December 24th, 2004 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ:OSIP) and Genentech, Inc., (NYSE:DNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, after priority review, Tarceva (erlotinib) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung

Read the rest of this entry

Understanding Colorectal Cancer Anatomical Chart defines colorectal cancer and shows colorectal anatomy with the following pathologies: adenocarcinoma of colon; circumferential carcinoma of the transverse colon; colonic polyps; adenocarcinoma of jejunum; and adenocarcinoma of the rectosigmoid region. The chart describes risk factors, signs and symptoms, screening and diagnostic tests, and treatment options, and illustrates and explains the stages of cancer. Size: 20″ W x 26″ L

Read the rest of this entry

How do you call the medical condition whereby a cancer patient presents symptoms of another type of cancer that he does not have (ex. a pancreatic cancer patient with lung cancer symptoms)?

That is not a condition and there isn’t a name for it. Symptoms help in the diagnosis process. If a patient is seen in the emergency room for example, they may be admitted listing a few to several probable diagnosis based on tests done up to that point.

My mom has adenocarcinoma non small cell, she had her left lobe removed with the tumor and the lympth nodes removed and one was found in the center of her chest to be involved with the cancer. She is recovering very nicely from the surgery and will start her chemo and radiation at the end of the month. I would love to know if anyone has had this or similar stage three cancer and survived longer than the three years that is the norm?

Baby girl they caught your mothers cancer early she has a good chance of recovery ….my fathers cancer was in the end stages and he passed I loved him very much and I miss him allot to ….Look at this web sight www.webmd.com and you can get allot of info from here…..Ill pray for you and your mom …good luck…..

Hi, I’m a little worried about my health at the moment and I just was wondering what is the common signs of cancer. I have really weak legs, sniffly nose and pain in he stomach. Is this a sign of cancer, I have had a blood test but it won’t be back for a while, I just want to know.
I also have a sore throat.

Just relax and wait for your blood results to come back. You will be fine.