Short time survivor
By: Vaughn Karibian
Topics: relay for life
Posted by citizenjournalist Sat May 5, 2007 11:38:46 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments In January of 2007 there were problems in my abdomen and I had pain that was unbearable for about six months prior. I finally went to the doctor and they requested that I go and do further testing, bloodwork and CT scan, afraid of what it might be. I was originally diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had spread to the liver. But they hadn't done a biopsy yet. After doing a CT scan and a biopsy, they realized that it was a stromal tumor of the stomach. The cure seems to be I'm on a chemotherapy medicine taken orally called Gleevec. We've done further CT scans and the tumor seems to be reducing with the possibility of being completely diminished. This is my first Relay for Life event. I just want to say thank you to everyone that supports cancer research and maybe because of their efforts a cure might be in the future for me. So again thank you to all that's here today from the bottom of my heart. Everything looks pretty good from here on out.
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