Bridget,
That's the same thing our doctor is telling us about
the chemo. As far as pain, Charles hasn't had any
pain from the disease. He was uncomfortable for
awhile after his surgery, but even then, he didn't
have a lot of pain. We're going for our second visit
to the onc tomorrow. We will find out what she is
suggesting as far as adjuvant therapy. What state do
you live in? We're in Georgia.
Your friend,
Brenda
--- Bridget Rambeau <bsbridget@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys. I've never heard of bile duct cancer being
> referred to as primary
> liver cancer and was wondering where you got that
> information.
> Yes I did have the surgery in Aug.'98.
> Almost all sources I researched indicated radiation
> as an effective adjuvent
> treatment. As far as the chemo, the way my doctor
> described it to me was
> that it was intended to kill any stray cancer cells
> that may have drifted to
> an area outside the primary site where the radiation
> was being done. Because
> the drug (fu5) and the dosage were fairly mild with
> minimal side effects, I
> decided better safe than sorry. One of the problems
> is the lack of many
> clinical trials as it is such a rare form of cancer.
> So a lot of what they
> don't know is because it's never been tested in
> trials.
> Now it's my turn. May I ask a question of you that's
> somewhat unrelated.
> Following the surgery and up to this point, was pain
> (chronic) ever a
> problem? Thanks.
> Hope this helps some, I know how hard these
> decisions are to make.
> Your friend,
> Bridget
>
>
> >From: Brenda Anderson <banderson0511@yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> >To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> >Subject: [MOL] clinical trials, etc.
> >Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:19:08 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Dusti, thanks for your input. I have done some
> >checking on clinical trials but the only ones I've
> >located are for people who haven't had surgery to
> >remove their tumors. Since it was bile duct
> cancer,
> >that means it is primary liver cancer, so why chemo
> to
> >the whole body? I've done a lot of research and
> what
> >I've found says radiation is a treatment, but that
> >chemo has not been shown to be effective. Perhaps
> >Bridget could shed some more light on this.
> >
> >Also, Bridget, I was wondering if you had surgery?
> >
> >Your new friend,
> >Brenda
> >
> >
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