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<br><b>LMS Tutorial for the Newly Diagnosed</b><br><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="basic.htm"><b>Basic Information</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="basic.htm#what"><b>What is Leiomyosarcoma?</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#definitions"><b>Definitions</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#progression"><b>LMS and Disease Progression</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#staging"><b>Significance of Staging</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#general"><b>General Principles of Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#glivec"><b>STI-571 [Glivec]</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#other"><b>Other Treatments</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="firststeps.htm"><b>First Steps</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#shock"><b>In Shock?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#do"><b>Do I [Really] Have LMS?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#get"><b>Get Your Records</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#donext"><b>What to Do Next</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#where"><b>WHERE are you, in the staging of the illness?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#primary"><b>LMS Primary or Metastasis?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#nature"><b>Nature of Leiomyosarcomas</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#general"><b>General Principles of Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#sti571"><b>LMS & Treatment STI-571 & CD117 & GIST</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#faq"><b>FAQ About GIST and C-kit and STI-571</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#adjuvant"><b>Adjuvant Treatment OR Not?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#pdq"><b>PDQ files and the NCI</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#deal"><b>Dealing with Doctors</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#choose"><b>Choosing A Doctor</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#members"><b>Members of the Healthcare Team</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#talk"><b>Talking with Your Doctor</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#seek"><b>Seeking Second Opinions</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="steptwo.htm"><b>Second Steps</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#adjuvant"><b>Adjuvant Treatment For Leiomyosarcoma?</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#mets"><b>Metastatic Cancer </b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#lmsmets"><b>LMS, Metastases, and Treatment Decisions</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#myelodysplasia"><b>Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#special"><b>Special Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Section</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#uladjuvant"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Whether or Not to have Adjuvant Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#hrt"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma and HRT</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#error"><b>Uterine Diagnostic Error</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#inherit"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma & Inherited Susceptibility</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="uk.htm"><b>International Perspective</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="uk.htm#diagnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#gettreat"><b>Getting Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#treatment"><b>Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#charter"><b>Whatever happened to the NHS Patient Charter?</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#howlong"><b>How Long Does It Go On For?</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#centres"><b>Some Cancer Centres in England</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
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<a href="approach.htm"><b>General Approach to Treatment</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="general.htm"><b>General Approach to Treatment</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="general.htm#010sarconc"><b>Use A Sarcoma Oncologist</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#020primary"><b>Primary Tumor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#030recur"><b>Local Recurrence</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#040mets"><b>Metastases</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#050testing"><b>Test Your Tumor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#060myelo"><b>Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#070clot"><b>Clotting</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#080stress"><b>Stress Management</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#090alt"><b>Alternative Medicine</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#100howitis"><b>How It Is for an LMS Survivor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#110clinicaltrials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#120sarcammo"><b>Ammunition References</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#130prognosis"><b>Prognosis</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#140addend"><b>Addendum</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="rights.htm"><b>Patients' Rights</b></a><br>
   <a href="testingtumor.htm"><b>Testing Your Tumor</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#010tissuebank"><b>International LMS Tissue Bank</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#020immunohisto"><b>Immunohistochemical Tests</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#030geneexpr"><b>Gene Expression Profiling</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#040proteomic"><b>Proteomic Studies</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#05dediff"><b><b>How Cancer Starts, and Dedifferentiation</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#060chemosens1"><b><b>Chemosensitivity Testing</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#110drugstotest"><b>Some Chemotherapy Drugs to Test</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#120chemosenslabs"><b>Some Labs Testing Chemosensitivity</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#130drugresist"><b>Tumor Drug Resistance</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#140prognmarkers"><b>Prognostic Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#150predictmarkers"><b>Predictive Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#160hormonemarkers"><b>Hormonal Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#170ckittest"><b>Ckit {CD117} Testing</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#180targetedmarkers"><b>Other Targeted Drug Test Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#190searches"><b><b>More Information</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#200references"><b>References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="scans.htm"><b>About Scans</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#010surveillance"><b>A Word About Surveillance</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#020eatwear"><b>What to Wear, Eat, and Drink</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#030reports"><b>How to get your Reports Promptly</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#040copy"><b>Scans: To Have and To Hold and to Copy</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#050readscans"><b>Learn to Read Your Scans</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#060errors"><b>Imaging Errors</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#070risk"><b>CT Radiation and CT Contrast Are Not Without Risk</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#choices"><b>Imaging Choices</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="scans.htm#110xray"><b>X-rays</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#120ct"><b>CT Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#130boneiso"><b>Bone Isotope Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#140bonedens"><b>Bone Density Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#150mri"><b>MRI Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#160pet"><b>PET Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#170mamm"><b>Mammography</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#180us"><b>Ultrasound Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#190ct-mri"><b>Comparison of MRI and CT scans for Liver Imaging</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#200surveilldiscussion"><b>Surveillance Schedules and Discussion</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="scans.htm#210uterine"><b>Uterine LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#220gi"><b>Gastrointestinal LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#230retro"><b>Retroperitoneal LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#240extr"><b>Extremity LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#250skin"><b>Skin</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#260specorgan"><b>Which Scan is Best for Which Organ?</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="stats1primary.htm"><b>Primary Site Statistics</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats1primary"><b>Read First -- Discussion of Statistics Terms</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats2general"><b>Read First -- LMS General Statistics Information</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats3other"><b>For Other Primary Sites Not Listed</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statslimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statslimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsnose"><b>Nose</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsretro"><b>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsnose"><b>Nose</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statslimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsnose"><b>Nose</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsretro"><b>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsretro"><b>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statslimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsnose"><b>Nose</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsretro"><b>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats4utevein.htm#statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#010statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#020statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#030statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#040statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats4utevein.htm#statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#010statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#020statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#030statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#040statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats4utevein.htm#statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or IVC</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#010statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#020statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#030statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#040statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats4utevein.htm#statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#010statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#020statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#030statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#040statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="accessmed.htm"><b>Access to Medical Information</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<a href="techniques.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="radiation.htm"><b>Radiation Therapy and Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="radiation.htm#nci"><b>NCI publications</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#choose"><b>About Choosing Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#why"><b>Why This Web Page Was Constructed</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#types"><b>Types of Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#works"><b>How Radiation Works</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#choices"><b>Treatment Choices</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#unwanted"><b>Prevention of Unwanted Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#sensitizers"><b>Radiosensitizers</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#adding"><b>Adding Chemotherapy, Hyperthermia, or Antiangiogenesis</b></a><br>
      <a href="raddiscuss.htm"><b>Discussion of Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#points"><b>Some Important Points</b></a><br>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#early"><b>Early and Late Side Effects</b></a><br>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#damage"><b>Damage & Risks to Structures Usually Within the Beam</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#arteries"><b>Arteries</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#bone"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#skin"><b>Skin</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#newcan"><b>New Cancers</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#marrow"><b>Bone Marrow: Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areas"><b>Possible Late Effects in Individual Irradiation Areas</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areachest"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areahead"><b>Head and Neck</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areabrain"><b>Brain</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areaabd"><b>Abdomen and Pelvis</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areacord"><b>Spinal Cord</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#arealimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="radiation.htm#glossary"><b>Glossary</b></a><br>
      <a href="radabstracts.htm"><b>Medical Abstracts - Radiation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#treatabs"><b>References for Radiation and Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#worksabs"><b>Mechanisms of Radiation Damage & Radiosensitivity</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#sensabs"><b>RadioSensitizers and RadioChemoTherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#abdabs"><b>ABDOMEN & PELVIS - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#artabs"><b>ARTERIES - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#boneabs"><b>BONE - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#marrowabs"><b>Bone Marrow Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#brainabs"><b>Radiation Induced Brain Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#chestabs"><b>CHEST - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#headabs"><b>HEAD and NECK - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#limbabs"><b>LIMB - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#newcanabs"><b>NEW CANCERS - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#skinabs"><b>SKIN - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#cordabs"><b>Spinal Cord - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#prevabs"><b>Prevention of Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="chemomenu.htm"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="chemotherapy.htm"><b>About Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#late"><b>Late Effects of Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#marrow"><b>Chemotherapy Damage to Bone Marrow</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#andropause"><b>ChemoBrain & Chemotherapy-Induced Menopause and Andropause</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#listserv"><b>ChemoBrain Discussion on the ACOR LMS Listserv</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#protect"><b>Protective Agents Against Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Damage</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#dexrazoxane"><b>Dexrazoxane Use</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#lupron"><b>Lupron Depot Use</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#gcsf"><b>Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#amifostine"><b>Amifostine</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#whychemo"><b>Why Choose Chemotherapy?</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#dediff"><b>Chemotherapy and De-differentiation</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#choosing"><b>Choosing A Chemotherapy Agent</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemotherapy.htm#updating"><b>Updating Chemotherapy Response Rates</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#eval"><b>Evaluating Chemotherapy Options for LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemotherapy.htm#before"><b>Before You Start Chemo Read This Section</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemoabstracts.htm"><b>Medical Abstracts - Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemoabstracts.htm#marrowabs"><b>References for Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemoabstracts.htm#chemobrainabs"><b>References for Chemobrain</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="construction.htm"><b>How to Choose Chemotherapy Agents</b></a><br>
      <a href="construction.htm"><b>Chemotherapy Cocktails</b></a><br>
      <a href="chemoagents.htm"><b>Individual Chemotherapy Agents</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Dacarbazine</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Doxorubicin and Relateds</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>ET-743</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Gemcitabine</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Ifosfomide</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Navelbine</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Taxotere</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Temozolomide</b></a><br>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Thalidomide</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="chemocoping.htm"><b>Coping with Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#cause"><b>What Causes Side Effects?</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#long"><b>How Long Do Side Effects Last?</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#fatigue"><b>Fatigue</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#nausea"><b>Nausea and Vomiting</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#pain"><b>Pain</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#hair"><b>Hair Loss</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#anemia"><b>Anemia</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#cns"><b>Central Nervous System Problems</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#infection"><b>Infection</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemocoping.htm#infprevent"><b>How can I help prevent infections?</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemocoping.htm#symprevent"><b>Symptoms of Infection</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#clot"><b>Blood Clotting Problems</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#mouth"><b>Mouth, Gum, and Throat Problems</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemocoping.htm#mouthhealth"><b>How can I keep my mouth, gums, and throat healthy?</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemocoping.htm#mouthsores"><b>How can I cope with mouth sores?</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemocoping.htm#mouthdry"><b>How can I cope with mouth dryness?</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#diarrhea"><b>Diarrhea</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#constipation"><b>Constipation</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#nerve"><b>Nerve and Muscle Effects</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#skin"><b>Effects on Skin and Nails</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#recall"><b>Radiation Recall</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#kidney"><b>Kidney and Bladder Effects</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#flu"><b>Flu-Like Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#fluid"><b>Fluid Retention</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemocoping.htm#sex"><b>Effects on Sexual Organs</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Hormones and HRT</b></a><br>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Anti-angiogenesis</b></a><br>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Others</b></a><br>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Psychological</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<a href="construction.htm"><b>Treatment by Metastatic Site</b></a><br>
<a href="construction.htm"><b>Practical Coping with LMS</b></a><br>
<a href="mg.htm"><b>LMS Science</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="mg.htm#intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
   <a href="genetics.htm"><b>Genetics Overview</b></a><br>
   <a href="lms_genetics.htm"><b>Genetic Causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#chromo"><b>Chromosome Mutations</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#gene"><b>Gene Mutations</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#references"><b>References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="cell_signaling.htm"><b>Cell Signaling</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="cell_signaling.htm#intro"><b>Cell Signaling</b></a><br>
      <a href="cell_signaling_transport.htm"><b>CellSignal Transport</b></a><br>
      <a href="growth_factor_ligands.htm"><b>Growth Factor Ligands and Receptors</b></a><br>
      <a href="genetic_causes.htm"><b>Probable genetic causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="gist.htm"><b>How STI571 works for GIST with cKIT</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
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<a href="drafts.htm"><b>Drafts of Future Pages</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="drafts/general_approach.htm"><b>General Approach to Treatment of Leiomyosarcoma</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/cautions.htm"><b>Some General Cautions and Hints</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/scans.htm"><b>Scans</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/biopsies.htm"><b>Biopsies, Lab Tests, and Keeping Records</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/testing.htm"><b>Testing Your Tumor</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/access.htm"><b>Access to Medical Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/statistics.htm"><b>Treatment Statistics</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/gleevec_gist.htm"><b>Gleevec and GIST</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/choosing.htm"><b>How to Choose a Chemotherapy Agent</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/cocktails.htm"><b>Chemo Cocktails</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/dacarbazine.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Dacarbazine</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/doxorubicin.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Doxorubicin</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/et743.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: ET-743</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/gemcitabine.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Gemcitabine</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/hormones.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Hormones and HRT</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/ifosfamide.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Ifosfamide</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/navelbine.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Navelbine</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/taxotere.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Taxotere</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/temozolomide.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Temozolomide</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/thalidomide.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Thalidomide</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/adjuvant_radiation.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Adjuvant Radiation and ULMS</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/cryoablation.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Cryoablation</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/neutrons.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: High Energy Neutrons</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/hyperthermia.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/protons.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Proton Beam Therapy</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/rfa.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: RFA of Tumors in Lung, Liver, Bone, Adrenal or Kidney</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/vats.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: VATS for Lung Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/rfavats.htm"><b>Treatment Techniques: Comparison of RFA, VATS, Thoracotomy</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_intro.htm"><b>Local Control: Treatment Options by Site</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_brain.htm"><b>Local Control: Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_liverandlung.htm"><b>Local Control: Liver AND Lung Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_liver1.htm"><b>Local Control: Liver Metastases Part 1</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_liver2.htm"><b>Local Control: Liver Metastases Part 2</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_limb.htm"><b>Local Control: Limb Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/local_lung.htm"><b>Local Control: Pulmonary Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/boneandspine.htm"><b>Management of Bone Metastases</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/emotional.htm"><b>Coping: Emotional Aspects</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/pain.htm"><b>Coping: Pain Management</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/fundraising.htm"><b>Coping: Education and Fundraising</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/petition.htm"><b>Insurance: Petitioning for Coverage of Disputed Treatments</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/fighting.htm"><b>Insurance: Fighting with Insurance Companies for Coverage</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/hmosaga.htm"><b>Insurance: An HMO Saga</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/medicaid.htm"><b>Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security Disability</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/emprights.htm"><b>Employment Rights, Medical Insurance, Financial Assistance</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/need_drugs.htm"><b>Reducing Drug Cost -- Drug Information URLs</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/LMS-Pamphlet-by-Joyce.pdf"><b>LMS Pamphlet by Joyce</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="resources.htm"><b>Links &amp; Web Resources</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="resources.htm#surfing"><b>Surfing for Health Information </b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trust"><b>How do you know who to trust? </b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#nci"><b>National Cancer Institute (NCI) Resources</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#useful"><b>Useful Sites</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#sarcoma"><b>LMS & Sarcoma Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#info"><b>Cancer Information Sites</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#treat"><b>Cancer Treatment Centers</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#drug"><b>Drug Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#research"><b>Research</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trans"><b>Transportation</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<a href="dictionary.htm"><b>Glossary</b></a><br>
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