Forget the 3% and focus on the 97% chance you are cured. The general populations chances of getting TC are much lower than what you state. In the US,...
I am a full time medical student; John is an electrical engineer tech.
Cancer Status:
After treatment and beyond
Diagnosis Year:
2008
Cancer Stage:
stage III
Cell Types:
choriocarcinoma
Treatment:
right orchiectomy, second-line chemotherapy, other
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Husband John diagnosed April '08
Right I/O 4/18/08
Pure choriocarcinoma; HCG 714,788; tumors in lungs, lymph nodes, and liver
4X VIP chemo at IU with Dr. Einhorn 4/25/08-7/4/08
HCG got down to 7.2 10/28/08
HCG back up to 198 12/29/08
1 round of PVB 1/2/09-1/6/09
2 rounds of HDC w/ stem cell rescue 2/4/09-3/14/09
3 rounds of VP-16 pills 4/24/09-7/9/09
Normal markers since 02/09/09