Dear Kathy,
What stage is or was your cancer in. Did you do chemo first then
radiation? Did the NCI pay for your clinical trial?
Mary
>
> Mary: I had chemo and radiation both. The chemo was a combination of
> Taxol, Cisplatin, and something else (I can't remember). It was very
> aggressive. Then I had six weeks of radiation -- every day. The
> trial was out of the University of Colorado. They monitored me very
> closely. I was very fortunate to have been accepted, even though I
> thought they were going to kill me a couple of times. Clinical trials
> are wonderful, if you're willing to be a guinea pig -- and I think
> most cancer patients are! -- Kathy in Boise.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Furfaro [SMTP:furfaro@hometel.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 6:45 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] Hi, Greg here, new to MOL (NHL patient)
>
> Dear Kathy,
>
> What type of clinical trial were you on? Was it chemo and
> radiation
> or just chemo? Angelo has had two different types of combination
>
> chemo which didn't help at all. Now he is getting ready for
> radiation.
> After radiation we are thinking about going to NCI in Maryland
> for
> a clinical trial they are doing there.
>
> Any ino about your trial would be a great help to us, as we know
> very
> little about how they work.
>
> I am so glad you are doing so well. We will pray that you
> continue to
> do so. Thankyou in advance for any information you can give.
>
> Love,
> Mary
> >
> > Mary: As I mentioned earlier, I have small cell lung cancer
> (limited
> > stage), and am now in remission. As you probably know,
> however, small
> > cell lung cancer almost always comes back within three years,
> so I may
> > be up against this again in the future. It has a tendency to
> spread
> > to the brain first, and then the liver. My oncologist feels I
> have an
> > 80% chance of being cured, though, and this because I was on a
> > clinical trial. I hope your husband is able to go through a
> clinical
> > trial. They're rough on you, but they can do amazing things.
> I went
> > through the radiation and the chemotherapy. If you or Angelo
> have any
> > questions about the radiation, I'd be happy to help out if I
> can.
> > It's been five months since my last chemo, and I'm still clean
> and
> > feeling very good. I will pray for this for Angelo! -- Kathy
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mary Furfaro [SMTP:furfaro@hometel.com]
> > Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 7:42 AM
> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> > Subject: Re: [MOL] Hi, Greg here, new to MOL (NHL
> patient)
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > Welcome aboard! My husband Angelo has nonsmall cell lung
> cancer
> > stage
> > 1V. He is doing pretty well. He has had 4rounds of chemo
> which
> > he
> > failed, meaning it didn't do anything but grow. Now he is
>
> > getting
> > ready to start radiation and possibly a clinical trail
> later on.
> >
> > This is a group of wonderful caring people who will be
> more than
> > happy to help you or to just talk or just listen.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Mary
> > >
> > > Hello everyone, just wanted to say hi since I'm new to
> MOL.
> > Hope everyone is
> > > doing well today. I'm 25, have non-hodgkin's
> > lymphoma/Burkitt's type, stage
> > > IV, interested in talking with people with any form of
> cancer
> > though,
> > > especially regarding relationship issues. I'm a good
> > listener! Take
> > > care, Greg
> > >
> >
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