MAW Cancer Chronicles Home Page

WEBSITE INTRODUCTION
1. This is the teaser for the series
 
 
 
 
2. I discover a "pimple"
 
 
 
 
3 "Did you bump your head?"
 
 
 
 
4. "Oops". Not a good word to hear from a surgeon.
 
 
 
5. "The good news is you are in Boston"
 
 
 
 
5A. !!!!!!!!! IT IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS BETTER TO KNOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!.
 
 
6. I have cancer.
 
 
 
 
 
7. Three weeks wait for an appointment?
 
 
 
 
7A. A good book for anyone going through chemotherapy
 
 
 
 
8. Reading is power. Learning about cancer
 
 
 
 
 
9. CANCER IN A NUTSHELL -
PART ONE A DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF CANCER

 
 
10. CANCER IN A NUTSHELL - PART TWO STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF DNA, THE MAIN TARGET OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY 11. CANCER IN A NUTSHELL - PART THREE THE CELL CYCLE EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF DNA
 
 
12. CANCER IN A NUTSHELL - PART FOUR GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
 
 
13. CANCER IN A NUTSHELL - PART FIVE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF CLASSES OF CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS 14. My first visit to Dana Farber Cancer Center
 
 
 
 
 
15. Staging the cancer
 
 
 
 
16. My first treatment
 
 
 
 
17. Physcal side effects
 
 
 
 
18. Personal, emotional, mental side effects
 
 
 
19. The support team
 
 
 
 
20. Midtreatment report
 
 
 
 
21. The final treatment
 
 
 
 
22. Chemobrain
 
 
 
 
 
23. Epilog and thanks
 
 
 
 
24. How I will celebrate my 25 years
 
 
 
25. My 25th aniversary toast
 
 
 
 
26. American Cancer Society Relay for Life my first walk
 
 
27. Photo Gallery
 
 
 
 
 
28. Chemotherapy through the Eyes and Veins of a Chemist 25th Anniversary Seminar
 
29. Cancer links 30. Site End