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From depression to hair loss, cancer treatment side effects can be difficult to deal with. Our supportive online forum can help you research new strategies and locate resources for dealing with cancer treatment side effects. Join today to share information and experiences with other patients who are also working to recover from their cancer treatment.

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Aquaphor
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You'll find Aquaphor MUCH more soothing than plain Vaseline or other petroleum jelly. Just slather it on as often as needed to sooth pain and itching.It's avai...
004/30/08 Message Rating
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numbness feet & Hand
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After 2 years still Have Problems does anyone have any suggestions.. My oncalogist wants me to go to a nueroligst now..he told us he doesnt know why i still hav...
204/30/08 Message Rating
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Folfiri B
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My wife is being treated for colon cancer with the Folfiri-B regimen. Has anyone experienced a discoloration of teeth?  The area around the gums is turnin...
004/20/08 Message Rating
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Temodar
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My husband was dx 9/06 with a 4cm GBM. Removed, Radiation, then Temodar for 1 year. Recurrance of tumor 1/08, no radiation only Temodar. He has been having the ...
004/19/08 Message Rating
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Melphalan side effects
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Anyone with experiece with Melphalan?  What kind of side effects did you have after the treatment and when did you start feeling it?  Did it make you ...
004/13/08 Message Rating
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Getting very Sick and tired
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dia nov 21 2007 with gbm4 did the standard radiation and temadar with no problems what so ever. stopped Decatron 4mg 2x a day cold turky what a mistake im now o...
004/10/08 Message Rating
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Shingles
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I have some redness on my right leg and it hurt. along with that my side hurts. My doctor gave me antibiotics acyclovir 800mg take 1 5x a day for 7 days. I have...
004/10/08 Message Rating
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Doxil rash
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Hi,My mom has metasisized (sp?) breast cancer in her liver.She is going for round 3 of Doxil next week.  She is doing really well, no hand/foot syndrome, h...
304/08/08 Message Rating
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IMRT for Head and Neck Area
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Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks o...
304/02/08 Message Rating
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tarceva
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I have been on tarceva almost a month. Seem to have a canker sore on my upper gum. Was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. It might not even be from ...
204/02/08 Message Rating
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After Mini-Whipple - Night Swe...
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My son-in-law (he's 46) had mini-Whipple surgery 5 weeks ago, and while the initial recovery from the surgery was difficult (two weeks in the hospital)...
003/31/08 Message Rating
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extreme diahrea and dehyrdrati...
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my mother has rectal cancer,she started 5 days of radiation & chemo over 3 weeks ago. she was getting in the port 5 days a week 24hours straight-hepari...
003/30/08 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I have been on Tarceva now for two and a half months after  four months of IV  chemo, which began to fail towards the end. I feel very positive effect...
103/29/08 Message Rating
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NEUROPATHY
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I have gone through two series of chemotherapy by infusion and I am now on Tarceva.  Shortly after I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC in March of 2007,&nbs...
403/29/08 Message Rating
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arimidex
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Go to emotional support section,,, and then I hate Arimidex. 
003/27/08 Message Rating
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Arimidex,, got all the side ef...
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Go to emotional support section,,, and then I hate Arimidex.  
003/27/08 Message Rating
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after radiation
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My daughter had surgery, partial hysterectomy, for cervical cancer. The post scan showed the tumor was too close to the remaining reproductive organs so sh...
003/20/08 Message Rating
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taxol/carbo side effects on pe...
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I should also add that peritoneal cancer is a relatively new diagnosis, is similar to ovarian cancer (which my mother does not have) and treated the same w...
103/18/08 Message Rating
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taxol/carbo
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Help me! My Mother has peritoneal cancer (diagnosed on her 89th birthday) and is undergoing taxol carbo chemo. Her first cycle was too strong and she ended...
103/18/08 Message Rating
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Tarceva
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I posted a message on 3/2 worrying about starting Tarceva and the side effects. I had actually started that day, and by the next Sunday, 3/9, the rash had devel...
203/17/08 Message Rating
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Rash
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Hi i am new to this. My husband just started treatment for aml. He has gone through the first seven days of chemo and he is covered with a rash. The dr.'s a...
203/15/08 Message Rating
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ET
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I was sent this website from my mother as I was just recently tested for Lukemia and ET. My Dr. said it is more than likely ET. I see I am not the lone ranger h...
203/13/08 Message Rating
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Joint pain from Femara
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I have been on femara for 2 months and have experienced joint pain especially in the mornings.  Has anyone with the same symptons found certain exercises t...
103/11/08 Message Rating
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Side Effects(Pain) of Efudex G...
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I had a squamous cell skin cancer over my eyebrow about two years ago. My dermatologist successfully removed it via Moh's surgery but she gave me a stern wa...
003/04/08 Message Rating
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mother-tarceva-horrible side e...
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I posted a message about my mom earlier and received no reply. Please tell me if there are similar cases of Tarceva side effects. Mom was told to stop the Tarce...
002/23/08 Message Rating
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