … more →

Tags: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment, Drugs in development, Risk, PSA, ADT, prognosis, androgen deprivation therapy

Chemo 4.0

Jared wrote 9 months ago: I forgot to get a photograph during this mornings chemo, but I have just got home from the 4th infus … more →

Tags: Blog, Cancer Update, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Side Effects, Oxaliplatin

What is The Internal Jugular Vein?

Jared wrote 10 months ago: I thought I would briefly explain what exactly the Internal Jugular vein is, and why I had problems … more →

Tags: Blog, Cancer Update, Interest, Medical, Chemotherapy, Portacath, thrombus, Internal Jugular Vein, Thrombocytopenia

The Drugs...4 comments

Jared wrote 11 months ago: I thought i would do a quick post giving a run down on the drugs that I’m currently on. The fi … more →

Tags: Blog, Cancer Update, Medical, Chemotherapy, Oxaliplatin, loperimide, Ondansatron, Domperidone, Dexamethasone

TDM1 (Trastuzumab-DM1) Immunoconjugate Drug Therapy Study Open at CORT

bmirtsching wrote 1 year ago: A phase III study of Trastuzumab-DM1 for treatment of relapsed her-2 positive metastatic breast canc … more →

Tags: breast cancer, HER-2, her-2 positive breast cancer, Herceptin, lapatinib, Maytansine, metastatic breast cancer, Phase I/II study, TDM1

Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy NSABP B-40 Study Open at CORT

bmirtsching wrote 2 years ago: The NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project) B-40 Study of new drug combinations, sequence, … more →

Tags: breast cancer, gemcitabine, Gemzar, bevacizumab, Avastin, Xeloda, docetaxel, taxotere, doxorubicin


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