Hi Tabee.
According to the site I'm including below, schleroderma is not considered as
a cancer nor malignant in any way. I believe you should be able to find the
answer to your questions there. Good luck.
Your friend,
Bridget
http://www.scleroderma.org/
>From: "jsiller" <jsiller@bsf.net>
>Reply-To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
>To: <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Subject: Re: [MOL] SCLERODERMA
>Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 10:01:24 -0600
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tabee222@webtv.net <Tabee222@webtv.net>
>To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:36 AM
>Subject: [MOL] SCLERODERMA
>
>
> ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE US WE CAN USE YOUR HELP. IS
>IT A FORM OF CANCER? IS THERE A CURE? DOES IT GET TO
>A POINT OF BEING SO BAD IT CAN TAKE A LIFE? BESIDE THE
>ROUGH SKIN AND THE SPOTS, AND THE NAUGH, ARE THERE SWELLING IN THE
>STOMACH? DOES IT AFFECT THE LIVER? AT WHAT STAGE IS IT IN WHEN A
>MAN IS TOLD NO MORE SEX ? AND WHY ?. CHANGE IN
>PERSONALITY ? T THE POINT WHEN THE DR. SAYS MORE REST
>AND LESS WORK? THESE ARE THE THINGS MY HUSBAND AND I NEED
>TO KNOW ABOUT .AFTER 46 YRS AS AN ARCHITECTS IT IS
>SO VERY HARD TO SLOW DOWN. TTHANK YOU FOR
>YOUR TIME AND HELP.
>THANKS
>
>Dear Tabee:
>I am sorry to hear of your predicament. I was diagnosed with scleroderma
>in Sept. of 1991. I am in remission with it now and have been for quite
>some time. I am sorry that I cannot answer all of your questions but I
>can
>give you some information that will lead you in the direction to the people
>that can answer all of your questions. Back in 1991 scleroderma was not
>widly heard of by the public. Thanks to many individuals hard work, also
>with more individuals being diagnosed with it , it has been brought to the
>surface and more research is being done on it
>
>I hope this helps:
>
>The Scleroderma Foundation
>89 Newbury Street, Suite 201
>Danvers, MA 01923
>Tel. 978-750-4499, Helpline: 800-722-HOPE, Fax: 978-750-9902
>e-mail: sfinfo@scleroderma.org Web site: www.scleroderma.org
>This information comes from the scleroderma foundation newsline that I
>subscribe to.
>
>Your MOL sister Jo Ann
>
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