David Welch: Journey With Brain Cancer

Read the touching story of David Welch.

Diagnosed at age 38 with a lemon-sized brain tumor, David Welch has documented his journey since then -- from a Patient's Perspective. 38 Lemon is not a medical website. Rather, this is one patient's entire experience in dealing with brain cancer, from December 2004 to today.

Read a sample.
01 September 2006.

Solid progress is being made using Temodar chemotherapy in the treatment of my brain cancer. Since my last update in May, here are some important updates:

1.) Neuro-oncologist Dr. Howard Fine at NIH has been able to use an innovative "co-registration" technique to measure initial signs of tumor shrinkage over the past 4 months. A slow-growing brain tumor grows, it does not shrink. Evidence of any type of shrinkage can only be attributed to my current Temodar chemotherapy treatment.

2.) My Hematology Reports (blood tests) are holding up. They essentially indicate that I am tolerating my Temodar chemotherapy medicine fairly well as I head into my 12th chemo cycle on Labor Day (9/4/06).

Thank you David Welch and all the best.

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