> (I have little knowledge about correct medical terms, so some words > and description may be used inappropriately. Sorry.)
> My uncle lives in China and recently he was diagnosed lung cancer. > The specific name is "papillary adenocarcinoma". He is now taking > two kinds of medicines. One is "Sharkage Capsule by Polyhealth", > the other is "i-RNA-ing (anticancer of lung)".
> The purpose of this letter is to ask for some better medicine and > examining method in US. would you please tell me:
> 1. Is there any better medicine in US? and what's the name and > where can I find more information on lung-cancer medicine?
> 2. Any accurate and correct examing method to check his condition?
> 3. Should he take an operation? What's the consequence?
> 4. Any good web-sites about lung cancer and its cure?
> YOUR ANY INFORMATION WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
(I have little knowledge about correct medical terms, so some words and description may be used inappropriately. Sorry.)
My uncle lives in China and recently he was diagnosed lung cancer. The specific name is "papillary adenocarcinoma". He is now taking two kinds of medicines. One is "Sharkage Capsule by Polyhealth", the other is "i-RNA-ing (anticancer of lung)".
The purpose of this letter is to ask for some better medicine and examining method in US. would you please tell me:
1. Is there any better medicine in US? and what's the name and where can I find more information on lung-cancer medicine?
2. Any accurate and correct examing method to check his condition?
3. Should he take an operation? What's the consequence?
4. Any good web-sites about lung cancer and its cure?
> (I have little knowledge about correct medical terms, so some words > and description may be used inappropriately. Sorry.)
> My uncle lives in China and recently he was diagnosed lung cancer. > The specific name is "papillary adenocarcinoma". He is now taking > two kinds of medicines. One is "Sharkage Capsule by Polyhealth", > the other is "i-RNA-ing (anticancer of lung)".
> The purpose of this letter is to ask for some better medicine and > examining method in US. would you please tell me:
> 1. Is there any better medicine in US? and what's the name and > where can I find more information on lung-cancer medicine?
> 2. Any accurate and correct examing method to check his condition?
> 3. Should he take an operation? What's the consequence?
> 4. Any good web-sites about lung cancer and its cure?
> YOUR ANY INFORMATION WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
> Yu
Papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung is one of the more unusual types of lung cancer. Some authors feel it has a somewhat worse prognosis than ordinary lung cancer. Some of the drugs that are being used against it include cisplatin, vindesine, and gemcitabine. A good recent article about it appeared in the American Journal of Surgical Pathology, volume 21, issue 1, pages 43-51, "True papillary carcinoma of the lung: a distinct clinicopathological entity" by S.A. Silver et al. You might also look on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov which contains the MEDLINE database, a huge collection of references by subject. I assume your uncle has had a biopsy of this tumor since he knows the histological type. It might be possible to remove it surgically, but since this kind often has spread to adjacent lymph nodes before diagnosis, in the long run it might not save his life. If it has not spread, though, perhaps a combination of surgery and chemotherapy with some of the above drugs might be able to prolong his life or even cure him. Any chance he could leave the country for treatment? You can call 1-800-4-CANCER to talk with a cancer information specialist about any questions you might have, clinical trial information, references to physicians in the United States, etc. This service is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, and I have always found them to be very helpful. Good wishes to you and your uncle, Helen F. Stanbro
There are a number of sites that you can access. Here are some that will get you started: Cancernet "gopher://gopher.nih.gov" National Cancer Institute "http://www.nci.nih.gov" Oncolink "http://cancer.med.upenn.edu
There is also a newsgroup that doctors read and respond to: "sci.med.diseases.cancer"
William Sleigh <wsle...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > There are a number of sites that you can access. Here are some that will > get you started: Cancernet "gopher://gopher.nih.gov" National Cancer > Institute "http://www.nci.nih.gov" Oncolink "http://cancer.med.upenn.edu
> There is also a newsgroup that doctors read and respond to: > "sci.med.diseases.cancer"
> Good luck
> Bill
Guess he's heard of sci.med.diseases.cancer, Bill... -otherwise he couldn't have posted here!
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