Small Cell Carcinoma?

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My 30 yr old female cousin was just diagnosed w/this....can anyone give me a little more info? This is what I know as of today...very rare type, spread from her breast to her pelvic...not in her liver but is in her lymph nodes. She found out 3 wks ago.....her prognosis is not good...Dr said 20-30% in most cases as this is very aggressive. She has had one wk of both chemo and radiation...I go w/her in the am to start her 2nd set of treaments....any information would be helpful....I'll be talking w/her Dr tomorrow but wanted to get a heads up if someone knew something...Thanks

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small cell cancers arrising in the breast is rather rare. not much info out there for general reading.

small cell carcinoma - wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

small cell carcinoma of the breast: a clinicopatho...[am j surg ...

please ask for literature from staff while you are escorting her to treatments. just leading an ear and a hand, helping deciper medical terms can be most help.

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Thanks, I did ask many questions yesterday and this is what I now know.

BACKGROUND. Small cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare and aggressive tumor. Most gynecologic oncology centers have little experience with this tumor, and only small series have been published.CONCLUSIONS. Small cell carcinoma of the cervix is an aggressive tumor with a propensity for rapid recurrence; it is associated with high mortality.

The cancer is thru-out her pelvic region and spots up thru to her breast...not in her liver or lungs yet....it is in the lymph nodes....we couldn't do the chemo yesterday...her white blood cell count was 0.6....so all chemo treatments were cancelled for the wk....she is to continue radiation and back for blood work on fri.....it is going to be a long haul.

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