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- From: jlegg@neptune.phys.ufl.edu (Jeff Legg)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Immunotherapy for prostate cancer?
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- Date: 23 Dec 92 17:06:22 GMT
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- In article <mdtaylor-181292134732@90.155.0.50> mdtaylor@apple.com (Mark Taylor) writes:
- >My grandfather was diagnosed two years ago as having prostate cancer that
- >had
- >metastasized. Since then, he has been able to control it through drugs.
- >
- >Over the past two months, his doctor has detected a rise in the levels of
- >the indicator (antibodies in the bloodstream?) that his cancer has
- >returned.
- >He and I are both very worried about this development.
- >
- >My aunt, a psychiatrist, has mentioned to him that there might be some kind
- >of immunotherapy that would be appropriate for him to try. My grandfather
- >has asked me to ask on NetNews where he might be able to find out more
- >information about this.
- >
- >So does anyone have any information about immunotherapy for prostate
- >cancer,
- >or any pointers on where I could go to find out more? Information about
- >any
- >other possible treatments would also be most welcome.
- >
- >Thanks very much,
- >- Mark Taylor
-
-
- You might try sending to the following for info on prostrate cancer.
- They send back phone numbers and article references of researchers.
- Might be a good place to start.
-
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