I wish I could take your heartache away....your son has been through so much
and I am sorry. I have attached a really good site for you to explore.
They have had so much success. If I may be of further help to you, just
ask. Your friend, lillian
http://www.njb2b.com/siuh/radoncology/othercan.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Zuhair Shlah <shlahz@cadvision.com>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 10:14 PM
Subject: [MOL] Renal Cell Carcinoma
>My brother has been diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma. He had his
>Right Kidney removed. Then the cancer soread to the ribs and they
>removed the rib with surgery. After that the cancer spread to the lung.
>At this time he was given Interlukin 2. For five years the cancer was in
>remission and he was feeling great. Then he was in pain and the scan
>revealed that he needed an operation to remove an infected rib. They
>removed two ribs and he was OK for a while. After a year he had to have
>another operation to remove parts of the lung. Then he was given
>Interferon as a treatment. He has been taking this medication for a year
>but has had two additional surgeries to remove tumors from soft tissue
>around his right side.
>Now they found that he has another growth on his rib and it is broken.
>Can they operate on him again? Can he take Interlukin 2 once more since
>he benefited from the initial IL-2 treatment? Is there anyother
>medication for Renal Cell Carcinoma once it is in stage 4 with spreading
>thru the lungs and the ribs?
>
>Zuhair Shlah
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