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Bladder Cancer Stage IV

Name: Marjorie Delin Age: 87 Location: Minnetonka, MN Diagnosed: January 2004 Diagnosis: Stage IV Bladder Cancer Conventional Therapy: Surgery January 14, 2004, Lose Dose Chemo 6/9/04--10/05/04 Started Poly-MVA February 24, 2004 August 2005: Surgery to remove tiny remaining tumor in bladder, all lymph gland tumors shrunk and inactive. She did not lose her hair although on chemo for 4 months. She believes this is because of Poly-MVA. Contact Person: Nancy Saslow...

Bladder Tumor

Finding Hope A cancer survivor shares her journey of triumph by Lisa Marie Wark “I woke up and they told me I had an colostomy bag and they told me that I had cancer all in my stomach.” Those were the haunting words Sheila West-Yorek heard from her doctors at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in November, 2003. The cancer was a result of new tumors that had grown on her ovaries and metastasized to her stomach. The cruel irony of this is that her once healthy...

Bladder Cancer

Dear Team: This is my true story. It is documented and verifiable. Dec. 2001 Diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. Surgery Christmas Eve and again Christmas Day, 4 large papillary tumors removed. Severe post-operative bleeding. Admitted for 6 days St, Joseph West Hospital Clinton TWP, MI. Urologist hoped he had removed all of the cancer. Pathology showed high grade transitional Cell Carcinoma with Ango-Lymphatic invasion ( Cancer Cells in my Blood Stream ). Jan. 2002 Biopsies now...

Nancy C. Farley, Ph.D

Name: Nancy C. Farley, Ph.D Date: August 19, 1999 Diagnosis: Bladder Cancer mailto: nfhaven@comcast.net LAST UPDATE: January 26, 2007 August 19, 1999 Dear Dr. Sanchez, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my journey in fighting this most dreaded disease. I am a 65 year old Psychologist who in 1996 was diagnosed with bladder cancer. A transurethral resection was followed by periodic cystoscopy examinations at Emory Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. By patient...

Bladder Cancer (BK)

Name: Bernie Kanter Age: 67 Diagnosed: August 2006 Diagnosis: Bladder Cancer I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in August 2006. I had the usual surgery and treatment for the cancer, which consisted of removal of 2 tumors in the bladder, graded level 1 & 3. I am 67 years old, and this was the first time I ever had any operation of any kind. After the procedure, the urologist stated there was nothing else for treatment or prevention, but check-ups every 3 months done through...

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