hi, my dad past away on jan.16,2008. he had pancreatic cancer. he went through alot he had surgery, radiation, and chemo. he was diagnosed on april 08. when they told us that his cancer...
I'm so sorry to hear about your father and for what you and your sister have been going through. I don't have an answer for this one -- hopefully your father's doctor can provide you with some guidance.
Living liver donors improve survival rates in livercancer patientsby
Dave W
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Transplantation is recommended for patients in end-stageliver disease when their lives are deemed to be at risk... of Liver Diseases due to be published in Hepatology in October found that patients who have received...
High Quality Care for All - NHS Next Stage Review Final Reportby
Angus
Lord Darzi's opus magnum ("Document type: Command paper") was issued yesterday. I was only able to download all 84 pages of it today. I've read Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Secretary of State for Health Alan Johnson's
Tirreno-Adriatico: Cavendish wins finalstageby
Tom H.
Mark Cavendish won the finalstage of the Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday in San Benedetto del Tronto... stage was the Briton's fifth win of the season and bodes well for the Milano-Sanremo one-day classic...
Sevilla Edged Out On San Dimas FinalStage.by
Tom H.
-fought battle during the finalstage in a race that was the closest finish in the nine-year history of the event... that there really was no organization.”
Sevilla came into the finalstage with an eight-second cushion over Peter Stetina (VMG...
Waiting to Exhale – The finalstage of caregivingby
Sharon K. Brothers, MSW
, and to finally breathe a sigh of relief that her mother no longer struggles but is at peace.
She’s talking... had been barely responsive for days when he finally seemed to slip away. My aunt tiptoed out of the room...
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I talked to the doctor earlier and the final word is that the liver biopsy DID come back negative meaning there are no medullary TUMORS in my liver. The Octreotide...
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