Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues Aug 13, 2008
Obesity, previous HRT, chemo also raised chances for those on endocrine treatment, study says ... British researchers publishing in the September issue of The Lancet Oncology, found that previous use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), hormone-receptor positivity, previous chemotherapy, obesity and treatment with anastrozole -- an aromatase inhibitor -- all increased the chances of these women developing joint problems ... Women who received previous chemotherapy also reported significantly... (Health-Finder)
What's Up, Docs? Aug 13, 2008
When 71-year-old Vigil was told by her Riverside County oncologist that she needed radiation and both intravenous and oral chemotherapy as part of her treatment for colon cancer, she was skeptical ... The oncologist there recommended oral chemo only. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The guns of August, redux Aug 12, 2008
May as well quit the chemo and let nature take its course. By Taxpayer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Chase Rice: All About Family Aug 11, 2008
The chemo was going to be rough ... Most importantly, his father continued to make the regular trek to Chapel Hill, never missing a game despite chemo, and constantly remaining upbeat in the face of his own battles. (InsideCarolina.com)
Breast cancer doesn't spare the world's famous Aug 9, 2008
"At the end of the day, no matter what happens, if I do have to take off my breast, if I do have to go through chemo, if I do have to do all the things that go along with this word 'cancer', I'm gonna be OK," she told friends ... " Newton-John had a modified radical mastectomy and a simultaneous saline implant, but chemotherapy terrified her. "My fear was that I would die, because I had seen the horrors of (chemo) with Colette," she says. But then she realised that if she had a positive attitude... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Surgery 'saves more lives from cancer than drugs' Aug 8, 2008
" But he added that patients must be told the truth about their chances of survival on the drugs they want to purchase. Women fought to have Herceptin for a certain form of breast cancer on the NHS before Nice had approved the drug and others have since tried to pay privately for cancer drugs that the NHS has refused to pay for. Ministers have ordered a review of the rules under which patients who buy drugs or other treatments privately have to complete the rest of their care outside the NHS.... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Video Game Helps Young Cancer Patients Take Meds Aug 7, 2008
Players can use Roxxi to blast cancer cells and control side effects, and winning the game requires taking chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics, using relaxation techniques, eating food, and keeping up with other types of self-care ... Adherence to a standard chemotherapy drug was also higher in the Re-Mission group ... According to Kato, the game worked because it gave the patients a new way of looking at their illness; for example, thinking of chemo as a way to combat cancer, rather than as an... (MEDLINEplus)
Video game on a 'Re-Mission' to save lives of kids with cancer Aug 5, 2008
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Although Rashida Wilkins is only 18, she has already weathered eight years of cancer therapy, including four brain surgeries, six weeks of radiation and nearly two years of chemotherapy ... Players win by taking care of their health: swallowing oral chemotherapies; taking stool softeners to prevent bowel perforations; practicing good oral hygiene to prevent mouth sores ... Researchers also found that Re-Mission players maintained higher levels of chemo in their blood, an... (USA Today -- Tech)
Terminal Cancer Patients Not Given Chemo Info Aug 5, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with incurable cancer are often not clearly informed of what they stand to gain from palliative chemotherapy, according to the study results published in BMJ Online First ... Palliative chemotherapy is not intended to cure patients of cancer, only to make their lives more tolerable ... Dr. Suzanne Audrey, at the University of Bristol, and colleagues observed and recorded 9 oncologists and 37 patients during consultations in which palliative chemotherapy for... (MEDLINEplus)
Call for better chemo counselling Aug 3, 2008
Doctors are too worried to give patients with terminal cancer precise information about the benefits of extra chemotherapy, say researchers ... Six patients out of the 37 were given a more precise estimate in weeks or months of their likely extra survival time with chemotherapy, while five were given a slightly less precise idea of timing ... However, for the remainder of the consultations, there was either no discussion of the effects of the chemotherapy on survival time, or very vague... (BBC News)
Choice of treatment, standard of care Aug 2, 2008
We did not have access to the necessary chemotherapy beds, pharmacy and nursing care to be able to offer our patients access to this opportunity ... The therapy, called intraperitoneal chemotherapy, has been found to extend the survival time of some later-stage ovarian cancer patients by more than 15 months ... But in the case of Newfoundland's 1,200 cervical and ovarian cancer patients, among them mothers of young children who might well embrace a therapy proven or unproven that could prolong... (Globe and Mail)
Counting down the opening of Sletten Hi-Line Cancer Center Aug 2, 2008
That is combined with the top equipment available to provide treatment, from state-of-the-art chairs in which patients can receive chemotherapy to the same model linear accelerator, the device which provides radiation treatment using electricity instead of radioactive materials, that is used in the Great Falls Sletten Cancer Institute ... On one side of the lobby is the image center, providing a selection of items like wigs and breast prostheses and information on how patients can be comfortable... (Havre Daily News, MT)
Q&A with Butch Davis, Part IV Jul 30, 2008
Theyre all like, wow, brand new coach and now all of a sudden hes bald and going through chemo. It was hard on my family, emotionally, but, you know, my family did an awesome job. (InsideCarolina.com)
Preventing the Unwelcome Side Effects of Chemotherapy Jul 29, 2008
Most people faced with cancer feel anxiety and fear about the disease itself, but also about the possible side effects of chemotherapy ... A survey conducted at the meeting found that an alarming 56 percent of oncology nurses report having had to stop or delay their patients' treatment because of chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting (CINV) and they identify it as one of the most important factors, after fatigue, that affect cancer patients' quality of life ... Everyone reacts differently to... (Pekin Times, IL)
Hope, in a time of horror, for pregnant cancer patients Jul 27, 2008
But now, starting chemotherapy during pregnancy is becoming more common since doctors have learned that babies exposed to chemotherapy during the second or third trimester have virtually no greater risk of birth defects than those not exposed to it. Chemotherapy in the first trimester has been shown to cause birth defects such as cleft palates at rates three times the average ... She fought the disease bald and pregnant and getting chemo. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Paul LaMonica to take the Pan Mass Challenge Jul 24, 2008
She didn t need chemo or radiation; she was extremely lucky. The good thing is that my mother didn t need any treatment. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Disabled Marine fights for supportNB man says partial benefits are not enough Jul 23, 2008
Lopez receives chemotherapy from the Veterans Medical Center in East Orange, and the military pays his medical expenses. He says he can't work because the chemotherapy makes him feel tired and weak ... He added, "There's no cure. I'm a tough guy, but now it's for the rest of my life. [I need] chemo for the rest of my life.". (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Donating life Jul 23, 2008
Hogue underwent rigorous chemotherapy treatments ... Her chemotherapy was administered around the clock for a total of seven days ... " That amounts to an estimated 54,480 deaths in 2005 alone. And the NMDP expects over 44,000 adults and over 4,000 children to be diagnosed with some form of leukemia in 2008.This year, volunteers from the NMDP will be at the Niles-Buchanan Relay for Life event, Saturday and Sunday July 26 and 27. Those volunteers will be operating a bone marrow drive to add as... (Niles Star, MI)
The chef with no taste Jul 20, 2008
He was also given 12 weeks of chemotherapy treatment, which made his hair fall out, and six weeks of radiation, which nearly swelled his throat shut, and caused the skin inside his mouth and on his face to peel ... In July 2007, Achatz went to the University of Chicago in the hope of joining a clinical trial that treated advanced head-and-neck cancer patients with chemotherapy and radiation ... Immediately, he started chemotherapy, which he tolerated well, physically and emotionally. (Guardian Unlimited)
Breast Cancer Gene Risk May Be Overstated Jul 17, 2008
that will be forthcoming based on their ability to convince us that they can save lives by massive early detection, intervention and use of chemo, radiation and/or dangerous drugs ... I went through a left breast mastectomy, chemo & radiation ... But I ll tell you this much, even if my odds were 20% higher, there is no way I ever want to go through chemo again. (Yahoo News -- Cancer)
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"I never had chemo or radiation," she said. Yet, Sally has survived that cancer scare for 37 years. (Redwood Falls Gazette, MN)
Wrong chemo technique kills engineer Jul 13, 2008
KOLKATA: A 37-year-old engineer died on Wednesday morning, allegedly because of faulty chemotherapy procedure three weeks back. On June 18, an anaesthetist in the absence of a doctor pushed a chemotherapy injection into Kuntal Chowdhury's spinal cord ... A month later, Kuntal was back in Kolkata and went for chemotherapy at the New Alipore hospital. (Times of India)
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Transport Anti-Cancer Drugs Directly To Tumors Jul 13, 2008
"Although chemotherapy has saved many lives, it often has undesirable side effects," said Deryl Troyer, professor of anatomy and physiology at K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine. "The people most excited about this research are people who have gone through chemo, because our approach may circumvent many of those side effects." ... Because the drugs are going directly to cancer cells, Troyer said this method potentially can cause fewer side effects than less direct methods like intravenous... (Science Daily)
Fighting cancer a mammogram can't catch Jul 13, 2008
After nearly six months of chemotherapy, the treatment's side effects -- which are cumulative -- were brutal ... The best hope for survival is early diagnosis combined with aggressive treatment: chemotherapy, followed by mastectomy, followed by radiation ... But all IBC patients receive chemotherapy (though the specific drugs and timing may vary), possibly along with hormone therapy, to shrink the cancer. (CNN -- Health)
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes Jul 13, 2008
TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy patients have not lost access to care despite federal legislation that has reduced reimbursements to their doctors in recent years, a new report finds. Critics feared the passing of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 would make treatment more difficult, but investigators from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) found little difference in the distance chemo patients traveled to be treated and the time between diagnosis and start of... (MEDLINEplus)
How has cancer affected your life? Jul 8, 2008
I went through eight months of chemotherapy, everything looks really good, and now I am just waiting my post-chemo scans to indicate remission. I am finally done with chemo ... With the kind of chemo I had, my hair started falling out around treatment #3, slowly at first, then lots at a time until I finally, and very sadly, shaved my head. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Cancer patients' fertility hope Jul 8, 2008
Drug treatment which stops a woman's periods may protect against the effects of chemotherapy, a study suggests. Chemotherapy works by targeting fast-dividing tumour cells ... Half were given the drug treatment with their chemo, while the others were not. (BBC News -- Health)
Victoria Kennedy's e-mail to family and friends Jul 8, 2008
At the end of this week, Teddy will be half way through the radiation and daily chemo phase of his treatment, and I thought it was time to mark that upcoming milestone with an update. Victoria Kennedy. (Boston Globe)
Gas prices force cutbacks Jul 8, 2008
In May, Little Red Door provided more than 600 ambulatory trips and 85 non-ambulatory trips for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatments ... When friends and family weren't available to take her to radiation and chemo treatments, social services referred her to Little Red Door's transportation program ... I used the service every day at one point for radiation treatments and once a week for chemo treatments, Brodeth said, it has been life saving. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Community Turns Out To Aid Boy Battling Cancer Jul 8, 2008
Connor has had brain surgery and continues to treated with chemo and radiation. His family told 7/39 that they were touched by the personal donations. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Cancer's forgotten generation Jul 8, 2008
Since then, he has had more than 600 chemotherapy treatments and is now cancer-free ... At an age when most of her friends were focused on dating and careers, Ms. Grant was tethered to a chemo pole, grappling with infertility and planning her will. (Globe and Mail)
Happy birthday, NHS: retirement beckons Jul 6, 2008
" Good. But, this will cost more money. There are two ways to do this. Cut spending somewhere to fund the idea, or initiate some miminal paycheck contributions from taxpayers to go into employees' medical pensions and post-retirement health- care treatment. This is because NHS 60 years ago didn't envision people living longer--up to 80 years or more where more ailments originate. Take a little from taxpapers--1 pound a month from 22 million taxpayers can add up to $2.5 billion a year to NHS... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Old adages ring true for local cancer survivor Jul 4, 2008
where she had surgery to remove the tumor, and now has ongoing chemotherapy to rid her body of several other tumors. As of her last MRI, she was pronounced cancer free, even though she will continue chemo treatments until the end of the year ... But as for now, she said she has fatigue following the chemo treatments, and nausea from medicine she takes. (L Observateur, LA)
Unused Cancer Meds Lead To Charges For Mom Jul 3, 2008
"There was no medication found in his system for his at-home chemo that was supposed to be given to him at night," Eric Fraser said. Doctors and Salem police hold LaBrie responsible. (Click2Houston, TX)
Divorced parents battling, a child fights for his life Jul 2, 2008
In a report filed in court, Salem police alleged that LaBrie delayed chemotherapy appointments a dozen times, disrupting a carefully scheduled treatment plan. She also failed to administer home doses of the chemotherapy and to collect prescriptions at the drugstore, police said ... "No contact with school or doctors during child's chemotherapy, no assistance with care.". (Boston Globe)
Two Eldorado children, two rare medical issues Jul 2, 2008
"He has a 45-week protocol of chemotherapy, radiation and possible surgery," Bruce's mother, Katie, said Monday ... Today, Bruce was to begin his chemotherapy ... "It's going to be kind of busy. With the chemo, he will need to have a lot of rest. We plan on staying beside him helping him fight," Katie said. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Paddling to better health Jun 29, 2008
After discovering a lump in her left breast, Judy had a lumpectomy and then proceeded to undergo a gruelling course of chemotherapy and radiation treatment ... The chemo especially. (Macleay Argus)
A run to remember Jun 29, 2008
Mike Burke took a leave from his accounting job and an unscheduled break from his chemotherapy treatments to see his son pitch at Rosenblatt Stadium. The father's prostate cancer is advanced This (chemotherapy) is just ongoing until one of us wins, he said but he has been living the dream of millions of dads this month ... I told him, 'This is better than chemo. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Clear As Mudd Jun 26, 2008
" From your comments I guess you would have preferred that the ER had not been expanded to include three trama units, and that Radiology did not have digital xray and state of the art CT,that the hospital did not add two ortho surgeons, three OB docs, speicality clinic that allows patients to get thier chemo at home, space for Davita so patients can geth thier dialysis at home and two general surgeons, which in turn would have meant that the only thing the original structure could have supported... (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Jewish man's death 'tragic' victory for family Jun 26, 2008
I had cancer in '98 and it would have been wrong to simply choose suicide over chemo, but had I gone into a coma and had my family unplug the machine would have been fine. Losing Faith in Humanity not GodIt is wonderful that in this country you are all able to make that choice - whether you are kept alive 'artificially' or not. (CTV.ca)
Edwardsburg tot's good news comes Friday 13th Jun 26, 2008
Teigan, a SpongeBob SquarePants fan with a vocabulary of only a few words, such as ball, teaches doctors, brings her family ever closer and inspires complete strangers with her sunny disposition even after 15 chemotherapy treatments ... But we think she's going to be in the 10 percent chance of that, too" - and it's hard to bet against a seven-state prayer chain.The Shriners Hospital equipped her with a walker and built a ramp in front of their house.Her next-to-last chemotherapy treatment, "I... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Relay raises $146,000 to fight cancer Jun 24, 2008
She got pancreatitis from the chemo. She had chemo for two years ... She just finished her second round of chemo. (Weymouth News, MA)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society breeds athletes for marathons Jun 24, 2008
"It was almost like beating chemo again," said Chandler, five years removed from chemotherapy and her cancer in remission. "I had finally conquered it.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Something was obviously wrong Jun 24, 2008
She came round to the news that she faced nine months of chemotherapy and an operation to remove her diseased bone ... When intensive chemotherapy failed to reduce the tumour, Hurst was then told that amputation was her best hope of survival, with 55% of those diagnosed with osteosarcoma still alive five years after the operation ... Then came a further blow: she and Pete wanted to have a family but she was told that the chemo would make her infertile. (Guardian Unlimited)
'We must never give up on the potential of people to recover' Jun 21, 2008
I said, "It looks nice, it looks kind of punky," and she said, "Well, you know what, I had breast cancer last year and I had radiation and chemo and all my hair fell out. I used to have shoulder-length hair and now I'm thinking of keeping it this way." And I said, "Tell me, you and I just met two minutes ago. If you had been hospitalized for depression last year, do you think you would have told me in the first two minutes?" And she said, "Absolutely not.". The interesting coda was she said,... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Running to recover Jun 17, 2008
I had two rounds of surgery, five months' worth of chemotherapy, followed by 15 sessions of radiotherapy, emerging from it all just before Christmas, weak, unfit and 2st overweight ... I was so sick during the chemotherapy, there were days I couldn't stand upright ... Research shows that cancer fatigue affects 70% of people going through chemo and I was badly afflicted. (guardian.co.uk)
Sen. Kennedy fights cancer Jun 16, 2008
Edward Kennedy enjoyed the Father's Day weekend surrounded by family at his home and preparing to ''do battle,'' undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments for his brain cancer, said his son, Rep ... He would not say when the radiation and chemotherapy treatments would begin, but said his father was considering a pill form of chemotherapy that would allow him to stay home for treatment ... When my brother had cancer, it was one type of chemo for all types of cancer. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Steve Jobs: Life after the Whipple Jun 15, 2008
Jobs was lucky; he had an extremely rare form called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor that can be treated surgically, without radiation or chemotherapy ... The actuarial survival is less than 5% at five years for patients patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma who are treated with chemotherapy alone ... Steve Jobs didn t have the most common kind of pancreatic cancer - adenocarcinoma - but the extremely rare islet cell neuroendocrine tumor that doesn t need radiation or chemo. (CNNMoney.com)
Fight cancer risk with exercise Jun 13, 2008
HACKENSACK, N.J. The standard weapons in the fight against cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise ... Exercise will become a "targeted therapy, similar to chemotherapy or hormonal therapy," Irwin said ... Beth Wajts of Hillsdale joined the Ridgewood YMCA's free "Living Healthy, Living Strong" class in January after her second surgery for breast cancer, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Radiation, Chemo Costs Drive Cancer Spending in U.S. Jun 13, 2008
MedlinePlus: Radiation, chemo costs drive cancer spending in US. Radiation, chemo costs drive cancer spending in US ... - The cost of treating cancer has soared in the United States as more chemotherapy and radiation treatments become available to more patients, researchers reported on Tuesday. (MEDLINEplus)
End-of-life patients need big picture Jun 11, 2008
CHEMOTHERAPY CONSIDERATIONS ... Common side effects of chemo include ... Hair loss: Most patients lose their hair during chemotherapy but find that it grows back once the treatment has ended, usually within three months. (USA Today)
Swayze Plans to Act Through His Cancer Jun 11, 2008
After learning of his illness and undergoing a course of chemotherapy and some experimental drug treatments, Swayze and executives from A network on which the show is set to air, and Sony Pictures Television believed he could continue working and continued with production ... Warshaw estimated that about 20 percent of patients respond well to a treatment of chemotherapy and other drugs. (ABC News)
Thyatira News Jun 10, 2008
He is still on chemo and it makes him quite ill. I hope he will soon be feeling better. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
After smoking for 28 years, Buxton feels lucky to be living proof of the dangers of cigarettes Jun 8, 2008
They say chemo is bad, ha. Radiation is bad, Buxton said. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Features: A brilliant young chef battles tongue cancer Jun 8, 2008
His latest dishes were conceived at a local chemotherapy clinic as poison dripped into his body, killing not just his malignant cells but also his sense of taste ... Instead of the standard therapy removing the tumor surgically, followed by radiation and chemotherapy they would reverse the order ... Aggressive chemotherapy, using promising new drugs, followed by radiation to shrink and kill the tumor. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Teen Who Refused Chemotherapy Beats Cancer Jun 7, 2008
Teen Refused Chemo, Beat Cancer With 'Alternative' Therapies ... officials who tried to force him to undergo chemo ... officials who tried to force him to undergo chemo. (Fox News)
Family Claims Salmonella Killed Loved One Jun 7, 2008
After almost a year of radiation and chemotherapy, the family had been told there was nothing more doctors could do ... "He never was that sick -- even through the whole chemo treatment -- never got nausea, never had any symptoms other than a little weakness," Barbara Rivera said ... Barbara Rivera admitted that her husband's immune system was weak from the cancer and chemotherapy, but she is convinced salmonella killed him. (Click2Houston, TX)
Breast Cancer Survivors and Activists Urge Congress to Support Comprehensive Cancer Legislation Jun 6, 2008
She explains, " I wasn't sent for a mammogram for several months because of my young age, so I was actually diagnosed as stage 4. I live with a tumor in my liver and I go to chemo every 3 weeks. I'm not cancer free, but I feel fabulous.". Ricardo Chavira met with his own representative, congressman Charles Gonzalez of Texas, to talk about the economic gap in Americans and what it means when cancer strikes families without health insurance. (W-USA News, DC)
HOW 'LIBERAL' CARE WOULD KILL TED Jun 5, 2008
He'll follow up with chemo and radiation therapy tailored to the genetic makeup of his cancer to keep the cancer from spreading ... Consider, too, the chemo drug Kennedy is receiving: Temodar, the first oral medicine for brain tumors in 25 years. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Police chief battles cancer, speaks out against chew tobacco Jun 5, 2008
"I was still trying to recover from being cut head to toe when they sent me to chemo and radiation," said Hahn, 33, who was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in April 2007 ... Even after enduring surgery, chemotherapy, medical bankruptcy and a divorce, cancer caused by chewing tobacco still might kill Hahn ... He was there for three months receiving chemotherapy and radiation. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Sisters share a bond for life Jun 4, 2008
"They put these big pins in my back and it hurt a lot. But I couldn't be happier; I helped Giulia get better." Giulia's journey to get this far has been long and difficult When she was 18 months old, she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and doctors at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital immediately implanted a central line into her side to deliver blood, medicine and chemotherapy drugs to fight the disease ... Then, after five rounds of chemo, 16 rounds of radiation, three brain... (Shoreline Times, CT)
Kennedy recovering; chemo, radiation ahead Jun 4, 2008
Next steps are targeted radiation, chemotherapy ... Edward Kennedy enjoyed "a restful night's sleep" and was walking hospital hallways Tuesday, one day after undergoing an aggressive brain surgery aimed at slicing away at a cancerous tumor to give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work ... " When Kennedy emerged, he told his wife, Vicki, that he felt "like a million bucks," according to a family spokeswoman. In the following days, Kennedy will probably be given drugs to prevent... (CNN -- Health)
Single Chemo Dose Avoids Radiation in Testicular Cancer Jun 4, 2008
In men who are diagnosed with earl-stage testicular cancer, a single dose of the chemotherapy drug carboplatin is as effective radiation therapy and is much less toxic, according to study findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago ... "This study establishes surgery followed by carboplatin chemotherapy as a safe new alternative for patients who have early-stage seminoma and would prefer a treatment that lasts a shorter period of time," he added. (Newsmax)
Cancer-blocking chemo not being offered Jun 3, 2008
Research shows that giving chemotherapy drugs to women who have high rates of the disease in their family can reduce the risk of developing cancer by between 30 and 50 per cent. ... A Victorian study presented at a major cancer conference in Chicago showed doctors were not offering so-called chemoprevention as an option for a raft of reasons, from concerns over effectiveness and cost to the belief women don't want to take hormone treatments ... High risk women can manage their disease risk with... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Cancer Detected by Baking Soda Ingredient? Jun 3, 2008
Do you think baking soda will be more harmful, I have a daughter 5 yrs old, She was operated in oct 2007 for Brain ATRT cancer, we have given radiation and now going under chemo. 4 cycles are completed ice drug CARBOPLATINI. 2 more cycles to go. (MedIndia)
